SOS Daily News : news about the State of Steem @ 2 January 2019

Things are beginning to bounce now on Steem.

Oracle-D have brought in the Ninjas.

SteemOnboarding is revving up its engine, Fundition are inviting us to Tweet about the PatreonPurge.

And @whatsup asks should we create a Development Fund?

Buy an Account from the Steem Ninja

@Oracle-D have stepped up to the plate and released its Steem Ninja Account Creation service.

For US$ 2 you can get an instant account through an easy to use credit card enabled interface.

And the account comes pre-loaded with a 90 day 15 SP delegation to get it going straightaway.

There is also a Referral Program to incentivise users.

Steem Ninja: Account Sign UPs With Credit Card & Referral Reward System!

SteemOnboarding wants to hear from you

The @steemonboarding project run by @anomadsoul and @coruscate is progressing well.

They are now seeking input as to what should be included in the onboarding videos they are producing.

So far they are covering...

What is Crypto?
What is Blockchain?
What is Steem?
What are Steem Dapps?
Where Does the Money Come From?
Account Security - Passwords and Keys
Your Voice is Worth Something
Curating Other's Content : Do's and Don'ts
Engaging With People Through Comments
Steem - Finding Your Community and Getting Involved

Anything else you think should be included?

What Topics Do You Think Should Be Included in the Onboarding Process?

Tweet against the PatreonPurge and win upvotes from Fundition

I am sure you have heard about the recent 'Patreon Purge'. If you haven't @truthforce's recent post will give you a glimpse of it.

Fundition wants you to take to Twitter to make the alternative Steem voice heard.

Fundition upvotes are to be had for those that do.

Free Upvote Contest to Stand for the Freedom

Should We Create a Development Fund?

@whatsup poses this question. It is a big one and an important one.

In order to move away from our dependence on SteemIt, Inc. It is my opinion we need to have a development fund to pay for and allocate resources to developers or companies like Blocktrades in order to move development forward.

Join in the debate in the comments on @whatsup's post...

Should We Create a Development Fund?

And finally, Gandalf gives a run down on Steem's 2018

Sorry I missed this post from @gtg a couple of days ago but it is well worth a read to see all that happened on Steem in 2018...

Happy New Year 2019!

Read. Absorb. Digest. Discuss. Act. Together.

Become part of the Steem (R)Evolution.

KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & @arcange ]

(change on previous day in brackets // n/c = no change)

Steem price	US$ 0.285	2019-01-03 03:18 UTC
SBD price	US$ 0.748	2019-01-03 03:18 UTC
Market Cap	US$ 87,551,287	2019-01-03 03:18 UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#51 (+1)	2019-01-03 03:18 UTC
No. of Whales	35 (n/c)	2019-01-01
No. of Orcas	314 (n/c)	2019-01-01
No. of Dolphins	1956 (+4)	2019-01-01
No. of Minnows	9068 (-16)	2019-01-01
Alexa rank (steemit.com)	#4105 (-13)	2019-01-03 03:16 UTC