Once again I would like to say thanks for bringing this great news for people who didn't hear about it before (like me)    :-)
Steem has really paved the way a for the whole cryptosphere by literally writing the book on how to bring real world adoption in the world of cryptocurrencies. Not to mention the fact the transaction times on the blockchain are some the fastest out there and that it is totally free. The people are paid back not in dollars but  steem, which allows them to actually have a stake in the ecosystem and not just mere profits. The more stake you have in the in system, the more you work to see it grow. 
That means that not only people posting on the platform are incentivized to add quality content but they are also incentivized to keep doing so from a long term perspective. Bringing into existence a Harmonic growth system.