Re-Cap: Ocean Protocol, DevNTell, and Our North Star

Re-Cap: Ocean Protocol, DevNTell, and Our North Star

I've been struggling to get this update out so I won't waste your time with a rambling intro. On to the updates!

The Current Vision for Re-Public

I drafted a forum post that attempts to answer the question: What is the vision for Re-Public? What is our North Star?

I'd love some discussion on that thread if anyone has follow-up questions or ideas.

Re-Public Overview and Q&A at Ocean DAO Town Hall

OceanDAO granted us an introductory grant to being integrating the Ocean Protocol. DAO members were curious about Re-Public so I joined their town hall last week to give an overview and a Q&A.

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DevNTell at Developer DAO

The incredible Narb over at Developer DAO holds a weekly meetup for devs to show off their projects. He was nice enough to give me a slot to go over our Voting app and you can watch that here:

Town Halls

We have had two town halls since our last update, so here are those as well. I don't expect you all to watch all of these, but I believe in building in the open and sharing as much as we can for those that are interested.

08/12/22

08/19/22

The Future of Advertising

As advocates for data sovreignty and data dignity, we have a potentially strained relationship with advertising. Instead of shying away from it or demonizing it, we're leaning in with fresh ideas to try and re-think it completely. Re-Public style.

My current view of what the future of advertising could look like without being exploitative or coersive, is something like learn-to-earn modules. Allow brands to pay potential customers directly to learn about their product. It's opt-in and all incentives are made clear. No more display ads?

If you want to see how this might look, checkout the learn-to-earn modules in the mobile Coinbase app.

We're in very early talks with a big advertising company about how to pilot this idea or move it forward. If this interests you, get in touch since it's a bit of a sidequest for us at the moment and needs a champion.

Get involved

If you like the direction and vision of Re-Public, consider joining the Discord, subscribing to this blog, and following us on Twitter: @republicdao.

Thanks! Have a good rest of the week!

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