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1. Access is everything when you’re just getting started

If you’ve been following me and Messari for a while, you know I’m bullish on token-powered information curation. The v1 token-curated registry primitive had some flaws, but in general, curation markets could replace centralized, ad-driven algorithms, improve credentialing and social signaling, reduce low-value redundant work, and crowd-fund high-va... See more

The personalized “world” of your News Feed is shaped heavily by your choices and actions. It is made up primarily of content from the friends and family you choose to connect to on the platform, the Pages you choose to follow, and the Groups you choose to join. Ranking is then the process of using algorithms to order that content.

And Facebook’s goal here is only to test its own hypothesis — that a standalone, community-based predictions app that rewards a participatory audience with social credit will surface insightful voices and thoughtful discussions.

Centralized companies own our data and can use that data to inform or optimize their platform for engagement. But no entity or person owns the data at decentralized companies.  Decentralized companies achieve this by using smart contracts, or programs stored on a blockchain that run when predetermined conditions are met. These smart contracts ... See more

In its variety, the Substack corpus resembles the blogosphere. It is produced by a mix of career journalists, bloggers, specialists, novelists, hobbyists, dabblers, and white-collar professionals looking to plump up their personal brands. The company has tried to recruit high-profile writers, offering (to a select few) health-care stipends, design ... See more