It looks like it was a great time for me to join the Steem!
I wish I had joined a couple weeks or month earlier when my friend started telling me about it, but that's okay. There is no time like the present!
Who knows, maybe next year my earnings from Steemit can pay for my trip to SteemFest 3! If not, that's okay...I'll host a local meetup instead.
Hope there are more updates and improvements rolling out over the next 5 days! Keep us posted!
Thx