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Steemit.com is fixed and running well again. Steemit Inc is inviting applications for Steem Reps. Today's Steem News also includes news and updates about The-Gorilla & The DAO, SteemPro, Steemchat, an Account Exchange dApp, a Steem Telegram app, TRX Rewards, a Showcase Interview, Recommended Reads, and Contests on Steem... --- ---

1. Steemit.com is Fixed !

After several weeks of various performance problems Steemit.com has finally been fixed. A few days ago a fix was applied by witness @ety001 and now Steemit.com is no longer experiencing the frustrating issues it was having with delayed posts, missing votes and vanishing comments. Thank you @ety001 ! --- ---

2. Steem Representatives - Applications Open

Steemit Inc is doing another round of recruitment of Steem Representatives. The requirements to become a Steem Rep have increased again with minimum requirements of a Reputation of at least 70, and at least 17,500 Steem Power. Delegations for those selected to be Steem Representatives range from 5,000 SP to 20,000 SP. The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm UTC, on Wednesday 20 March 2024... * [**Steemit Update [ March 4th, 2024 ] : Steem Representatives - Applications Invited**](https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/steemit-update-march-4th-2024-steem-representatives-applications-invited) There have been nearly 30 applications so far... * https://steemit.com/created/steemreps2024 --- --- ### _Pennsif the Witness_

_After almost 2000 days on Steem I decided it was time to take my contribution to the platform to the next level._ _I have therefore set up as a Steem witness... **@pennsif.witness**_ _**If anyone would like to support what I already do, and what I am planning to do, by giving one of their 30 witness votes to @pennsif.witness I would be hugely grateful.**_ _You can read my full witness announcement here..._ * [_**pennsif.witness Witness Campaign Post**_](https://steemit.com/witness/@pennsif.witness/pennsif-witness-witness-campaign-post) **@pennsif.witness is now at #19. Thank you to everyone who has voted to help get to this position.** --- ---

3. DAO Watch : The-Gorilla

@the-gorilla continues to post updates on his DAO funded protect to modernise steemit.com... * [**Proposal-86 : Navigation Implementation, Issues and Testing**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@the-gorilla/proposal-86-navigation-implementation-issues-and-testing) --- ---

4. Development Roundup

Developer @faisalamin has made further improvements to the SteemPro home page... * [**Elegant and Informative Home Page | SteemPro Blogs**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@faisalamin/elegant-and-informative-home-page) --- The @stmpak.wit team have updated the P2P Chat Portal in Steemchat... * [**P2P Chat Portal Updated in steemitchat**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@stmpak.wit/p2p-chat-poral-updated-in-steemitchat) --- @etainclub continues work on his new account exchange dApp... * [**[ingan.elements] new Steem dapp updates - elements list**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@etainclub/inganelements-new-steem-dapp-updates-elements-list) * [**[ingan.elements] new Steem dapp updates - screenshots**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@etainclub/inganelements-new-steem-dapp-updates-screenshots) --- @hardphotographer is now on beta version 1.15 of his Telegram Steem application... * [**Update V Beta version 1.15 | Steemit application in Telegram | Fast! Comfortable!**](https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@hardphotographer/update-v-beta-version-1-15-or-steemit-application-in-telegram-or-fast-comfortable) --- ---

5. TRX Rewards

Top 20 witness @symbionts and Steem Rep @alejos7ven have put forward ideas for how the missing TRX rewards could be distributed more fairly... * [**Symbiont{s} | TRX Reward Distribution Proposal for Steemit Inc**](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@symbionts/symbiont-s-or-trx-reward-distribution-proposal-for-steemit-inc) * [**Proposal for the distribution of rewards in TRX in Steemit**](https://steemit.com/hive-150122/@alejos7ven/proposal-for-the-distribution-of-rewards-in-trx-in-steemit) --- ---

6. Showcase Interview

@ubongudofot continues with his Showcase interviews, this time talking with @soulfuldreamer from Pakistan... * [**The Interview Showcase 87 - Exclusive Talk with A Pakistani blogger**](https://steemit.com/hive-111300/@ubongudofot/the-interview-showcase-87-exclusive-talk-with-a-pakistani-blogger) --- ---

7. Recommended Reads

Steem Rep @o1eh wonders what is the Engagement Rate of his blog... * [**What Is My Blog's Engagement Rate?**](https://steemit.com/hive-127586/@o1eh/what-is-my-blog-s-engagement-rate) --- The World of Xpilar charity @wox-helpfund has donated 250 STEEM to help @tinochka2 with her eye surgery in Ukraine... * [**WOX-HELPFUND donates 250 STEEM to tinochka2 to help with expenses for the surgery and meds**](https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@wox-helpfund/wox-helpfund-donates-250-steem-to-tinochka2-to-help-with-expenses-for-the-surgery-and-meds) --- Solar expert @ubongudofot has used his @steemelectricals funds to install a solar PV system to provide electricity to a local school in Uyo, Nigeria... * [**Steem solar & electricals first project Installed!**](https://steemit.com/solarsteem/@ubongudofot/steem-solar-and-electricals-first-project-installed) * [**Steemelectricals first project [13th March, 2024]**](https://steemit.com/solarsteem/@steemelectricals/steemelectricals-first-project-13th-march-2024) --- ---

8. Contests on Steem

@disconnect continues to publish his comprehensive daily list of current contests on Steem. There are 99 contests in the latest list with over 550 STEEM in prizes... * [**Contest Alerts : Active Contest List on 15th Mar 2024**](https://steemit.com/contestalerts/@disconnect/contest-alerts-active-contest-list-on-15th-mar-2024) _[Editor : Congratulations to @disconnect on recently reaching the 1000th edition of Contest Alerts]_ --- ---

KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap ]

STEEM price	US$ 0.34	15 Mar '24 5.07pm
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#367	15 Mar '24 5.07pm
SBD price	US$ 5.08	15 Mar '24 5.07pm
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	139,713 / day	15 Mar '24 5.07pm
Page views (steemit.com)	217,738 / day	15 Mar '24 5.07pm

--- --- This is #513 (15 Mar '24) of this news service. --- --- [ graphics by @pennsif ]