Hey man! Well, welcome to hive firstly! Take your time and have a look around! Have you got any specific interests? I'll be able to help point you in the direction of communities of like minded people 😃

PUD is an acronym that means "Power Up Day". HIVE is the underlying cryptocurrency of this platform/blockchain and you can earn it in a variety of ways.

However, you can grow your account by converting HIVE to HIVE Power in your account wallet, which effectively makes your account stronger and allows you to do more things on the network.

So on the 1st of each month, @traciyork organises a great initiative called Power Up Day (PUD) where everyone is encouraged to convert their HIVE to Hive Power - there is more information about it on her post here.

If you have any questions, please reach out. Myself, @traciyork, @fionasfavourites, everyone at @yourtop3 will be willing to help get you settled in here!