Lack of Exposure for Original Content: Many interest board sites prioritize ad-based revenue, which often leads to the promotion of non-original content over unique, creative works. This creates a barrier for original NFT creators trying to gain visibility.
Ineffective Marketing for New NFT Projects: New NFT projects struggle to find an audience without resorting to engagement farming tactics on social media. This limits their potential for organic growth and community building.
Ad-Driven Ecosystem: Current platforms rely heavily on advertisements, resulting in clickbait tactics that compromise content quality and user safety. Users are often directed to unsafe links, detracting from their overall experience.
Inadequate Monetization for Creators: Creators face challenges in monetizing their work fairly due to the dominance of traditional revenue models. This discourages many talented individuals from sharing their creations.
Complex Discovery Processes: Users often find it difficult to discover genuine interests and emerging projects amidst the noise of ad-driven content. This limits their ability to explore and engage with the NFT landscape effectively.
High Transaction Fees: Many blockchain platforms impose significant transaction fees, making micropayments impractical. This can discourage user participation in content pinning and community engagement.
Project Goal: The goal of Glass is to create a decentralized platform that empowers users to discover and showcase NFTs in an engaging and rewarding way. By enabling a permissionless environment for interest boards, we aim to:
Enhance Visibility for Original Content: Provide a space where original NFT creators can gain exposure without relying on traditional ad-based revenue models.
Foster Community Engagement: Encourage users to participate actively in the ecosystem by pinning, voting, and sharing their favorite NFTs, thereby building a vibrant community around creative content.
Leverage Web3 Technologies: Utilize blockchain technology to create a transparent and secure environment for transactions, fostering trust among users and creators.
Simplify NFT Discovery: Streamline the process of discovering new and exciting NFT projects, allowing users to explore interests without the noise of clickbait or ad-driven content.
Project Value: Integrating Glass with BTTC blockchain technology enhances its effectiveness in the NFT space by ensuring decentralized ownership, which fosters trust through transparent and immutable records of content and transactions. This transparency allows users to verify NFT authenticity and encourages fair compensation for creators through low-cost micropayments.
Smart contracts facilitate community-driven pinning and ranking, promoting original content over clickbait. Additionally, the decentralized structure provides enhanced security against fraud, while enabling connections with other platforms for broader reach.
By empowering users to engage in decision-making and creating unique incentive structures for participation, Glass fosters a vibrant ecosystem for NFT discovery. Overall, this integration creates a more equitable and engaging environment for creators and collectors.
Project Test Instructions:
Open the Glassboard App and click Create new Glassboard.
Upload images in supported formats, set a title, and name your Glasspins.
Images are uploaded to IPFS via Pinata SDK; wait for upload confirmation.
Click Publish Glassboard to create Glasspins and confirm on the BTTC blockchain.
To vote, go to My Dashboard or Explore, select a Glasspin, and click Vote (one vote per Glasspin).
To pin a Glasspin, click Pin Glasspin, select your board, and confirm payment (1/3rd to the board creator and rest to to the Glasspin owner , but free for now).
View and sort Glassboards by Sort Pins, Sort Votes in the Home section.
Initial Phase : Complete the foundational development of application contracts using Solidity, ERC721, and Hardhat. This will involve testing core functionalities and ensuring compliance with standards.
Development Phase : Finalize the front-end application, utilizing technologies such as Next.js, Tailwind . Users will have access to a user-friendly interface for creating and managing their boards.
Integration Phase : Integrate the Pinata SDK for seamless image uploads to IPFS, ensuring that all images are stored securely and are easily accessible.
Deployment Phase : Deploy the application contracts to the BTTC Testnet, allowing users to interact with the platform and start creating boards and pinning NFTs.
Testing Phase : Launch a beta version of the Glass platform for user testing, gathering feedback to refine the user experience and address any issues.
Final Adjustments: Integrate payments options in multiple tokens , add pinning fees and notifications , also deploy the product on main-net , add more features and implement any necessary adjustments based on user feedback and prepare for the official launch.
Welcome to the hackathon session 7
After reading your project, I am convinced that this is going to bring relief to artists struggling to establish presence in the Tron community. Where I will question your approach is on:
The method you will use to help new NFT projects build a community without them relying on the old fashioned social media engagement farming?
What strategy have you designed to encourage long term engagement from the community?
How do you plan to encourage users to pin, vote, and share favourite NFTs to help build a strong community that will give maximum visibility to the NFT?
Welcome to the Hackathon of season 7, I laugh when I see you use that photo of Leonardo Dicaprio laughing as you’re profile pic, I have read everything in you’re project and I will like to know so please tell me are you going to be using educational content to help bring new users onboard, thank you
hey @Chizz We’ll help new NFT projects build community by using features like voting and pinning, so they can connect directly with users instead of relying on social media. To encourage long-term engagement, we’ll offer rewards for participation and host fun events, ensuring everyone feels valued and part of the community.
Hey @Youngyuppie
Thanks for having us! To encourage users to pin, vote, and share their favorite NFTs, we’ll create a fun rewards system. Users will earn points or incentives for their interactions, making it more engaging. We’ll also highlight top contributors and feature popular NFTs, so users feel a sense of ownership and pride in promoting what they love. This way, we build a lively community that naturally boosts visibility for NFTs!
Haha, glad you enjoyed the pic @ines_valerie ! Yes, we definitely plan to use educational content to onboard new users. We’ll provide guides, tutorials, and engaging resources to help them understand NFTs and how to use the Glass platform. This way, we can empower newcomers and make the whole experience smoother and more enjoyable. Thanks for the question!
Welcome to Hackathon Season 7, after a careful read I see this aims to establish a decentralized platform for NFT discovery and engagement, addressing several key issues faced by NFT creators and users.
How will the team handle content moderation and ensure that original creators receive the recognition they deserve?
The voting on the Glass platform is pretty straightforward and designed to keep things fair. Each user gets to cast one vote for each Glasspin, which helps ensure a variety of opinions are represented.
When you find a Glasspin you like, you can simply click the vote button, and that adds to its vote count. If you change your mind, there’s also a way to downvote it, so you can adjust your feedback as needed.
Voting is open all the time—there aren’t any set days or times for it. You can vote whenever you see something that catches your eye. This way, creators get real-time feedback, which helps them understand what people really like.
Does that help clarify things? Let me know if you have more questions!
Thanks for the warm welcome! To address content moderation and ensure that original creators get the recognition they deserve, the team has a few strategies in mind:
Community-Based Voting: The platform will incorporate a voting system where users can vote for their favorite content. This helps highlight original works and gives them more visibility, while also pushing down any lower-quality or duplicate content.
Creator Verification: We’re considering implementing a verification process for creators. By allowing them to link to their social profiles or previous works, we can establish authenticity and provide badges to verified creators, boosting their credibility.
Reporting Mechanisms: Users will have the ability to report content that they believe is plagiarized or misleading. This feedback can be reviewed by the community or a moderation team to ensure that original creators are protected.
Smart Contracts for Attribution: By using smart contracts, we can ensure that ownership is clearly established and that original creators are properly credited and compensated for their work.
These measures aim to create a fair environment where original creators can thrive and receive the recognition they deserve.
How does that sound to you? let me know
Dear @snarky
please answer this …
What inspired the creation of the Glass project, and how does it redefine traditional notions of artistry in the digital space?
regards
Yes it help me understand how the voting works in your platform. Thank you for explaining this. Look forward to see your project succeed. Good luck to you
: Complete the foundational development of application contracts using Solidity, ERC721, and Hardhat. This will involve testing core functionalities and ensuring compliance with standards.
