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Witness @pennsif is exploring how to market Steem. STEEM and HIVE are almost equal. Today's Steem News also includes news and updates about the Steemit Engagement Challenge, SteemPro Blogs, SteemWatcher Portal, Steemit Chat, Steem in the Web3 Era, Meetup Bolivar 2024, Wox-Helpfund, and Contests on Steem... --- ---

1. Marketing Steem : What are we Marketing?

Top 20 witness @pennsif is continuing to investigate options for marketing Steem. In his latest post @pennsif asks the question 'What are we marketing?' Should we market Steem as a Social Network, as a Testbed for Developers, as a DeFi investment platform, or as a Place to Post & Earn. Join the discussion... * [**MARKETING STEEM # 3 : What are we marketing?**](https://steemit.com/steem/@pennsif/marketing-steem-3-what-are-we-marketing) --- ---

2. STEEM v HIVE : Almost Equal...

For much of the time since the 'Big Split' the price of HIVE has been well above that of STEEM - as much as double for a long period of time. However over the last year or so the gap between STEEM and HIVE has been closing, and in the past week the two have reached near equilibrium. Steem Rep @o1eh explores the possible reasons for this... * [**The STEEM/HIVE Ratio Is Approaching 1. What Could This Mean?**](https://steemit.com/steem/@o1eh/the-steem-hive-ratio-is-approaching-1-what-could-this-mean) The current price of STEEM is... * https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/steem/ The current price of HIVE is... * https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hive-blockchain/ --- --- ### _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 #18. Thank you to everyone who has voted to help get to this position.** --- ---

3. Steemit Engagement Challenge Season 17 - Week 5

The Week 5 Challenges for Season 17 of the Engagement Challenge have now been posted... * [**Steemit Update [ May 6th, 2024 ] : Steemit Engagement Challenge Season 17 - Week 5**](https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/steemit-update-may-6th-2024-steemit-engagement-challenge-season-17-week-5) --- ---

4. Developer Updates

Developer @faisalamin has announced that SteemPro Blogs is now Open Source... * [**SteemPro Blogs is open source now**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@faisalamin/steempro-blogs-is-open-source) The GitHub Repository is at... * https://github.com/faisalamin9696/steempro-next --- @bountyking5 has announced further improvement to the SteemWatcher Portal to help in the fight against plagiarism on the platform... * [**New Updates - SteemWatcher Portal**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@bountyking5/new-updates-steemwatcher-portal) --- The @stmpak.wit development team have made further updates to Steemit Chat... * [**Onchain Private Message Feature Update (Custom_json)**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@stmpak.wit/onchain-private-message-feature-update-customjson) --- ---

5. Steem in the Web3 Era

Korean witness developer @etainclub has posted further instalments of his book on Steem and Web3.0... * [**[STEEM in the Web3 era] Chapter 7 Steem Instant Help Service**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@etainclub/web3-steem-7-instant-help-service) * [**[STEEM in the Web3 era] Chapter 8 Steem Outlook and Possibilities (Outlook of STEEM)**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@etainclub/web3-steem-8-outlook-of-steem) * [**[STEEM in the Web3 era] Chapter 9 Future of STEEM - What services do the public want?**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@etainclub/web3-steem-9-future-of-steem) --- ---

6. Meetup Bolivar 2024

Current Steem Rep @karianaporras and former Steem Rep @nahela are working together to organise Meetup Bolivar 2024 for Steemians in Venezuela. The event takes place on 15 June in Ciudad Bolívar... * [**Se viene algo bueno... Meet Up Bolívar 2024**](https://steemit.com/hive-188619/@karianaporras/se-viene-algo-bueno-meet-up-bolivar-2024) * [**Follow the Organization of the Meet Up Bolívar 2024...**](https://steemit.com/hive-188619/@karianaporras/sigue-la-organizacion-del-meet-up-bolivar-2024) * [**¡ Te invito a nuestro MEETUP BOLIVAR 2024 !**](https://steemit.com/hive-113376/@nahela/te-invito-a-nuestro-meetup-bolivar-2024) @stef1 has been helping to raise funds to support the event... * [**SUPPORT STEEMIT MEET UP on 15/06/24 in Bolívar 2024**](https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@stef1/support-steemit-meet-up-on-15-06-24-in-bolivar-2024) --- ---

7. Wox-Helpfund

The World of Xpilar's charity Wox-Helpfund has donated 400 STEEM to Venezuelan Steemian @georgelameda to help with expenses for the surgery and medications for his father... * [**WOX-HELPFUND donates 400STEEM to georgelameda to help with expenses for the surgery and meds for his father**](https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@wox-helpfund/wox-helpfund-donates-400steem-to-georgelameda-to-help-with-expenses-for-the-surgery-and-meds-for-his-father) @georgelameda has posted more about his father's medical condition... * [**Mi diario 20 de abril 2024**](https://steemit.com/hive-141434/@georgelameda/mi-diario-20-de-abril-2024) --- ---

8. Contests on Steem

@disconnect continues to publish his comprehensive daily list of current contests on Steem. There are 101 contests in the latest list with over 750 STEEM in prizes... * [**Contest Alerts: Active Contest List on 06th May 2024**](https://steemit.com/contestalerts/@disconnect/contest-alerts-active-contest-list-on-06th-may-2024) --- ---

KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap ]

STEEM price	US$ 0.29	07 May '24 2.21am
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#366	07 May '24 2.21am
SBD price	US$ 3.84	07 May '24 2.21am
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	162,781 / day	07 May '24 2.21am
Page views (steemit.com)	250,609 / day	07 May '24 2.21am

--- --- This is #528 (06 May '24) of this news service. --- --- [ graphics by @pennsif ]