Social Media Gems
There's an old saying about companies like Whatsapp: "If the product is free, you are the product." While Whatsapp's services appear to be free, you pay for it in privacy and convenience, with the information you yield for advertising purposes, and the annoying ads themselves. Every person you invite to the Whatsapp network makes them a measurable amount....
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A new social messaging app is aiming to disrupt the established social media business model through the power of crypto 2.0 technology. If big social media companies make money by monetizing data, the Gem project asks, shouldn't users also profit from the service? Launching today at Inside Bitcoins Tel Aviv, Gems is seeking to uncover whether consumers can be compelled to change the way they view their relationship with social media, and in the process, embrace cryptocurrency. Though lofty in its ideals, lead developer Daniel Peled told CoinDesk that users should find the Gems social....
Originally covered here, Gems is like any other social messenger app, except with a twist. Integrated with Gems is a wallet, that users automatically get. Also Gems is encrypted, ensuring better privacy just like using cryptocurrency for your financial transactions. A: Gems is a Social Messenger integrated with next generation bitcoin technology. Gems offers a WhatsApp style mobile experience with fully encrypted and private messaging, and a built in wallet. Our new introductory video is now live and gives an simple overview of how Gems works: http://vimeo.com/106725097 A: The gems....
Gems wants to disrupt social networking like Bitcoin revolutionized the definition of currency. Gems is a forthcoming social platform that wants to become the "Bitcoin of social networks." Gems plans to achieve this revolution by distributing advertising revenue to users rather than centralized corporations. Moreover, Gems offers users the ability to encrypt their messages to ensure they remain private. Gems launched its cryptocurrency crowdsale on December 1. Also read: Nxtty Releases Encrypted Messaging App for Android Phones. Gems Presale Launches with Goal of Taking Crypto Mainstream.....
GEMS, the prospective social network looking to be the "Bitcoin of social networks" announced today that they will be utilizing the open-source Telegram app for its Android platform. Upon launch, GEMS users will be able to message users using the Telegram app or users utilizing any third-party messaging apps built on Telegram. Also read: Gems Seeks to Become the Bitcoin of Social Networks. What is Telegram? Telegram is an encrypted chat offers major privacy features for those interested, such as secret chats with self-destruct options. They also allow for enormous group chats of up to 200....
Gems wants to disrupt social networking like Bitcoin revolutionized the definition of currency. In the digital age, social networking plays a central role in most people's personal and professional lives. While social networks offer users convenience, they also allow corporations to mine user data and reap immense profits. More troubling is that government can use these networks to spy on their citizens. Gems is a new cryptocurrency-based project that hopes to disrupt social networking like Bitcoin disrupted currency by returning control of the network to users and bringing "cryptocurrency....