The Steem News @ 8 February 2020
Travelfeed speeds up with new release.
Also in this edition there is news and updates about CoinFestUK in Manchester, Holybread switching to a new token, testing the SMT Hardfork, new lists for Steempeak, and The Alliance Bank.
And there are more additions to the Diary Dates section as well as regular updates on the Steem Foundation and the Steem Proposal System, and another Featured Contest.
1. Travelfeed On Speed
@travelfeed has put out a major update focusing on speed improvements for the site. The ability to post to Steem Communities has also been introduced...
2. CoinFestUK in Manchester
Long time Steem advocate @stephenkendal is going to be at CoinfestUK in April promoting Steem...
Are any other UK Steemians going to @coinfestuk, 3 - 5 April, in Manchester...
If you would like to Tell the World about Steem and win rewards, check out this new contest...
The first winner is @gadrian who has been set as a beneficiary of this post.
3. Holybread switches to new Breadcrumbs Token
Due to the abuse of a glitch in the previous token system @holybread has had to switch to a new HBC token to replace the previous HBBC token. Holders of HBBC tokens on Steem Engine received an airdrop of the new token HBC.
To help compensate for the inconvenience @holybread has added an extra 500 STEEM to the prize pool...
4. Testing the SMT Hardfork
Developer @howo who is currently receiving funding from the SPS for testing the SMT hardfork, has published details of how to set up your own testnet to test the hardfork...
5. New Lists for Steempeak
Co-creator of @steempeak, @jarvie is inviting comment and suggestions for new lists and new list functionality...
6. The Alliance Bank fully operational
The Alliance Bank run by @thealliance is now fully operational. The Bank was set up to provides for events such as The Block Party, but it also provides loans, savings, investments and donations...
Steem Proposal System update
The Steem Proposal System (SPS) today has a daily funding budget available of approximately 2488 SBD.
There are now 8 proposals receiving funding from the SPS - @yabapmatt (Steem Keychain), @netuoso (Vessel Desktop Wallet), @thecryptodrive (Power Down reduction), @anyx (API infrastructure), @thecryptodrive again (SBD Potato Top Up), @steemonboarding (Steem Onboarding), @thecryptodrive again (anti - Power Down reduction) and @howo (SMT testing).
These successful proposals are currently receiving a total of 797 SBD per day from the SPS...
Both of the Power Down reduction proposals are now in the 'funding zone' - one for the reduction of the Power Down period to 4 weeks, and the other against. @thecryptodrive submitted both proposals to provide some indication of community support for and against the reduction proposal...
@anomadsoul has given a progress update on the @steemonboarding project that has recently begun receiving funding from the SPS...
Steem Foundation update
The Steem Alliance Community Foundation @steemalliance have released the minutes of their last two meetings attended by @shadowspub, @phage93, @alexvan, @guiltyparties, @transisto, @aggroed and @inthenow...
Their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 12 February 2020.
The Steem Foundation is asking all Steem DApp and App owners if they would like to be a part of its new website....
Community Watch
@galenkp is working hard in putting the building bricks in place and laying a solid foundation for the new Lego Community...
Top 20 witness @themarkymark is seeking feedback on what people think of the Communities beta...
@gadrian is also encouraging Steemians to give feedback, both on the steemit beta version and on @steempeak's beta version...
Contest of the Day
Behind The Photo Contest
Share and document the story behind a photo you have taken. STEEM, SPACO and PHOTO to be won. Organised by @nelyp...
For a list of all the current contests on Steem check out this new list from @pennsif...
If you know of any current contests missing from the list leave a comment for @pennsif or message him on Discord @Pennsif#9921.
Dates for your Diary...
For a full list of Steem Meetups and Events...
Sunday 9 February - Steem Witness Forum
Hosted by @aggroed on MSP Waves. Guests include Steemit Inc MD @elipowell plus a number of top witnesses...
Tuesday 11 February - The Steeming Pile, Vimm.TV
@johnspalding's live streamed open broadcast 'The Steeming Pile' is back, with new co-host @pennsif...
The recording of the last edition of 'The Steeming Pile' is now available...
Wednesday 12 February - Steem Philippines Weekly Meetup
Meetings every Wednesday in Davao City organised by @chrisrice and @steem-ph...
Wednesday 12 February - Monthly Witness Chat
Hosted by @shadowspub on The Ramble Discord Server, 1pm EST / 6pm UTC...
Thursday 13 February - Steem Munich Meetup
Organised by@steem-munich, @chris4210, @peter2017 & @backinblackdevilat. To be held at Paulaner Bräuhaus, München...
Friday 14 February - Finally Friday On The Blockchain
First episode of Finally Friday - On The Blockchain with @coruscate and @cryptofinally live on @threespeak...
Thursday 27 February - Adelaide Monthly Steem Meetup
Organised by @mattclarke, 6pm local time at The Jade Monkey, Flinders Street, Central Business District, Adelaide.
