tl;dr: I'm a person, I've joined Steemit, I love TV, I run a company focused on digital art

Hi, my name is Charles and I'm here because Steem the first true move into content monetization in an attention economy. I'll probably spend most of my time writing articles about cool things I run across while running my company or watching tv. I watch a lot of tv shows. That's essential to point out, and I'll admit not all of them are top notch.

My Proud TV Tracker

Why am I here?

The idea of decentralized content monetization that draws from actual value added from the content is in my opinion the next step in how content is distributed, monetized, and appreciated. The incentive to post on Steemit outweighs that of a personal blog or Medium-esque post as we are actually compensated for the value added by our content in a more direct way than traditional up-votes, likes, and comments. I've spent a lot of time recently diving into blockchains use for decentralization in entertainment and content and it's truly exciting and innovative. I don't know if Steemit is the end all be all but I believe it is the best current model for content monetization using blockchain, although I am skeptical about content curation and am excited to see what developments arise to create a steady stream on intriguing and worthwhile content. I'll probably spend some time to write a longer post into my thoughts on Steemit's model and its sustainability but I'll keep the intro short-ish.

Who am I?

Charles
24 years old
Founder of Holland Park Media
Originally from California, now jumping between Germany and Holland
TV addict and entertainment junkie
Dog lover (my dog's name is Bay, I'm sure you'll see some pics of him soon)
Baseball player and nerd
New host of The Hague Tech Vodcast

Bay

Some of my Favorites

TV:

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Rick and Morty
Bojack Horseman
Frisky Dingo
Man Seeking Woman
Etc...

Film:

Good Will Hunting
Arrival
50 First Dates
The Thomas Crown Affair

Books:

From Eternity to Here
House of Suns
The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
Ready Player One
Seveneves
Anything by Philip K. Dick

What I Do

I graduated from business school in Germany after starting my studies in Astronomy in the US where I realized I loved astronomy but didn't want to spend my life in an observatory baseball. While in school, I started working on the idea that would eventually turn into my company, trying to answer the question, why isn't art part of our mainstream entertainment culture? I wrote my thesis on the monetization of digital art and am building a digital art collection platform called ArtBay. We're progressing through development and if you have an iPhone (android coming soon) you can test our Alpha version here.

Thanks for reading through

Thanks for sticking it out! I'll be writing and posting about art, entertainment, tv, and other topics I find interesting so I'm looking forward to joining the community!