Is Facebook About to Get ‘Myspaced’ by Next-Gen Social Media?
Social media is a major component of the Internet and has already transformed how humans communicate and interact. Looking to take things to the next level, a few projects are trying to combine social media with the blockchain. Steemit. Blockchain-based social media platform Steemit has gained quite a following in the past few months. The project was....
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Facebook triggered a metaverse-mania after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company was rebranding to Meta. Meta, which is a shortened version of the metaverse, is meant to fit in with the company’s vision going forward. Facebook has been the leading social media platform for a while now and the social media giant plans to […]
I. The flaws of centralized social media platforms & the problems can be solved by their decentralized counterparts Today we use social media applications such as WeChat, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook to transcend spatial/temporal limits and communicate with others, thereby minimizing the time needed for communication or social interaction. However, such centralized social media platforms […]
Bitcoin's been disrupting many industries, and it's about to do the same to social media. Gems has already threatened to revolutionize the instant messaging businesses, by implementing in-app cryptocurrency tokens. Now using the Bitcoin blockchain, Synereo has threatened to do the same to full-featured social media platforms like Facebook, Google Plus, and even Diapsora and Tsu. Synereo has a news feed, friends list, and user groups just like all other social media platforms. Like Facebook, it also contains the ability to promote one's content, extending its organic reach. Unlike Facebook,....
Microtransactions bitcoin startup ChangeTip can now be used on Facebook. Once strictly limited to Twitter and Reddit, ChangeTip users may now exchange bitcoin tips through a more "friendly" platform, and digital currency and social media enthusiasts alike are celebrating the news. According to newly appointed vice-president for product Dan Held, adding Facebook has been on the company's to-do list for quite some time. Held states: "With over 1 billion users, enabling this on Facebook opens up a unique way to bring new people into bitcoin... Facebook is the biggest social media network, so....