The majority of what your asking is already widely available through the Steem blockchain. Personally if you want to send a message, memo, photo to friends or family the simplest way right now is to @partiko mobile app and use the inbuilt messaging - if you want friends and family to upvote what you send them just create a post - and include some guidance on how to create an account on the Steem blockchain like @steempassport so if they need an account it’s obvious how to create it.

I doubt people will create a unique Steem blockchain based e-mail service because plenty already exist that are easy to use like gmail, and likewise text messaging is universally available via the likes of WhatsApp. @dsound will let you send voice messages or music, and @dtube you can share videos or home movies.

Personally the big take away from this post is, if everyone active on the Steem Blockchain made their own Christmas Card post to send to friends and family - including details at the bottom how they can easily make a Steem account to upvote it - potentially we could draw in more active users, that might well invest in Steem if they like what they see.

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