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The US is gearing up for midterm elections in November. For obvious reasons (i.e. Mr. Cheeto Head) this election will be critical. Interestingly, a solid amount of the candidates are accepting Bitcoin

Gray icons are from the Noun Project by Cuby Design, Dinosoft Labs and Trendy (Creative Commons license) What is STEM? STEM is an acronym to describe four broad, technical and influential fields. STEM

Steemit is a unique social platform. This may seem obvious ⎯ Steemit is on a Blockchain, it values quality over quantity and the community self-governs itself in many ways. Steemit stands in stark contrast

America, land of the free, and the home of the brave. Well, at least that's what I was taught in school. I now realize that the underlying narrative I was led to believe isn't all that true. In the US

Who am I? I recently joined Steemit, and I've been trying to figure out what my identity will be. Am I a newsreporter, educator, blockchain enthusiast, listener, activist ... ? Truth is, I'm all of those

I want to introduce a site called Simbi to you guys. I think the Steemit and Simbi communities have a lot of overlap. In essence, Simbi is a bartering site where you can trade one service for another (i.e.

photo cred: Jeremiah Owyang and Jaimy Szymanski Hey everyone! I have been spending most of my time creating educational tools to help others understand the Blockchain and its implications. I look forward

Hey all! I am creating a beginner's guide to cryptocurrency and Blockchain. I will release a version of it to the Steemit community when I'm finished! For now, I have a question for all of you. What specific

Over the past couple days, cryptocurrency prices have plummeted. This isn't the first time we've seen a steep drop like this and probably not the last. A few things happen when crypto prices fall: Loyal

Source: Shaurya Malwa What are airdrops? An airdrop is a marketing tactic used by crypto startups. Essentially, the startup will announce that they are giving away a certain amount of Tokens for free with

of thousands march against gun violence in New York on March 24th, 2018 (photo: Craig Ruttle) Americans have united to speak out against gun violence. The student-led 'March For Our Lives' movement is

A useful infographic for understanding the fundamentals of Blockchain Sorbetto/Istock, Vectorstock Considering Steemit is run on a Blockchain, I think it is important for the Steemit community to stay

On Sunday, March 11th, 2018 John Oliver covered Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology. For many crypto enthusiasts, this will go do down as a cultural staple, the point at which millions of

Fast-food is a masterful marketing scheme. Americans are obsessed with fast-food. It is cheap, fast, easy and tastes good. McDonalds revolutionized fast food by cutting costs at every corner. They put

Photo cred: @WendySiegelman Emerdata Ltd is a mysterious data processing company that recently named Rebekah & Jennifer Mercer (daughters of Robert Mercer, conservative hedge fund billionaire) as

Watching the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal unfold begs the question, where does the blame fall? Get up to speed the whole situation here and learn more about Facebook's role. To recap.... Cambridge

Cold hard facts: Facebook lost nearly $50 billion in market value this week and faced it's worst drop in four years This follows an article, published by The Guardian, on Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics

In a nutshell: Christopher Wylie comes forward to give us a clearer picture of what Cambridge Analytica is and how they played a role in influencing the 2016 Presidential Election. People you should get

On Sunday, March 11th, 2018 John Oliver covered Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology. For many crypto enthusiasts, this will go do down as a cultural staple, the point at which millions of

This is my first post, so I’d like to briefly introduce myself here. I work at a STEM education nonprofit and enjoy working at the cusp of education and technology. I live by the mantra that “if you can't