Saturday 25 April - SteemCampUK #3
Organised by @shanibeer and @lloyddavis in Leicester...
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 May - DTube Forum 2020
Organised by @hauptmann, @artakush, @greencross, @sergiomendes and @tibfox in Hamburg, Germany...
Saturday 20 June - Steem Canna Fest 2
Organised by @canna-curate in Portland, Oregon...
Tuesday 23 June - Sunday 28 June - The BLOCK Party, USA
The second annual BLOCK Party being organised by @enginewitty, @bluefinstudios and @dreemsteem. It has now been confirmed that the event will take place in Olcott, NY...
@bluefinstudios is also organising a Steem Summit at The BLOCK Party...
Friday 26 June - Sunday 28 June - JAHMFest2020, Jamaica
Organised by @donald.porter and the @ReggaeSteem team...
KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & @arcange ]
| Steem price | US$ 0.199 | 08 Feb '20 9.43pm UTC |
| CoinMarketCap Ranking | #78 | 08 Feb '20 9.43pm UTC |
| FCAS Score | 748 / B | 08 Feb '20 9.43pm UTC |
| SBD price | US$ 0.948 | 08 Feb '20 9.43pm UTC |
| No. of Whales | 37 | 07 Feb '20 |
| No. of Orcas | 368 | 07 Feb '20 |
| No. of Dolphins | 2216 | 07 Feb '20 |
| No. of Minnows | 9290 | 07 Feb '20 |
| Alexa rank (steemit.com) | #14,747 | 08 Feb '20 9.43pm UTC |
| Unique visitors (steemit.com) | 222,276 / day | 08 Feb '20 9.43pm UTC |
| Page views (steemit.com) | 511,235 / day | 08 Feb '20 9.43pm UTC |
Follow @penguinpablo & @steem-data for more statistics.
This is #252 (08 Feb '20) of this daily news service.
[ graphics by @pennsif & @holybread ]
I tweeted Galen's post about LEGO community. It may be interesting to a community outside Steem, not crypto oriented. It's ok, I'm just doing my part, no need for the beneficiary reward. Thanks for including me as a beneficiary today though!
https://twitter.com/gadrian15/status/1226424137461182465
Excellent. Yes I think non-crypto type content and communities like @galenkp's LEGO community are really good to push to the outside world.
Thanks @gadrian, much appreciated. Great to have a little extra exposure out there for steem and Lego.
!ENGAGE 20
Glad to be able to help!
@gadrian you have received
20 ENGAGEfrom @galenkp!View and trade the tokens on Steem Engine.
Good to see lots of activity. I've not looked at Holybread yet, but I imagine it's really hard to make it hack-proof.
It's nearly a year since I started my @tenkminnows project. We have gained less than 100 minnows in that time. Mind you we have gained some more dolphins and a few orcas, so some people have moved up through the ranks. Steem desperately needs more active users producing and consuming content. A rising Steem price may help, but it seems there are other obstacles. Some I've heard from friends are the complexity of things like the keys and also that it is used as a platform by some undesirable people. Those are consequences of the decentralisation and freedom that many people value. You have to wonder what proportion of people will want to use Steem and find it usable. There's also the fact that a large proportion of people only use phones to get online and may need better mobile apps.
With regard to the complexity:
There are some tutorials out there. For instance @jongolson has @steemsavvy.
I haven't used it personally, but there are some I follow who have and said good things about it. If I am correct, Jon based the training on his own experience learning Steem and Steemit. If I am right, there may be more advanced training he adds when he learns more.
Mobile phones are what all younger people use for all communication. Even those a little grey around the edges and long in the tooth use their phone a lot. @eSteem works for a quick snapshot and a few words, or for sharing an article or other content. It still has some challenges, like if you try to edit a post on the iPhone, it is almost impossible. The title block is locked in place on the screen and the keyboard pops up and covers almost everything else on the screen except a couple of lines.
Searching for content:
This is one that really irritates me. It would be nice to search for something and get relevant results. It would be much more attractive and keep more new people around if they could find relevant content they are interested in outside of looking through tags.
I have expanded on some of this in my latest post. I have been using computers for decades, so I adapt fairly easily to new technology, but you can see how Steem would look scary to many. For some it has to be really simple and I am not sure how possible that is. That said, I see a lot of less techie people managing fine here. We need their feedback on how they cope.
Exactly what I ranted about last week in the homesteaderscoop discord!
There's always plenty to rant out about on Steem 😀
All very valid points. We definitely need more people.
There seems to be a divergence at present between the "we need marketing now" and the "we shouldn't spend money on marketing until communities and SMTs are all in place".
I'm in the former camp. Despite the current shortfalls and complexities we need to get moving. to get known, to get active... and get mobile.
Is eSteem filling a gap for mobile users at all?
Yep, yep and double yep.
Hopefully, soon.