The Steem News @ 2 January 2022 - SteemPoll released & EtainClub coming soon...

@starlord28 has released the first version of SteemPoll.

@etainclub has announced a new Steem dApp based on the ETAIN Club.

Today's Steem News also includes news and updates about dev work from @coding-gorilla, @remlaps & @alexmove, Active Communities on Steem, Powered Up STEEM, World Smile Project, Steem-BRU, Comunidad Latina, Steem Sri Lanka, and Contests on Steem...

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1. SteemPoll Released

Developer @starlord28 has released the first version of his new SteemPoll dApp.

SteemPoll is an application that can be used to run surveys and polls on the Steem blockchain.

It is available at https://steempoll.tech/...

• SteemPoll MVP is Out! Weekly Updates and Improvements Incoming!

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2. New EtainClub dApp

@etainclub has announced a new Steem dApp based on the ETAIN Club app that has already been released as a mobile app.

EtainClub is an app that gives and receives help in real time. It is inspired by the Be My Eyes app that connects blind people and volunteers...

• [EtainClub] New Year's New Project Concept - New Steem Dapp

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3. More Steem Development...

@coding-gorilla is getting started with his plans to develop a new Steem interface...

• 0000000000000001 - Steemit Interface Proof of Concept - Getting Started

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@remlaps has begun work on coding an interface for SteemLinks...

• Programming Diary #1: The Programming Environment, Steem Links, and SteemJ

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@alexmove is developing NodeJS Scripts for Steemit for his post ranking system...

• STEEM-BRU RANK POSTS: NodeJS Scripts for Steemit

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4. Active Communities on Steem

@papi.mati has published the January edition of his very useful list of Active Communities.

This month's list includes 79 active communities with 12 having increased their active members...

• List of active communities January 2022 (7th edition)

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Voting is still open for the January 'Golden User' poll run by @papi.mati...

• The Golden User (January) - nominations and voting

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5. Powered Up STEEM edges up

The latest stats from @remlaps show continued growth in the amount of STEEM that is powered up.

The past week has seen a 100K increase to 142,664,923 STEEM powered up, equivalent to a value of $66,754,771...

• Steem Total Value Powered Up - $67 million - January 2, 2022

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6. World Smile Project Update

World Smile Project founder @el-nailul has posted an update on current activities.

WSP's main focus at the moment is on emergency assistance to victims of the recent super typhoon in the Philippines, and on building a Public Latrine and Water Sanitation System in Aceh...

• WORLD SMILE PROJECT OFFICIAL REPORT : PROJECT MANAGEMENT UPDATE

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@bien is organising the distribution of the aid from WSP in the Philippines...

• Transaction Report of 200 SBD | 50,449 peso Donation from World Smile Project to the Philippines who hit by Typhoon Odette

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7. Communities Powering Up

A number of communities have recently hit major Steem Power milestones.

Steemit Awards 2021 winners Steem-BRU have just passed 150,000 Steem Power...

• Steem Power: 150k!

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Comunidad Latina has also reached 150,000 Steem Power...

• ANUNCIO: COTINA superó los 150,000 Steem Power antes de fin de año | Nuevo objetivo: los 200K | ¡Gracias a todos por este logro!

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And Steem Sri Lanka has zoomed all the way up to 300,000 Steem Power...

• 6X Orca Goal Achieved | 300,000 SP Goal | Just Another 200K behind to be a whale

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8. Contests on Steem

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

There are 88 contests in the latest list with 1,450 STEEM in prizes...

• Contest Alerts: Active Contest List on 02nd Jan 2022 – Win 1450+ STEEM | Club

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KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap ]

STEEM price	US$ 0.47	03 Jan '22 01.38am UTC
STEEM price	0.00000987 BTC	03 Jan '22 01.38am UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#325	03 Jan '22 01.38am UTC
SBD price	US$ 5.74	03 Jan '22 01.38am UTC
Alexa rank (steemit.com)	#3,328	03 Jan '22 01.38am UTC
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	946,546 / day	03 Jan '22 01.38am UTC
Page views (steemit.com)	4,477,162 / day	03 Jan '22 01.38am UTC

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This is #434 (2 Jan '22) of this daily news service.

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