The Steem News @ 17 April 2021 - PromoSteem gets a new logo...

PromoSteem is up and running and raring to go with a smart new logo.

Steem Promotion events and activities are springing up around the world.

Today's Steem News also includes news and updates about PLAY STEEM, a Build the Earth Minecraft contest, Account Authorities, some Guides & How To's and many more contests...

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1. PromoSteem Community Logo

Steem promoter @arie.steem has produced a community logo for the recently revived PromoSteem movement...

• Introducing PromoSteem Community Logo

Supported by long PromoSteem founder @stephenkendal, @saracampero is currently running a 'design a Steem T-shirt' contest...

• ACLARACIÓN CONCURSO Diseña tu camiseta para STEEM [PROMO-STEEM]

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2. Steem Promotion Events

The recent spurt in activity is seeing a number of Steem events and promotional activities springing up in various countries around the world.

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In Nigeria Country Rep @whitestallion is setting up 'Campus Connect Nigeria' to bring students on to Steem...

• Campus Connect Nigeria is live on steemit Read about Us-Our Introduction Post

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In Venezuela Country Rep @lapenta has just run a 'mini-conference' to promote Steem and attract newcomers to join up...

• Preparativos para la primera conferencia de Steemit || San Juan de los Morros

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In Indonesia @el-nailul is involved in a mass registration of nearly 100 ACT-MRI Volunteers at an event in Lhokseumawe on 18 April...

• STEEM PROMO EVENT: I ​​have allocated Rp 4,802,000 (48 SBD) for Registering 93+ new steemit accounts for ACT-MRI Volunteers

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In the Philippines PromoSteem team member @jassennessaj is organising an online meetup for newcomers...

• WE WILL BE LAUNCHING ONLINE STEEMIT MEETUP (GOOGLE MEET) THIS MONDAY! FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE POST | WE WILL BE GIVING STEEM PRIZES TO THE PARTICIPANTS TO OUR NEW STEEMIT USERS HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES!

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3. PLAY STEEM Stats

Developer @etainclub has shown the stats for the PLAY STEEM app.

The app is particularly popular in South Korea, Venezuela and Indonesia...

• [PLAY STEEM] Stats of Mobile App

@etainclub also reports that the issue with Push Notifications has now been resolved...

• [ PLAY STEEM] Again! Push Notifications Issue Resolved!

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4. Build the Earth Minecraft Contest

Long time Steemian @cmp2020 has launched an interesting contest based around the very popular Minecraft platform.

To enter you have to make a post about a Build from the Earth project...

• Build the Earth Construction Hunt - A Contest for Builders and Viewers (4/17/2021 - 4/24/2021)

To bring myself up to speed on the Build the Earth project I searched on Build the Earth UK. Wow ! I hadn't realised how advanced the project is...

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5. Account Authorities Update

Following her precautionary post yesterday about the potential risks of outdated Account Authorities given to various apps on the plaftform, @cryptokannon has now posted an update following discussions with witness developer @steem-supporter

• Understanding Posting & Active keys Authority

@el-nailul has translated the post for the Indonesia community...

• PENTING: CLARIFIKASI DARI steem-supporter MENGENAI KEAMANAN POSTING KEY DI https://steemdb.online/

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6. Guides & How To's

@georgemales has produced a very useful guide on using the new Steemit editor...

• Guide and Tutorial to the Updated Steemit Editor!

Ghana Country Rep @njaywan has also added a post on markdown in the new editor...

• ATTENTION! - THESE MARKDOWNS ARE STILL WORKING IN THE EDITOR

@rodolfmandolina has added his personal take on the new editor...

• GUIA BASICA SOBRE ACTUALIZACION REDACCION DE POST- OPINION PERSONAL

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7. Contests, Contests, Contests...

As an offshoot of Steem News @pennsif now publishes a daily listing of the 'soon to close' contests on Steem...

• WIN WITH STEEM : Contests closing in the next two days @ 18 April 2021 - $570 to be won

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@habercitr who runs the Steemit Contest Club Community has produced a compilation of current contests on Steem...

• Active Competitions / Steemit Contest Club Community (15.04.2021)

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KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap ]

STEEM price	US$ 1.00	18 Apr '21 4.53am UTC
STEEM price	0.00001775 BTC	18 Apr '21 4.53am UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#141	18 Apr '21 4.53am UTC
SBD price	US$ 8.15	18 Apr '21 4.53am UTC
Alexa rank (steemit.com)	#19,790	18 Apr '21 1.52am UTC
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	211,987 / day	18 Apr '21 1.52am UTC
Page views (steemit.com)	551,166 / day	18 Apr '21 1.52am UTC

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This is #338 (17 April '21) of this daily news service.

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[ graphics & images by @pennsif ]