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<h2> How Do I Surf the Blockchain? </h2>

For this blockchain brain teaser, coders (amateur to expert) will be tasked with drawing data from a Steem API and visualizing it in a creative way. There are lots of API's to draw from to get a pulse (extract data) from the Steem blockchain including Steemit's API located right here -`https://api.steemit.com`

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<h2> Contest </h2>


For this special **week-long** exercise you will be tasked with extracting data and making sense of the madness! You can organize it in a spreadsheet, or visualize it in a data-powered diagram. As an example, take a look at @arcange's [Steem SQL](https://steemit.com/steemit/@arcange/steemsql-com-how-to-create-a-steem-analytic-report-with-microsoft-excel), where you can query the blockchain for different kinds of operations and attributes and load them into an excel spreadsheet. 

To get some creative ideas flowing - here are some example operations and attributes that might be interesting to visualize: *upvote patterns, comments,  tags, timestamps, word counts,  payouts, resteems, reputation, and flags.*


<h2> Upvote Rewards </h2>

Our curation team (led by @fingersik for this exercise) will browse the comment section of this post looking for unique and thoughtful entries. Extra consideration will be given to open-source submissions! Please consider submitting your entry to @utopian-io (using the #analysis tag). **Share your entry in the comment section, below.** 

**Deadline:** January 2nd @ 10:00AM EST

* **First Place** = 75% @sndbox post upvote
* **Second Place** = 50%
* **Third Place** = 25%

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<h2> Have a Tutorial?</h2>

Please feel free to share your favorite tutorials or tutorial accounts in the comment section below. We (@sndbox) have received a lot of interest in hosting more educational and code friendly contests. This week we're kicking off with something accessible and newb-friendly. If you have suggestions for resources or ideas for future weeks, suggest away! We'll update this resource list as the week progresses:

* **Explore Steem Tutorials** by @codewithsam - *newcomer friendly with easy steps to follow.*

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