During the modern age, there is an online community for everything. We mean literally everything. Be it for vacuum connoisseurs, job applicants, anime fans, and the like. Perhaps this is due to the fact that these online communities provide a sense of belonging-ness. Reddit is famous for bringing in people from different walks of life together as anonymous or semi-anonymous users.
There is a seeming natural trend with social media. It usually starts with a sudden rise in popularity, followed by a plateau, and finally a decay in traffic and users. Unfortunately for some, they do not even reach a heightened level of popularity. The current long-standing internet social communities are Facebook and Reddit.
However, there are also those rising stars that are just about to reach their popularity. Take Hubski for example.
What is Hubski?
Hubski is a young quiet upstart in the social networking niche. It is still a bit small compared to Reddit, however, its reputation and user base is growing steadfast. The platform has only existed for more than two years, but it does not have the same toxic atmosphere as the other social media platforms have.
Research scientist Mark Katakowski is the brain behind the project aided by Steve Clausnitzer and a small theme of enthusiasts. The idea behind the project was to give another option wherein users may engage in long thoughtful discussions. This is contrary to the typical short-span engagements the other platform offers.
What’s new with Hubski?
Hubski prides itself for being “a thoughtful web’. The platform works through tags, which is usually people or topics. Pretty similar with Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook’s hashtags. New content is then posted in different tags. Thanks to this, good quality content is not buried under meaningless and thoughtless gifs and memes.
Just like any other social platforms, there is still the risk that the site will be riddled with marketeers and advantagers. However, the site is still in its early years so this is not likely to happen in the near future. Hopefully, Katakowski and Clausnitzer would find a way to fix this if it did happen.
Should I give it a try?
Given that it is still a new and upcoming website, the platform itself is not perfect. The design and the way the content is present could be boggling if you are new to the site. The users and the entire community do compensate for this. Each discussion and thread is filled with great quality content. Best of all, users who seemingly have amoebas for brains are yet to infiltrate the system. That alone can be enough of a reason to check it out.
If you are wondering whether or not the community will actually grow, only time could tell. However, the current traffic and growth do show good signs of this happening. Should you give it a try? That’s entirely up to you, but we do want to quote one of the founders: “I don’t eat at just one restaurant, why would I visit just one online community? I think there is room for many online haunts, and Hubski is one of them.”
