I've always been jealous of those Steem community groups that post their meet ups and hip hangouts. I look longingly at my feed, wishing I could be a cool kid too. I visualized a group of tech-savvy, digital freedom fighters with matching leather jackets and secret handshakes.
Invisible ink. Decoder rings. Maybe we'd learn to communicate in a home-brewed mix of Dothraki, Klingon, and Orcish. There would be blood oaths and maybe even a collective tattoo mural.
And then SteemFest comes along. Great. Now I get to watch everyone post about their international, globe-trotting adventures while I'm stuck staring at the pale glow of my computer monitor, it's flickering luminescence the only companionship in a cold and unforgiving world.
But wait! What's this?
There's a Steem Community Group in San Francisco?! That's not too far away. Maybe a 1.5 to 2 hour drive. Done deal, man. This is happening.
So a couple of days ago, I hopped in a car with my family, and we blasted the radio on our way to SF. They slowed the car down and pushed me out in front of a brick building. It was crisp and cool. I put on my sweater and shouldered my backpack. While the wife and kids sped away to their destiny in Chinatown, I entered the office complex known as Starfish Mission.
Yeah, you heard me right. This place is called Starfish Mission. Like aquatic aliens from outer space. Or a secret organization of telepathic hippies that mind-control society into leaving the baby seals alone. But in this case, the term apparently refers to a "...pioneering hub for the blockchain community".
I'll say this. These Starfish Mission folk have got a cool crib. It was hip, modern, and had all the trappings one normally associates with a trendy tech company in San Francisco. There was a sitting area, a kitchen, plenty of offices for shared blockchain ventures, and a large area in the middle for presentations and speaking engagements.
I quickly noticed that the Steem event was only one of many different events being hosted from this location. But even more importantly, there was free food. And drinks. And food. And it was free. To eat.
I casually power-walked my way to the food, and that's where I came face to face with the man of the hour, Mr. Sida Wang. What's special about Sida? He and his team have collectively produced a beautiful contribution to the Steem ecosystem: the Partiko mobile app.
I had started using the app on my iPhone the month before, and I found myself utilizing it more and more. I have no idea how Steemians lived without it. I'm sure there are those who now refer to their time on Earth as B.P. (Before Partiko) and A.P (After Partiko).
Posting, upvoting, and commenting with a clean, user-friendly app that just works. That's Partiko.
And they take zero from your author rewards. Nada. Nothing. You get all the benefits of their development, and there's no downside.
I was excited to hear that the Partiko team was investing their time and resources into growing the San Francisco Steem Community.
Sida gave a great presentation. Answered questions. He even talked about Steem Monsters! Gotta love that.
After the Q and A, most of the crowd dispersed. I stuck around to chat it up with the Partiko team. Great guys, all of them. We picked each other's brains, and I think we were all excited by the prospect of Partiko and Steem Monsters joining forces to increase Steem adoption on the west coast.
Afterwards, I touched base with @yabapmatt and @aggroed and the other SM team members. The support was unanimous, and it was quickly decided that Steem Monsters would assist with taking the SF Steem Community to new heights. We'll probably start off with Steem Monsters promo cards for new users who are looking for a quick and easy onboard experience to their new Steem account (and a starter set full of digital, collectible cards)!
So to sum it all up, the event was awesome. Met some great people, enjoyed the atmosphere, and had a good time. I'm really looking forward to future meet-ups. Speaking of which, I just received an email notification letting me know that these events will be held WEEKLY. Holy crap.
That's ambitious.
But hey, if you're gonna do something, go all the way, right?
So let's get this show on the road.
This is a group effort, people. Partiko is doing all the heavy lifting. The rest of us can pick up the slack. Hell, it really just boils down to showing up.
Here's a bunch of useful links for those who are interested in participating or learning more:
SF Steem Community Meetup Events -
https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Steemit-Community/
SF Steem Community Telegram -
https://t.me/steemitsf
Starfish Mission -
https://www.starfish.network/
Partiko Website (download their app!) -
https://partiko.app/
Partiko on Steem (follow them) -
@partiko
Steem Monsters Website (I'll bring Monster Fun to the meetings!) -
https://steemmonsters.com
Are you ready? California is about to be ground zero for a Steemplosion of epic scale. Don't miss out!
