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This Week in the Sndbox
Welcome to the 23rd State of the Sndbox newsletter! This is week, we’ve started the New Year right with some 1-2 punch graphics, a new thumbnail selection, and a fresh new interview to start the 1st Sndbox cohort off right.
For a more thorough breakdown of what our members have been up to, be sure to go through our weekly Sndbox Selections of the Week post that we publish each Monday.
New Thumbnail Competition!
A New Year means a new month of fresh new thumbnail entries. This round was exceptionally great and as you can see above, the amazing entry by 
You can see the winners and links to all the entries here.
Steem Stats and Open Social-Media Campaigns
Last week, we saddled up to ride the excitement of Steem and begin a series of infographic illustrations for the community. Each is meant to capture some of the most compelling qualities of the Steem blockchain and easily shared on social-media.
You can find major infographics here and Instagram/Twitter friendly images here. They’re free to use by the community!
Please download, post, tweet and share around on other social media sites! It's an exciting time to promote and illustrate the incredible utility backing Steem. Let's show it off to the world.
Interview with Creative Masterhand, 
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