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Happy Friday, cloutizens!
Welcome to another edition of theĀ @BitsTODAYĀ Friday Night Happy Hour š»! We invite you to bring some friends, get settled in, grab a drink of your choice, and pony up for the latest and greatest from the cloutiverse š¤ .
Even if this week was disheartening at times with the $clout price decline, we feel some good, organic energy percolating amongst OGs and newbies alike:
Shoutout to the homiesĀ @100Ā andĀ @shubhangā¦ couldnāt agree more! Before we get cookin, letās set the vibe with some tunes. Tonight the Dj ripping āListen to meā byĀ @mp3Ā featuringĀ @clayperrymusic, and itās a mf bop š¶
Bits on the menu tonight:
BuzzClout:Ā Exclusive updates fromĀ @bitcloutsignalĀ andĀ @bithuntĀ ā”ļø
Ubiquitous UX drops:Ā š notifs are back + postgres progress š
Role call: new cloutersā¦ on the core team?
Gas on the fire ā½š„:Ā Oscar award-winning actress ā clouter? š
General absurdity:Ā BTFD Fridays! šš
Diamondhandsā drops š
#1 BuzzClout
Alrighty,Ā @bitcloutsignalĀ has the first round coming right up for us. Letās see who made the movers and shakers list today šŗ:
Second beerās onĀ @bithunt! What community projects were making moves today? Oh, @BitsTODAY is on there? Nice :) ā¦ and thanksĀ @CreatorFundĀ ā¤
#2 Ubiquitous UX drops:Ā š notifs are back + postgres progress š
In case it's still unclear from all our simping,Ā @LazyNinaĀ is our current fav dev on the core BitClout team. And they solidified their standing even more yesterday by pushing an update the community had been clamoring for, namely updating diamond notifications so they once again reference the posts to which the š were awarded. This had previously been the case, but diamonds made the switch from paid in creator coin to paid directly in $clout, things changed on us. Now we can once again see which posts of ours diamonds are flowing in on. Thx so much, LN š¤:
Looks like itās been a buz-y rather than lazy week for @LazyNina. This latest update comes on the heels of them already shipping the new tutorial function, which we covered inĀ edition 077 on Wednesday.
Elsewhere in the dev world on BitClout? The community has been busy as ever. First, as a reminder re: the recent implementation of Postgres into BitClout,Ā @maebeamĀ elucidated the importance and value of this update for us earlier this week, stating (for post, seeĀ here):
All data stored on chain is now an order of magnitude easier to query.
Now that the functionality is live,Ā @tijnĀ is stepping up to get more devs on BitClout access to and support in using Postgres. Yesterday, he launched an NFT that doubles as an access key to a BitClout x Postgres database, as well as to personal support over a dedicated discord channel:
If youāre interested in a more concrete example of what Postgres can do for you and BitClout ā¦ wellā¦ @tijn has us covered on that front too š:
Beyond Postgres, what else have community devs on BitClout been up to? Looks likeĀ @ItsAdityaĀ andĀ @DharmeshĀ cooked up something cool yesterday:
Whatās the news here in laymanās terms? Earlier this week,Ā Dharmesh Shah put out a call and a 0.1 $dharmesh coin incentive to anyone who could spin up a simple Python app that letās users log-in securely and post to BitClout.
@ItsAditya was the dev who leaped into action and aced this test, earning him a handsome slice of $dharmesh coin in the process.
As noted in the above post, $dharmeshās intention here wasnāt just to build a simple Python app for BitClout, but to stimulate more development in general by providing other devs with examples of code for BitClout in other coding languages (like Python). Over time, ideally weāll have a vibrant database of sample code for BitClout inĀ countlessĀ coding languagesā¦ which will help more nerds build incredible stuff more easily āØ.
#3 Role call: new cloutersā¦ on the core team?
On Wednesday, we were pleased to get acquainted with some new faces on BitClout who allege to be working with the core team to help with things ranging from marketing to dev work šŖ. While our edition 077 had already gone to print that night, now that we are all gathered together for this Happy Hour, what say you we give them all a warm introduction!
