Few days ago, I saw a post by 
Although I was not on steemit at the time that post had been written, it took me only a couple of seconds to write a database query that would return that very post and help her out.
The whole set of events sparked my interest, and I wanted to see which posts created the biggest payouts on this platform, so I dug a little deeper and found them.
Besides just listing them here so that you can all admire them (which would be boring), I am going to write a short review on what each of those posts were about, so stick with me.
Number 5 - How Steemit Has Changed My Life: From living on $1/day and 3 hours of electricity to Having over $41,319
One of the most inspiring steemit posts for sure, the post by 
Needless to say, it is an incredible story and if you haven’t read it already, you should do it right now. The post was published at 07/19/2016 and generated an incredible amount of $18,019. He’s still an active member of our community, and publishes high quality posts on weekly basis.
Number 4 - [steemit.chat] – FOSS Alternative to SLACK deployed with RocketChat
Posted by 
If you haven’t done so far, go ahead and register here. There is a lot of discussion going on, on various topics and a lot of channels.
Number 3 - SA’s City of Durban to be engulfed by STEEM! The world to follow!
A post by 
You can see the first billboards this post has paid in the followup post here. But, this was not the end of this successful story. A lot of other billboard campaigns emerged with the same purpose, only in different places such as these: New Zealand and Chicago
The original post was published on 07/25/2016 and generated $27,037 but whole movement generated around $50,000. True blockchain power.
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Number 2 - THE FIRST STEEMIT MAKEUP TUTORIAL- bringing Youtubers to Steemit!! Tara is back!
Posted by 
Number 1 - [piston.web] First Open Source Steem GUI - Searching for alpha testers
Posted by 
The post itself was published on 07/22/2016 generated $46,973 therefore rewarding developers for all the hard work they put into this project.
Conclusion
Notice anything common in these posts (except for the fact that they were all published in the same week of July 2016)? I do.
All the posts listed above are individual movements that led to making this platform, and our experience using it, a lot better and our community bigger. Personally, I believe that there is a lot of things that are yet to be created and improved, and all of us have some skills we can use to contribute and help out.
If you see someone trying to create something new and useful, don’t just stand by and read their posts, reach out and offer your help, and maybe one day you will be the one to receive the recognition like the people I just mentioned.
