A quick update on Narrative ICO to date:

We're pleased to say that response to private pre-sale has been great.  Pre-sale is at capacity and even the waitlist has been closed.  Now we are moving towards the public sale on February 13th.  Over half of all available NRV is reserved for the public.  Details are at https://tokensale.narrative.network

In other news, our first Alpha on Niches will be available to NRV holders March 22nd.  https://blog.narrative.network/announcing-chaucer-1e47311d93fc

We are opening up more opportunities for public sale buyers by lowering maximums.  https://blog.narrative.network/public-sale-update-305ae19fdf88

And definitely, check out the new explainer video on YouTube.  https://youtu.be/vMtjAmAVfYc

KYC [Know Your Customer]  is open for registration at  https://tokensale.narrative.network/register

If you want to check out things in real time, there's telegram:  https://t.me/narrativenetwork

Come and say hello ....

Well, nothing in this world is a slam dunk.  Death & taxes are certain but not a slam dunk!!

I think you look at the scope of the project and how many hundreds of millions of people and the dozens of language groups who can benefit.  The "value"  inside that economy is the millions of hours or writing, reading and reacting to "content"  --  the one product we know is endlessly produced and consumed on the internet.  Even a sliver of that is huge.

OK -- now let's bring in blockchain to launch a currency for that value that crosses borders and is indefinitely divisible and moveable according to  smart contracts.  While we're at it, let's reorient the economy away from paying off advertisers who want our attention, demographics, $$ -- but not really our best interests. Reorient that economy toward one where revenue flows primarily among the community.  Imagine for a moment what social media is like when we are all "influencers" and we all measure our participation by its effect on our reputation.  There's a whole new economy in play when we all have a stake.

Last -- and this is no small thing  -- this is a project that runs on crypto but doesn't require you to use or even know what crypto is.  We remember when the internet was arcane commands suitable only for computer nerds.   We saw how it exploded when people figured out it was for everyone.  We figured out that blockchain is for everyone but it doesn't require you to go full-on crypto-savvy.  We're designing Narrative for everyone -- not just the crypto savvy.  If fiat currency is what you know, then Narrative is the place to go.

Slam Dunk? No.  But Narrative already has behind it a track record of building successful social media content.  We have the technology on the shelf.  What we need through an ICO is to build out the blockchain architecture to handle the new content economy.

So the short answer is if you want to be part of something really, really big, NRV coins are a great way to start.

I just saw that today.  Needless to say, I think he "gets" Narrative.   His general rules for choosing an ICO  are right on target too.  100% Common sense.

https://tokensale.narrative.network/

Public Pre-Sale   Feb 7, 2018 5:00 PM UTC to   Feb 14, 2018 9:00 PM UTC
Token Sale     Feb 15, 2018 5:00 PM UTC  to   Mar 22, 2018 9:00 PM UTC

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Thanks Jumping -  I'm always curious which parts struck home most with you.  We're also also game on hearing how you would see the existing social media dynamics change.  That is, in addition to reputable writers, moderators and niche owners get a proper share of the platform revenue.  We don't just want remunerate people, we want to build a better social media platform through the Narrative content economy.

For example, how in your view will things look different  [work differently] when 85% of revenue circles back to users?

The short answer is no activity = no reputation = no cash.  Community members also will have ways to let trolls fade off the bottom of the feeds.  In fact, designing the "starve the trolls"  part of the new content economy is one of my favorite parts to think about. 

 

= made my day.  Highest of praise.   

RE:  Elected mods... that is a dope concept.  And firing they asses too

There are a couple of really low-tech concepts behind Narrative.  Reputation & transparency.  The new tech is using blockchain to build them into a social media economy.

Just the normal stuff.  Email, country of residence (some are excluded)  and TOS.

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No blood samples or genetic testing required

I think you're right.  The Founder perk IS a big deal.  There's a longer article about it at https://blog.narrative.network/founder-status-9a4d7ea4d539.

Number 1 and 2  are a strong incentive to maximize your earning opportunities within Narrative.  We think that the ability to "own"  and expand certain subject areas (Niches) will be valuable.  In time, with a large community,  these spaces will command a premium.  Having first dibs on establishing one could be big.  Add to it the 10% activity bonus, and you could see some real revenue flow.  There will be limits to how many niches you can claim  (based on reputation & capacity as well as simple numbers) but we anticipate that 'first dibs' alone will make the purchase worthwhile.  

Number 3 may be what drives a number of people toward Founder status.  Getting to rub shoulders with the dev team and other Founders could be a great perk if you have ever dreamed of building something game-changing.  Haven't we all?  I do know that the Narrative team (I'm one) has a  track record of listening very carefully to the community and especially to people who establish themselves as trusted supporters.  I've been around nearly 20 of those years and can name dozens of innovations that started out with someone saying, "It could be even better if ....    

A good question and, of course, there are others looking at the space like Steemit.

It would be worth pulling both whitepapers and comparing.  Ours is at https://assets.narrative.network/documents/narrative-network.pdf

First: what is the same. We share the same value proposition:  It's time to be the value chain of social media back in the hands of those who do the work.  This means the value of our personal data, our activities, our posts and our hard work to make the community a worthwhile place.  I think the Narrative team has pushed deeper into how an actual economy works for online community and I think Sphere and Narrative have a distinctly different view of what "social media" is and what's valuable about it. I think we add to the space a vision of how social media can change for the better. If you want to chase down the nuances here look carefully at Founder Ted's Medium article on reputation https://blog.narrative.network/.  It's one of several that spell out a vision for the new content economy.

So the short answer to your Sphere question is some deeply held difference in how social medium works.  We intend to change the script not simply redirect the paycheck!

Another key differentiator is easy to miss.  The foundation of Narrative is a corporation who have been making community platforms for 20 years.  If you check around for Social Strata, you'll see some familiar faces.  We have already on the shelf a mature social platform (several in fact) that demonstrate mastery in the space.  Building for millions is something we already do.   

Infrastructure counts.  Add to that the same years of community management for operations in size from mom&pop to multinationals -- and it means you can trust Narrative to pull it off.

Others from the Narrative team will chime in here and I will add more of my thoughts later.

Thanks for the question.

Step one is to contact RosemaryNarrative with some links to your work.  It wouldn't hurt to look at some of our links and summarize the Narrative value proposition for Rosemary.

A follow-up on the Translation Rewards (I'm on the Narrative team).

If your language isn't on the immediate list she posted, you can make a case here about how your language is a strong one either in Bitcointalk or in the crypto space at large.  Activity here is a plus.

She will take a look at what you propose.   I think if translating to your language make sense to bring people to the sale -- it's great.

Thanks -- I checked the exchange and that is a fair price.  Much appreciation for the quick reply.

I'm curious if you are revising the BTC amount for this service as  BTC goes through the roof?  $11K  today.

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 nails it with what makes the Narrative proposition something different.


https://blog.narrative.network/my-own-chapter-in-the-narrative-65cec30290ef


So we're putting our efforts into building a content economy where the users who do the work of making things great reap the rewards.  The current system monetizes your attention through whatever works (clickbait, outrage, echo chambers..) and sends the paycheck to the  marketers.  With an economy built on the NRV token we can send 85% of revenue to creators, curators,  and the owners that make a content niche compelling. 

Thanks Chris. You get it!