First, thereāsĀ @FastFreddie, a pseudonymous BitClout OG whose mission will be accelerating the proverbial gas on the fire ā½š„ thatĀ @diamondhandsĀ originally alluded to inĀ his FAQ. The gas on the fire stage weāre now in marks a turning point in the BitClout roadmap, with focus shifting purely from development of the blockchain to include a bigger marketing push as well:
Welcome, @FastFreddie! We canāt wait to see what happens when the fire starts to burn ā¦ and it starts to spread ā¦ š¶.
More new faces that weād like to cordially invite over to the @BitsTODAY table? Well, ifĀ @LazyNinaĀ vouches for someone, theyāre a winner in our book:
It appearsĀ @zordonĀ will be helping out on the dev front, as their bio notes they are a BitClout buidler š§±šļø. Canāt wait to see the first update they push, although itās possible theyāll also be a bit more behind the scenes. TBD!
Any other team announcements we missed? Make sure to let us know so we can have emā over to our next Happy Hour. Keep your eyes out for these new stars and all theyāre up to on BitClout. To @FastFreddie + @zordon ā thanks for being here, godspeed, and let us know how we can help šš.
#4 Gas on the fire ā½š„: Oscar award-winning actressĀ āĀ clouter?Ā š
Speaking of gas on the fire, itās no secret that @diamondhands and co have, since the inception of BitClout, targeted high-profile individuals joining the platform as a way to drive excitement and increase adoption. Reserving 15,000 profiles for top Twitter accounts was the original step to attract top creators, making it easier for them to claim valuable domains. Now, it looks like one such high-profile and high-signal individual may be joining BitClout imminently ā Earlier today, enterprising clouters noticed that for what we think is the first time since launch, the core team added a new reserved profile to BitClout āĀ @ReeseW.
Reese Witherspoon commands an impressive ~3M followers on Twitter. If the 2006 Oscar award-winning best actress were to join BitClout, sheād join the venerable ranks of creators likeĀ @bellathorneĀ as one of the most popular personalities on BitClout with a fan base thatās predominantly comprised of non-crypto natives. For BitClout to reach the scale weāre all hopeful it will, weāll have to get folks who are only starting to get into crypto (or who even have little interest in crypto at all) excited about the social network š£š¤ļø.
Additions like the tutorial on bitclout.com and the $10 $clout incentive to join are important stepping stones to a more comprehensible and attractive onboarding experience for new creators. Top-of-funnel signals to get people in the door itself are crucial too however š šŖ. At this point, the @ReeseW addition is a developing situation weāre all still tracking, but could portend a busy weekend or beginning to September š. Hopefully it represents the first of many celebrities and influencers joining BitClout and letting the general public know about whatās possible on the platform. Of course, teams likeĀ @highkeyĀ have already been hard at work onboarding folks on their own, with another notable addition from their side today, namelyĀ @ktmurch!
Notably, there will also be questions the @ReeseW profile addition raises about how this change was executed. @tijn let us know that it doesnāt appear to have required any protocol level changes. Still as to why this profile had to be added and wasnāt included in the initial reserve list ā¦ ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
#5 General absurdity: BTFD Fridays! šš
Ok fine. Some of the bullish action might have already happened yesterday. Still, we like the ring of āBuy the f*cking dip Fridaysā! What are we talking about? Well, @diamondhands turned some heads yesterday by apeing another $25k into a couple of stellar creators:
While dadās allocation strategy these days tends to focus on creators with substantial royalties from NFTs flowing back into their coins, his example has ā from our anecdotal vantage point ā led to a shift from significant creator coin sales earlier this week back into the green, with buy-side action picking up steam again since yesterday.
As suchā¦ seems like a good idea to get into some great creator coins, eh?Ā @nvoĀ (writing this section) dropped 2 $clout into a few of his fav creators earlier today. Whoās next? Letās make it rain $clout in this Happy Hour š§ļø.
Nor is this all about making money. If you recall your first few hours or days on the platform and your first investments, itās about FUN. The amazingĀ @coolman_coffeedanĀ (followed by Barack Obama on Twitter FYI), who received one of the @diamondhands creator coin buys, reminded us of this nicely in a response to the original šš post š¤ŖšŖ:
That does it for us today. How we all feelinā? Did yāall have a nice time tonight? Let us know how we did in comments on our BitClout posts or on this Medium article :). Get home safe and weāll c u Sunday or Monday āļø.
We appreciate you,
@BitsTODAY
PS. Buy the dip watch it rip. š