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The Next Big Social Media Network Will Be On the Blockchain. Nader Al-Naji Tells Us Why.

Name: The Next Big Social Media Network Will Be On the Blockchain. Nader Al-Naji Tells Us Why.
Uploaded: 2022-07-05T21:32:22.051Z
Duration: 1 h 10 min 50 s
Description: Nader Al-Naji explains how the Deso blockchain enables a decentralized social network where all content and user data are open, unlike Facebook/Twitter which monopolize their databases. BitClout was the first app on Deso, but over 100 apps (e.g., DiamondApp, Polygram, Cloutfeed) now run on the same open data.

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TL;DR

Nader Al-Naji explains how the Deso blockchain enables a decentralized social network where all content and user data are open, unlike Facebook/Twitter which monopolize their databases. BitClout was the first app on Deso, but over 100 apps (e.g., DiamondApp, Polygram, Cloutfeed) now run on the same open data.

Key insights

Deso is a blockchain purpose-built for storing and indexing social-media posts, photos, and videos—functionality that Bitcoin and Ethereum cannot handle efficiently.
BitClout’s initial growth hack: it scraped Twitter to pre-create profiles with a “piggy bank” of coin value, enticing users to claim their account.
The open database model allows any developer to build apps on the same social graph and content pool, enabling rapid iteration (e.g., DiamondApp and Cloutfeed surpassed BitClout’s popularity within we

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