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Hey friends, I'm back from vacation and catching up on all Steem related news. That means scrolling through countless feeds on sndbox, discord and other people I follow who are up to date. I came across some exciting news and wanted to share!

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Steem dApp with Private Chat!

This first one I am SO excited about.

What is the main thing missing from the Steem experience? Well there are likely countless things we could name, but one I see come up often is...

Private Chat

This evening scrolling through Hive account@stellabelle's posts, I read up on her Hive account@partiko review: Social on the Blockchain: UX Review of the Partiko App. I totally recommend reading it as it's also insightful around what makes a positive social media UX (User Experience.)

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Look What I Saw!

Instant private chat messaging is a soon to be added feature which will be similar to Facebook Messenger sans spying.

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In case you missed it:

Instant private chat messaging is a soon to be added feature which will be similar to Facebook Messenger sans spying.

Do you realize how big this is?
Even Hive account@partiko responded in the comments:

Private chat is in the work! Please follow Hive account@partiko and stay tuned for our updates!

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This is huge, y'all!

One main thing that sets Steem dApps apart from other popular social media apps is Private Chat (or lack thereof)! Instagram & Facebook both have private chat and I think it makes the user experience. And as Hive account@stellabelle said, This one is without the spying! (Main reason I got off of Facebook! Are you still letting them spy on you?!)

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Secondly the message tonight is another exciting (albeit vague) news item.

Hive account@whatsup posting an engaging question-letter to Steemit Inc and Steemit's new marketing manager, Hive account@kittyninja, showed up (She is not a sociopath, rest assured.)

_{Read the entire post and comment thread for more details.}

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Could Steemit Inc actually be marketing itself?? With competition in the cryptocurrency social media space rising, Steemit ABSOLUTELY needs to be marketing itself. I can 100% say that my Steem experience has been the most rewarding social media experience I've had up to date, but I do see that Steemit Inc's involvement is sorely lacking on a business/marketing end.

With some cutting edge marketing we all must ask ourselves, could the token surpass even its past high and go upwards of $10?

I sure hope so! And you know I'll be here waiting to find out!

This is the Friday Night Steem recap with Hive account@mountainjewel. Signing off...

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