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According to our roadmap, today is the day when we're opening the gates to the second alpha testing group, in a stretch that will last until September 10th. All you have to do in order to join our Slack is to follow this link:

join the second alpha testing group

link will expire in 29 days, so there's plenty of time.

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As of now, the app is still not ready for production but the main code for user management (integration with the Steemit blockchain) is in place and has been tested for a few weeks. I will refer again to the and remind you what to expect until September 10th:

We will open the gates to at least 200 more alpha testers and we will extensively test:

• community creation, evolution and rewards
• UI features
• posting with extensive features (WYSIWYG editor with drag and drop images)

The focus will be on user interface and we will try to collect as much feedback as possible. The visuals will still be accessible only to the alpha testers.

Once you join the slack, the first think you should do is to join the '#alpha' channel, that's where all the fun will be, for the next few months.

For those of you unaware, steem.city is a project aiming to bring a community layer on top of the current Steemit experience, based on the arbitrary split of rewards feature introduced in HF 17/18.

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I'm a serial entrepreneur, blogger and ultrarunner. You can find me mainly on my blog at Dragos Roua where I write about productivity, business, relationships and running. Here on Steemit you may stay updated by following me @dragosroua.

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You can also vote for me as witness here:
https://steemit.com/~witnesses

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If you're new to Steemit, you may find these articles relevant (that's also part of my witness activity to support new members of the platform):

• Rewards: Were Does The Money Come From?
• Netiquette: How To Avoid Being A Steem Douche?
• Witnesses: What Are They And Why Should You Care?
• How Can I Mine Steem And What CPU / GPU Power Do I Need For That?