032. F.N.H.H. An immodest proposal.
Happy Friday whales and minnows,
Ready for another edition of the one and only @BitsTODAY Friday night happy hour? After the rollercoaster ride of jubilation, stress and then near-death of the platform on Tuesday we had to endure (OK, that may be an exaggeration), we think we’re all due for a cocktail or a cold one 🍺. What are you waiting for? We suggest you queue the latest track from the BitClout Boys and @bennyblanco and pop on up to the bar because we’re getting this party started 👇👇👇
Guest cover design by @StarGeezer
Bits on the menu tonight:
BuzzClout: Exclusive look at today’s movers and shakers presented by @bitcloutsignal
Ubiquitous UX Drops: 🚨 BIG 💧 ALERT 🚨
Project in Focus: A new light ‘Flickers’ on in the distance
General Absurdity: Zooming through world records
Diamondhands’ drops 💎
#1 BuzzClout
First things first. In partnership with @bitcloutsignal, here’s an exclusive look at today’s movers and shakers:
#2 Ubiquitous UX Drops: 🚨 BIG 💧 ALERT 🚨
If you thought open-source would be the end of the major drops this week, well, then you might be signed off for the weekend. For those of you who are still here with us, you’ve probably already seen it, but an entirely new and improved sidebar is live on Bitclout.com!
For one, this sidebar expands massively on the info readily available to clouters on who’s hot on the platform at current. Included are top gainers in terms of investments, top community projects based on coin price (holler at @BitsTODAY making the top ten right now 😎) and top dishers of 💎 for the week.
What we’re really blown away by here is the fact that the Bitclout core team partnered with other creator project teams, namely @bitcloupulse and @bithunt on this UX upgrade. That shows an awesome willingness to work directly with the community. Similarly, we tip our caps to @charliehilton, who may well have inspired this drop; he posted a mock-up of what a very similar sidebar could look like note too long ago:
The reaction from the community to this new sidebar is flooding our feeds right now, and it’s overwhelmingly positive as you’d expect. Here’s a quick take from another legend, @paulburke:
Further, as notes @Krassenstein, “This will allow a wider array of creators to be featured, creating more excitement and allowing more users to benefit from recognition on the sidebar.”
There are risks here with this new functionality. Already, there are potential rug-pullers featured in the top daily gainers today, though we won’t name names right now (rolls eyes 🙄)… Getting their account on the leaderboard will indubitably be like throwing gas on a dumpster fire for scammers.
Back to the pros. Above all, this opens up a world of possibility re: the future of Bitclout.com. Perhaps the team is committed to maintaining Bitclout.com’s status as place where many spend time, versus letting new nodes chip away at the share of creator’s attention? Let’s hope this kicks off an arms race with a bunch of nodes, including the OG Bitclout.com, running and gunning to build the best possible experience. We won’t complain 😌😌😌.
That’s it on this for now. Let’s go enjoy the tools. We’ll cover this more deeply in our weekend roundup on Sunday 💪.
#3 Project in Focus: A new light ‘Flickers’ on in the distance
Now that the booze is flowing, let’s spill some tea, too. What’s your #1 gripe with Bitclout? Rug artisans hawking their coin on every street corner? Notifications from 30 days ago making you think a long-lost investor hopped back into your coin? @ASG being more popular than you?
We’re not here to help you with any of those. However… if UI was high on your 💩 list, then we’ve got good news to offer.
Speaking of competitive nodes, there’s a new, super-slick mobile app, built by the one and only @nigeleccles and team, that’s dropping real soon. The value prop? Totally revamp the way you experience Bitclout. Of course, anything @nigeleccles teases drums up big anticipation 🥁🥁🥁:
The release that’s coming down the pike? @flickapp is currently in private beta, and the @BitsTODAY team has had the privilege of taking an exclusive look under the hood. We can confirm… we’re not using Bitclout.com on our phone browsers at all anymore.
As the co-founder of FanDuel, @nigeleccles is no stranger to creating a seamless mobile experience. To build this new Bitclout app, he teamed up with @robuk (also previously a co-founder of FanDuel; undervalued). @nigeleccles also shares that there’s a robust team behind the project beyond himself and @robuk. The vision for Flick was originally to build another sports-focused app, considering the past success of FanDuel. When Bitclout entered the fray in March however, the team decided to pivot. How cool is that?!
@flickapp leverages Bitclout Identity (aka secure af) and functions as its own node (sick). It’s likely that the app won’t support a full-range of functionality right when it rolls out (i.e. it may be more focused on engagement and might not feature investment functionality to start), but we doubt it’ll be long before the team at @flickapp has this thing humming at 100% if not 110% of Bitclout.com functionality. In fact, there’s already some things you can do on @flickapp that you can’t do on Bitclout.com, such as responding to a post with images (GIF reply ftw).
What’s on the menu tonight? Just a cheeky screenshot appetizer. Get it while it’s hot 🥵:
#4 General Absurdity: Zooming through world records
This week in general absurdity? Even though it feels like a distant memory, Tuesday will forever be one for the history books, what with the open-source announcement, thirty minute clout-pocalypse, and some massive whales joining the platform. ICYMI, here’s the recap.
Elsewhere in the history books? Yesterday, we caught wind of the fact that it’s not just individual creators who have been shattering records in the @NachoAverage zoom room (although apparently @SnappedByOZ has been in there for 40+ hours 😵😵😵).
That’s right — now that the zoom has been going for a week plus, apparently the call itself has shattered a previous record for longest zoom room. Nacho-Average, indeed!
What say you, Bitcrew? Should we crowdfund that offish Guiness World Record announcement? @ClayPerryMusic, given the success of your last crowdfund, we’ll let you spearhead this one ;)
Alright, last call for general absurdity? If you’re looking for a nightcap, make sure to go help @CloutCobain get his profile pic tatted on @freemrktcptlst’s bum. You heard that right. The trend pioneered by @connormitchell is here to stay, folks.
Another vintage Friday Night Happy Hour in the books. What was your favorite drink on the menu? Be sure to drop us a comment or holler at us in our discord (here). We’ll see you at the after party, located in the @NachoAverage zoom room 👀🕺🏻
Best,
@BitsTODAY🌐