How is data (text and images) recorded on Steemit blockchain?

[tinoco]

According to coinprism (see link below), in bitcoin only 80 bytes of data can be recorded, in a variable called OP_RETURN.

Is there something like an OP_RETURN variable where data is recorded on Steemit blockchain? If so, what is the size of it in bytes?

Steemit called my attention after I read the article on cointelegraph (see link below) about Steemit being a blockchain social platform. It's one of the most creative usage of blockchain technology and Steemit may be the first to explore blockchain as a social platform.

http://blog.coinprism.com/2015/02/11/80-bytes-op-return/

http://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-social-platform-steemit-takes-advantage-of-reddits-heavy-censorship

[Zer0Sum]

Steemit has absolutely no connection to circa-2009 Bitcoin tech.

It's part of the Bitshares ecosystem...
And though I've never been a fan of Bitshares...
Steemit is a very interesting experiment that could go big.

700 daily "active users" as of July 8th...
And the the hard part was getting that first, small critical mass of users.

There is a real feeling of excitement among Steemit users that bodes well.

[fabtho]

Its not possible to store some images in posts right now, only text.

And another question is how fast the blockchain size is growing? On the long run, it makes no sens have everything on the blockchain.


https://steemit.com/steem/@greenman81/will-blockchain-size-become-an-issue-if-steem-gains-large-scale-popularity
https://steemit.com/steem/@kingkrung/does-anyone-know-the-current-blockchain-size-of-steem