The Steem News @ 22 August 2024 : Engagement Challenge - All Change for Season 20

It's all change for Season 20 of the Engagement Challenge.

Applications are closing soon for the September Community Curators.

Today's Steem News also includes news about Simple Signups, as well as Developer Updates, Meetup Calendar, Job Centre, and Contest Corner...

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1. Engagement Challenge - All Change for Season 20

Steemit Inc is inviting applications for Season 20 of the Engagement Challenge.

It's all change this time with individual Challengers taking the place of communities to run the challenges.

Teaching Teams are being given a second chance.

There are also no restrictions on Steem Power, Reputation, nationality, language or community affiliations for applicants.

The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm UTC, on Tuesday 27 August 2024...

• Steemit Update [ August 19th, 2024 ] : Steemit Engagement Challenge - Applications Invited for Season 20

For the Challengers there have been 6 applications so far...

• https://steemit.com/created/challenger

For the Teaching Teams there have been 5 applications so far...

• https://steemit.com/created/teachingteam

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2. Community Curators for September - Closing Soon

Steemit Inc is inviting applications for Community Curators for September.

Applications are invited from teams of two or three people.

For September there are no minimum SP requirements for individuals or teams.

The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm UTC, on Saturday 24 August 2024...

• Steemit Update [ August 16th, 2024 ] : Community Curators for September - Applications Open

There are applications from 30 teams so far...

• https://steemit.com/created/curatorapplication

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3. Simple Signups for Steem

Witness Boylikegirl Club is offering through their dApp a simpler Steem account signup system that doesn't require a mobile phone number...

• Account registration By Dapp Boylikegirl Club Upgrade(2024-8-22)

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Long time Steemian @greece-lover is offering 50 free Steem accounts that include a small delegation for three months.

The signups do not require an email address or a phone number, and can be fully anonymous if required...

• 50 Steemaccounts für eure Freunde und bekannte - ohne Telefonnummer oder eMiladresse - volkommen anonym - auf deutsch!

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Witness @symbionts are also offering Steem signups that only require an email through their JoinSteem service...

• Symbiont{s} | JoinSteem | Free Account Registration Service Added

@alejos7ven has posted more about JoinSteem...

• How to create a Steem account with JoinBlocks for free?

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Pennsif the Witness

After almost 2000 days on Steem I decided it was time to take my contribution to the platform to the next level.

I have therefore set up as a Steem witness... @pennsif.witness

If anyone would like to support what I already do, and what I am planning to do, by giving one of their 30 witness votes to @pennsif.witness I would be hugely grateful.

You can read my full witness announcement here...

• pennsif.witness Witness Campaign Post

@pennsif.witness is now at #18. Thank you to everyone who has voted to help get to this position.

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4. Developer Updates

Witness @justyy is working on another swap tool - this time for TRX to STEEM...

• Working on a New Swap Tool - TRON-TO-STEEM

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5. Meetup Diary

The first of four planned Steem Meetups takes place in Venezuela on Saturday...

24 August - Venezuela

• Maracaibo ¡It won't be long now.! - Meet Up Centroccidente, August, 2024. Falcón, Lara and Zulia

• Reporte de Donaciones Meet Up Centroccidente. Nueva Fecha

8 September - Indonesia

• Update Persiapan Meet Up Global 2024

5 & 6 October - South Korea

• Summer STEEMFEST Korea 2024는요~

30 November - Nigeria

• General National Meet-up Notice!

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If anyone knows of any other Meetups being planned anywhere in the world please post in the Comments.

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6. Job Centre

@hardphotographer is looking for a Content Manager and a Support Manager for this Steem Telegram bot...

• Content manager and Support manager | Steemit application in Telegram | Fast! Comfortable!

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@ubongudofot is seeking a Graphic Designer to work on producing high quality presentation material for his electronics course...

• Electronics Diagram : looking for graphics designers on Steem

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7. Contest Corner

@disconnect continues to publish his comprehensive daily list of current contests on Steem.

There are 121 contests in the latest list with over 700 STEEM in prizes...

• Contest Alerts: Active Contest List on 22nd August 2024

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@httr4life and the new World of Sports community have started a daily jackpot draw...

• Steemit Daily Jackpot Sponsored by The World of Sports! WIN STEEM - MULTILINGUAL (August 22, 2024)

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KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap ]

STEEM price	US$ 0.18	22 Aug '24 10.00pm
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#378	22 Aug '24 10.00pm
SBD price	US$ 2.53	22 Aug '24 10.00pm
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	134,634 / day	22 Aug '24 10.00pm
Page views (steemit.com)	205,962 / day	22 Aug '24 10.00pm

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This is #541 (22 Aug '24) of this news service.

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[ graphics by @pennsif ]