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### You don't want to read 22 pages do ya?  Read this in Regular Person Language LOL.  

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### Official Link right to the Steem Roadmap 2017 paper : 

####  https://steem.io/2017roadmap.pdf

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There are a few threads going now for discussion on the issues and changes and today I have a massive headache but this is important to the Steemit Community and Eco System so I wanted to open this up on my page also.  

We all have different interests and followers and friends on here so posts about the Roadmap here that contain the links to it, some info and some discussion will all be valuable in spreading the word and content and ideas around.  

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### New Logo and Branding coming: 

- to differentiate the blockchain from other parts of the site/platform 

### Revamping of Steemit platform Awards and Recognition Milestones, Achievements, etc.  

###  Free Image Hosting coming 

-  People have been asking for this en masse for months now - so that images are embedded into the site - doing away with the harder process of simply embedding links and using them offsite as images stored.  ( drag-and-drop any image on their computer into any post or comment. )

### Mobile Notifications and Updated User / Status Bar. 

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###  The official @Steemit Account - Assets de-Centralized:

- A lot of comments have been made about this one account and what the account could or should be used for with it holding about ~41% or so of the entire Steem currency.  It will be gradually diverted and divested into other projects to promote and develop the platform.  

Hopefully this will be used to address some of the concerns of the power held by one account and it is nice to see some of the concerns addressed, and move the platform forward

### Streamlining Processes to assist New Users and Developers. 

- Gamification, User Onboarding Improvements, and Feature Discoverability to make the signup and new user process and startup easier and remove some of the crypto/blockchain barriers to new users.  

### The introduction of Communities:

- A way to diversify content and brand/make/organize some varying content and "communities" which people are used to seeing on other SM sites like Fascistbook/Reddit.   Many people have asked for this on discussions here. 

My only concern for this is that some people will continue to move away from the GENERAL 1 large community/common space and cluster elsewhere and disappear many users from view.  Humans can be like this and online, it is no different.  

### User Retention rewards, incentives and notifications:

- Retention of users has been a big problem on the platform for many reasons, most usually the concerns seem to be over the unfair balance of power and thus what and who gets rewarded on the site -- and the complications of the crypto/blockchain processes and feel of the site at times to non-crypto people.  

### Reward Sharing/Splitting  across other sites on the internet: 

- The idea seems to be this will help with collaboration and team based posting. It will also mean big changes for things like profit sharing on new apps being developed.  

### Steem Login across other SM sites or pages: 

 - Like many other sites (think about using your Reddit, Twitter or Facebook login) - it can be used to drive  traffic back to the Steemit site and onboard new users and the like.  

### Fabric Multi Chain System:

 - This could be a big feature to add elements, features and people to one of the most interesting blockchains already in existence and have the other "side" chains working parallel with or behind the scenes together in a redesigned architecture

### Optimising the Developer Experience :

- Through developer.steem.io   -- this should help to build and progress Steemit platform as a whole. 

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### Well, that is it, and I did all this with a wicked bad headache that I get at times.

# What are your thoughts???  

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