Hello Steemit!!!
Late to the party as usual, but happy to finally be writing my first post. My name is Andrew Walls, and I am a computer science student at Kutztown University (PA) currently interested in potential use cases for blockchain technology especially using tokens such as Steemit's SMT (Smart Media Token) launching here soon as well as Ethereum's ERC-20 tokens. I already have several ideas for projects I have been playing with, but believe there are endless possibilities with the potential to disrupt big market players. I want to focus my efforts on developing token-based applications similar to Steemit and DTube using existing blockchain technology. Several of my classmates and I have already begun work on a project aimed at revolutionizing the ride sharing industry using a token based rewards system as opposed to credit cards we have dubbed:
Hitchcoin
The ride share market has exploded in the last few years, but is currently dominated by just a small number of companies using standard technology/payment methods. Our goal is to create a community of riders and drivers who communicate through a mobile app to coordinate carpools using the Coinbase API for payments and also rewarding the drivers with additional "Hitchcoin" crytpo which will basically be SMT or ERC-20 tokens. In one semester, we were able to build a very basic prototype using React Native and AWS resources. We were unable to get very far and didn't begin implementation of the location or blockchain/token based features so we are looking to add people to our team who can help us ramp up development. If are interested in the project or feel you can contribute please message me and we can talk more. We will be documenting the development process on here and DTube periodically so stay tuned for more updates...
Other Ideas
Obviously ride-sharing is only one opportunity these blockchain based tokens will offer to improve current technology. Other areas I believe are ripe for "token takeover" include: Advertisements (Esp Small Webpage), Dating Apps, Delivery Services, E-Commerce, Games, Non-Profit/Charity/Donations, Other Independent Contractor Based Businesses, and the list really just goes on and on...
I would love to here other users ideas using tokens to improve existing technology creating something that's never been seen before. I know the SMT was designed for use with content based sites so it might not work for many of these ideas, but I am hopeful its use can extend beyond just this scope as I would prefer to use it over the ERC-20 tokens. Would love to hear opinions from anyone on which would be best. Thanks for taking the time to read my first post and rest assured that all rewards gained from this and any future posts will be put 100% towards the advancement of these projects so please upvote!!!
A big welcome to the Steemit family Andrew. I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do.
Oh yes I love it so far thanks!
Hi,
This is a lovely introductory post, Thank you for taking the time to write the post and say hello to the community!
I am here to help!
I would encourage you to keep posting and comment on others users content to help make a name for yourself and to get the most out of the platform!
Feel free to comment on my content and I'll up vote your comments! Drop me a follow so you can comment a lot and get a lot of my upvotes!
I have upvoted your post!
Luppers :)
Thanks for the kind words, followed you as well :)
You are welcome, thank you!
Welcome Andrew to the great community of Steemit, better late than never and YESS You are a new Steemian now! I saw your #introduceyourself and its nice to meet you.
Blogging, building and uplifting eachother is what steemit needs and what its all about on this blockchain. The best part is that you could earn money too.💴💸💰
I never blogged before I started but I just do. But always be carefull with all your passwords, Never give those up !!
For safety tips visit https://steemit.com/steem/@verhp11/safety-first-first-aid-kit-for-steemians-who-are-just-beginning-this-great-journey from Our fellow steemy @verhp11. The Steemify App I use is great, it is available in the Appstore and free, go cheque it out. Or read this blog
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I wish you good luck with steeming and I Will See you around🍀
Your value and input is appreciated!
Good luck with your journey and may you find what you are looking for.
Just remember that all good things come in good time and never giving up is they key to big succes on Steemit.
Please vote for a witness to. Also you could join the SteemTerminal Discord.
Or visit @heyhaveyamet #HHYA and My friend @xcountytravelers for more newbies exposure.
Let me know if this was helpfull or you need more help.
Greetings from Brittandjosie from the Netherlands
Appreciate the advice a lot still very green on the platform obviously. I followed you and #xcountytravelers as well thx
Thank you that is highly appreciated
Welcome to Steem! You seem to be a idea man for sure. There is a lot of conversations about crypto here on the blockchain so you will definitely get your fill. We hope you are able to find something interesting here and look forward to seeing what you have to share.
We wanted to let you know, we have given you a 100% upvote, are now following you, and are introducing you to everyone we know. You can visit our post HERE.
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Welcome to Steemit @abwalls!
I wish you much success and hope you find Steemit to be as rewarding and informative as I have.
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Oh yea, I have upvoted you and followed you. Many blessings!
You are great.
Welcome to the steem blockchain, @abwalls! It is great to see new blood, as yourself, joining the community.
There is one project which occured to me today which could help get some grateful notoriety in the community.
A few days ago the Hivemind release has reached witness approval. It is a great resource saver by removing such non-essencial blockchain data such as the follows and tags listings out of RAM and onto disk. This has resulted in huge resource savings yet has meant that the followers/following lists are no longer alphabetically listed but are displayed in a 'last in' to 'first in' display as they are pulled from the blockchain on a time line bases.
If you have a handle on browser add-ons, then you may be able to give users back alphabetical listings by using the Tower API which is further explained in the link below.
https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@emrebeyler/tower-a-rest-api-implementation-on-the-top-of-hivemind
Regardless on which project you decide upon it will be followed, by me, with interest. Delegating you some SPs until you get on your feet.
STEEM On!!!
Hi and welcome here! When I started on steemit, my biggest problem was to find interesting people to interact with. So, to help newcomers getting started I created a directory with other interesting and or talented steemians to follow or interact with. Feel free to check it out at https://www.steemiandir.com I am sure it will help you find like-minded people. Enjoy your stay here and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Welcome abwalls!
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