June 2018. Besides just using Steemit.com (a blockchain explorer), this is my quick roundup of some of the 'reasons' to invest in / buy / hodl / explore / contribute / keep on Steemin' around the block... (yes, I've put the odd referral link in here, but I'm not adding things here I don't actually use/like myself.)

[You may not know the story of 'Netscape', but just imagine for a moment what a blockchain explorer in 30 years time could be like to use. Will some/all the creativity on Steem be easily migrated over to some super-fast equivalent (even EOS)?]

The following easily link/connect to your Steemit.com blog...

Ok, some of these are still developing, but there are some dedicated steemians working on them.

Expression:

Steepshot.io - the instagram of steem
Steemgigs.com - freelance-related posts
Zappl.com - the twitter of steem
DTube - videos - the youtube of steem
DSound - the soundcloud of steem
Steemhunt.com - check out great products, share reviews & feedback
Steemwriter - post-writing tool. Writers can make multiple drafts
Elegance - for supporting/exposing fine art

Alternative explorers to Steemit:

busy.org
eSteem - desktop app download
Steempeak.com - looking good...
Steemfilter.space - filter your post searching!

Info / Stats

Steemworld.org - just an essential overview of anyone's account data (with dashboard).
Steemtools.com - handy yes, if updated, for some of these are gone now.
Steemification - get notifications of activity in chrome browser.
A huge thank-you to my followers - just check this graphic out! Enter your own name here.

Investment/promo etc

Smartsteem - promotion of posts and putting SP to use to support others.
MinnowBooster - a similar tool with extra delegation options.
Steembottracker.com - you can promote your posts.
Steemauto.com - here you can automate payouts, votes on posters, follow curation trail and auto upvote fave commentors etc.
Autosteem - this does the same as above, and possibly more, but I don't use it myself.
SteemitBoard.com - The Steemit Board of Honor. A nice, motivational tool & concept.

Other projects

SteemBay - ebay with type of thing.
Ivoted-steem.info - info on witnesses for voting assistance+news.
Steempress - get your WP site hooked up to Steemit.

Other initiatives

#Steemitbloggers
#Steembasicincome
#isleofwrite - creative writing

'We've got the tools, we've got the talent'. Huge respect to the people involved in the projects listed above. Many of them are witnesses you can vote for to keep the blockchain cogs turning. Of course there be decent gems I've not discovered yet and tons of initiatives, but I really hope these ones can withstand the test of time.

Feel free to suggest any, and other great reasons for 'Steem coin to rule them all...' - or not far off it. Resteem this for your reference:) Feel the blockchain power.