Introducing SteemCollege
It's finally here! We're introducing the missing puzzle piece to Steemit's social media formula.
Hey Steemians,
Today is the long awaited day!
We're excited to announce the launch of @steemcollege! Iris and I have been talking about this since stumbling upon Steemit 2 months ago.
We thought, well...
"Steemit is a social media platform after all and it's not really complete without the defining college students that thrive on these platforms." - Iris
The purpose of creating @SteemCollege is to grow the Steemit community while providing a safe haven for college students to meet, chat and enjoy good company. We will be using this project to introduce college students to the Steemit world, educating and providing resources to make their start on this platform super simple and easy.
Each post will host its own college campus, serving kind of like a chatroom. We're starting out at the University of California, Los Angeles. If you know of anyone at UCLA who should be on Steemit already this is the place to send them!
It's already up and running, check it out * SteemUCLA.com (Powered by Steemit)
Here's our plan
We have a fun event planned for next week on the UCLA campus. With this event, we hope to get the attention of UCLA students and invite them to join the Steemit community.
Don't worry we won't stop at just UCLA! We plan on hitting many popular college campuses across the nation inviting each to join us one by one, once the UCLA community is self-sustainable.
Send us your suggestions and opinions below. Any bit of advice helps on how we can help grow this community!
Best,
Rob Chen, CEO
cool, this site is perfect for college and university students.
Thanks @whatageek, we're simply setting the stage right now. Stay tuned for the launch event that's happening next week on campus! We'll be posting about it :)
Hey guys, great initiative. I am myself a student at Imperial College London who invested everything I had in steem back when the price was way lower.
As a student, I feel concerned with this project. Anyway I can help ?
Cheers :)
Hey @marc99 thank you, I appreciate that! Just by being active and bringing your friends to Steemit is already plenty help! :D
We'll be posting more about our initiatives and expansion, so we'll keep you posted and keep in touch!
-Rob
I'm curious, what was your thought process to linking to busy.org. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big busy.org fan, I was just curious about your reasoning. I'm always inclined to point newbies at the main Steemit site until they get their feet wet.
Thanks for the feedback @rantar! We feel that busy.org's interface is more intuitive for college students since it's so similar to Facebook. That way they are more inclined to sign up and join the Steemit community.
-Rob
I agree with you, busy.org's interface is more intuitive. Good luck. I work right by the University of Oregon Campus, so if you ever head up this way and need a little local help let me know.
Cool, thanks for the offer! It'd be nice to meet you and my team would appreciate the help :)
-Rob
Will steemcollege be limited to the US?
@badmusgreene Thank you for asking! We're going to work our way across the US before expanding globally
-Rob
I think its a great idea. College students should be at the cutting edge of trends. So many time they graduate and have no clue what they will be doing with their lives. So by doing this, they have a chance to get into something that they can link their college experience to an become better at selling themselves in interviews and in life in general. Thanks
@jackie2017 Yes that's the goal! Good communication goes a long way!
-Rob
This is a great idea! I'm no longer in college but I'd like to join. And it happens to be that I studied in a Venezuelan University with the same initials UCLA but different meaning. Can I join?
Thanks @cristiancaicedo! :)
That's really cool that they have the same acronym! But let's keep that space exclusively for the University of California, Los Angeles students.
If you'd like be a part of our community, you can check in here on @hyperfundit. Our team will be writing about tips and techniques to improve your experience and engagement on Steemit.
Stay tuned, we may have something even better for you soon! ;)
-Rob
Great ❤️
Thanks!
-Rob
I follow you follow me please. And I upvote you everyday.
Last upvote here: https://steemit.com/@underworld24
I check the comments.
Am in love with your post and honestly speaking cos of this post i will follow you hence. Please keep it up
Thanks @emrmanuel! We've got a ton of projects lined up so you won't be disappointed! :)
-Rob
It's a cool idea
Thanks for the support @khriyad!
-Rob