See you at the next meet-up!
The next meetup is in November 1st, I might join. Glad to see that a local Steem community exists.
See you there!
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Haha, nice meeting you :)
You too! I’ll look for you in the Steem Monsters game!
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Haha please look for me
I just lost a couple rounds yesterday too
(Sad face)
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What team do you play? Earth? Water? Life?
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Water and my water team sucks
Need some upgrade
I am working on it
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Haha how many phones do you have.
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Two
Haha
Nice observation
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Sent you a few Water cards I had extra. Go win some battles!
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Omg thank you!! Big thanks!!
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Together, let's change the world 💪
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The WORLD!!! And the MOON!!!
Let’s high five the universe while accumulating Partiko points!
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Hahaha that's right and we change this by helping each other if we works to gether we change this world change this community and see happiness everywere ........ great post like it
You got it! Great things can be achieved by working together. Thanks for the feedback!
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very good post.
Why is it a good post?
Thanks!
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Am with you in sprit guys.
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Excellent! We will keep an eye out for your ghost form.
Buen post 😀
Thanks! 🤪
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I upvoted your post.
Keep steeming for a better tomorrow.
@Acknowledgement - God Bless
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Thanks!
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Steem is really interesting for me, although i´m a beginner, it seems to be the best i signed up since the last years
Very cool. Glad to have you here!
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It's good to have this done all over the world
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Definitely! Let’s do it!
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Steem Monster :)
Exactly!
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Thank you for posting this! Because of this I downloaded the @partiko app and it really is amazing😃 now I can post on the go and get notefications straight to my phone instead of having to check my PC every hour👍🏼
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I know! It makes things so much easier!
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Love that I can even see my current upvote power and choose how much I want to use!
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I did as well, because of this post. Yeah thanks..
Nice! We are Partiko buddies now!
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😂 😂 You made my day and have got a new fan. I saw pictures of you guys from a Chinese group, and was wondering how the free food looked like. Now I see it. Loved SF and its startup scene. Best wishes on the Steemplosion there! SF ~ SteemFlame :)
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SF is aight, strong startup scene but it also has a lionshare of problems.
I guess you know better than me. :) I only stayed there for a short period.
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Thanks! It’s all about the free food.
I like your username.
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:D Thanks! It’s all about the spirit.
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赞了
🎉
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Is there any video the event so that we can see that too?
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If it's not you, I wouldn't make it
I completed the TASK and got a booster pack, then the next task is earth, and I got another booster pack.......
I am so happy
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Yay! 😃
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This is great! I am definitely up for hosting a Steemit meetup event in Alberta Canada where I am. I would LOVE to connect with more Steemians like this. Thanks for sharing your experience @nataguila
@nateaguila !! That was great meeting you in the event! I have improved my steem monsters quite a bit! Look forward to making my team stronger! :) See you around!
That’s great! 3 more days before the season ends! Go Go GO! Get them league rewards!
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Working on it!! :) I should be able to reach 3 packs I think.. :)
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I'm a bit late, but now I finally know what Partiko is! Thank you! I'm slow but I am catching up! Thank you. Peace.
Hmmm I want a meet up also here in den heague Holland I'm gonna search for it maybe try to host it. Just talk crypto. 😁
Soooooo man I missed this!!!!!!!!!
I never knew we had a bunch or SF steemians out here!!!
Glad to see a meetup group starting in NorCal! I've been working on growing the SoCal steemit community with @socalsteemit. I've had quite a few Nor Cal people ask about a NorCal group. Before I just said they should start one (easier said than done, trust me I know), but now I can tell them about SF Steem!
That’s cool! We should have a joint group event at some point!
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Most definitely!! We're still a fairly small group, but we're growing! And we're doing at least 1 meetup every month (props for trying to do one a week that's a lot!) plus a bunch of other fun stuff like contests and live voice chats on Discord. So... I've made sure I'm following you, but is there any other spot I should watch to keep up with SF Steem? I didn't see a @SFsteem account? I'll definitely look you guys up on Meetup.com. We got @socalsteemit on meetup.com too. Are you guys on Discord?