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4. A new metric: It allows creators to track not only their followers, but also their superfans.
Avery Segal • Making a Living Off 'Likes': The New Influencer Paradigm | Andreessen Horowitz
web2: followers / subscribers
web3: members / owners
Right now, and for the foreseeable future, follower graphs on centralized social networks are a source of significant and enduring value. We see in every dimension of our society how efficiently that influence can be translated into financial, political and cultural gain. So to ask our question another way: Will there be a time when most users’ on-... See more
Brian Flynn • Reputation in Web3: Ships Built on the Great Flood
There is immediate gratification in knowing you selected a creator before their exponential growth, akin to holding bitcoin when it sat at just $1000. It is a form of social currency for young people today, one that carries more weight than the extent of your fandom.
Benjamin Laufer • The Day One Fan
Who seems to have a big following? Who has a reputation as a tastemaker or trendsetter? Who seems to be highly connected or to hold a position of prominence in your industry? Who seems to have a hunger for films, apps, food, or services like yours?
Ryan Holiday • Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
So this new graph isn’t about who you ‘friend’ or follow, but who you attribute, who you support, and who inspires and supports you. Not as social gestures, but inscribed in smart contracts that deliver economic benefits. Not as traffic driven, but as credit given.
Tal Shachar • The Next Social Graph: Splits, Supports and Attributions
Web 2.0 was about social graphs — follows, likes, comments. Web 3.0 is about social + economic graphs — NFTs you buy, projects you invest in, social tokens you earn. Company profiles on Crunchbase are an early example of economic graphs. For most startups, you can see who funded them, how much they received, and when the funding round took place.