Steem Saturday - Branching Out - May 9th 2020

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Hello everyone! This is a new post I am doing to try to summarize some of what has been going on in each week of Steem. In addition, this post will include some of the new users I have found this week, and all of the post's rewards will go to them (with the remaining 4 percent going to @steemit). A lot happened this week on Steem! We will get to that, but first, let's talk about the new users I found this week.

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Welcome to Steem!

While there were a lot of introduction posts this week, I only read so many, and I could only include so many. These users had some of my favorite introductions this week. Please note that a star next to the username means the introduction post was Steem Exclusive.

User	Date	Description
@allbert*	5/8/2020	Alberto's post resonated a lot with me! He is a 32 year old Venezualen musician defined by the family he came from. Albert has a fondness for enjoying the beauty of other people's work, and a talent for writing! I imagine that Albert will fit in very nicely here on Steem, and I can't wait to see what he posts!
@nkanika4christ*	5/4/2020	Miss Iniobong Bassey's talents and interests range from Agricultural Economics to Fashion. She loves to cook, sing, and meet people who provoke thought in her. She also loves playing games. Most notably, fashion games. I can imagine that she is going to do really well here on Steem!
@zion21st*	5/8/2020	In addition to English, Adikwu Francis speaks three Nigerian languages! He is a music lover (specifically Taylor Swift), and his notable hobbies include cooking, watching football (probably called soccer in America), reading, and experiencing nature. I think Adikwu will do really well here, and I invite any communities that incorporate his hobbies to reach out!
@asmaniasmu	4/29/2020	Asma Akter has a gift for photography! She comes from Bangladesh, and is currently in her third year studying marketing at Government Savar College. She enjoys traveling, eating, photography, and planting trees. I hope to see her post more about her travels, and I definitely look forward to seeing some more of her photography! Welcome to Steem Asma!
@eloghosa	5/6/2020	Eloghosa tells a heart warming story about a dream that almost came true, but didn't quite. He has spent years blogging ever since his first website failed, and eventually landed in Steem. Now, he has returned. Eloghosa is a truly good writer, and as he said: "A pen is a delicate instrument, and how you choose to use it says a lot about who you are." I hope he will use his pen well here on Steem!
@abiga554	4/30/2020	Abigail joined us two years ago, and has decided to return since circumstance has allowed her to! She has a beautiful family, and is a Venezualen publicist residing in Peru. She plans to post on a variety of topics, including stories from her day to day life as a mother, good foods to eat, and methods of exercising! Steem is the perfect place to write about these things, and I hope that Abigail finds much success here!

What happened this week on Steem?

7 Days of Steem

Saturday 5/2/2020
We saw the announcement of the official 4 Steem Greeters! This includes myself, @cryptokannon, @kiwiscanfly, and @mariita52. As Steem Greeters, our goal is to attempt to make new users feel welcome! Learn more about this day of Steem

Sunday 5/3/2020
This day consisted of the week's roundup. It usually comes on Friday, but they mixed things up and put it on Sunday. This summarized what had occured in the previous week. Learn more about this day of Steem.

Monday 5/4/2020
This day of Steem marked the writing challenge for the week. This week, users are encouraged to write about their favorite local shop for a potential upvote from the Steemit team. Learn more about this day of Steem.

Tuesday 5/5/2020
Tuesday was odd because the site was malfunctioning all day. It seems that it did not return to normal until late in the day. Steemit posted about methods of tackling abuse, and proposed that they become a judge in combating abuse. This had a large community response with a lot of mixed ideas. Learn more about this day of Steem.

Wednesday 5/6/2020
Wednesday saw a photography challenge themed on users' favorite place to eat. Users can post photographs of their favorite place to eat, and possibly get an upvote from the Steemit team. Learn more about this day of Steem.

Thursday 5/7/2020
Day 35 announces that the Steemit team is accepting submissions for community leaders to earn potential delegations to help their respective communities grow. This will help to further develop the community aspect of Steem. Learn more about this day of Steem.

Friday 5/8/2020
Yesterday saw yet another community challenge. This one is to describe your country, and possibly earn an upvote from the Steemit team. Learn more about this day of Steem.

I would encourage new users to follow the account @steemitblog. There is currently a 100 day project going on in which something new is announced each day. Some of these announcements are challenges that you could submit to! Make sure to stay informed!

Steeming Curators

@ciska and @cryptokannon have launched a new curating community. In order to better Steem, this curation project focuses solely on curating Steem exclusive content. If you wish to learn more about the project, see this post.

Steem Exclusive Tag

The #steemexclusive tag has been becoming more and more popular. I encourage anyone interested to use it for Steem Exclusive content if they want a higher chance of being curated!

KNITRIAS PROJECT: WEEK 01

The Knitrias project for new users has just begun. This project tries to guide new users through the process of learning Steem. Please see this post for more details on how to become involved.

What's going on with me?

In these Saturday posts, I also intend to include some of what I have been doing this week.

Community Building

At this time, I think a crucial point is that we need to begin building communities that will spark interest in the outside world. I currently have two:

Build the Earth

Yesterday, I posted the French Build the Earth group's video building the French village of Turenne here on Steem to try to show the French team the capabilities of Steem. I am happy to say that they shared it warmly in their discord announcements, and the tweet that my father made was retweeted by the village of Turenne's twitter account. Through the build the Earth community, I hope to build a bridge between our two communities. If you have an interest in Minecraft, I invite you to join me in participating in this community, and trying to promote it to those who are also building the Earth.

Wizarding World

This community is meant to try to engage readers of the Harry Potter franchise. This community was also started to try to bring in new users. I have begun posting discussion posts, but I would appreciate it if anyone interested joins the community and begins posting Harry Potter content. In order to bring outside people in, we first have to bring inside people in. I have a few posts planned for this week.

That being said, a good topic for discussion is:

What other communities are there out there that we could bring here?

I invite you to try to build communities meant to spark interest in the outside world.

Discussion Posts

Each week, I have been sharing a post to generate discussion by rewarding the users who participate. This week, the topic is: What is the best Star Wars movie? Feel free to come and join the discussion. I am also looking for sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring, there is a section in the post dedicated to the subject.

Steem-Greeter Achievement System

This post is designed to generate discussion about the potential for an achievement system for new users. Feel free to join the discussion. The Steemit Team intends to start a community for this system, and I would love your input on what the achievements should consist of!

Conclusion

Thanks for reading this! I hope to post a similar post each week on Saturday. Please make sure to go check out the new users, and make them feel welcome here on Steem!