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Well, we made it, sort of ... the crypto market is in the red, and general macro sentiment is at an all-time low, but Blurt still lives on whereas other Graphene projects have fallen by the wayside.
Blurt has made it through two years of uptime thanks to a healthy witness set and a hard-working team of developers, let's put aside differences, put our heads together and build like tomorrow depends on it.
The best strategy to come out of a bear market strong is to continue to build a solid foundation upon which to springboard to the moon when market conditions improve.
So what's in the pipeline?
Blockchain Updates
Blurt Core has commissioned the following upgrades that will help with blockchain consensus security in the wake of the @blurt.regent expiry on the 4th of July 2022. These upgrades will hopefully be ready for August deployment subject to developer availability. These three issues will be bundled into a Hard Fork Omnibus HF 0.8.0. Blurt Core will continue to support the consensus witness set until the HF has been passed to effect these changes, after which it will exercise judgment based on risk and stability factors, with the intent to deleverage its voting to allow the tail end of the consensus set to be organic.
Issue 119 - Deleverage Witness Voting
https://gitlab.com/blurt/blurt/-/issues/119
This issue alters the current consensus model from 30 x leveraged voting to 1/N where N = the number of witnesses you vote. Currently, you can vote for all 30 witnesses with your full stake, but in the new model, it will divide your stake-weighted vote by the number of witnesses you support. This will make a consensus stalemate more likely and allow witnesses to make their own upgrade path decisions with reduced duress from large stakeholders.
Issue 121 - Proposal System Upgrades
https://gitlab.com/blurt/blurt/-/issues/121
When Blurt was first launched there were several 10-year proposals put in place under the guise of test proposals, but these in essence were attack vectors to drain the proposal system if it wasn't noticed at launch. These still remain in place today and only serve to make the proposal system look spammy. The idea behind this issue is to expire unfunded proposals after 180 days to keep the proposal list tidy and manageable.
The current proposal initiation fee is 10 BLURT which is extremely cheap and may see the proposal system abused for visibility and other unintended reasons, the base fee will be increased to 1000 BLURT to ensure that the proposal system is used only for proposals that have already been discussed prior on a standard blog post and already have some indication of support.
In addition, the maximum proposal length will be hardcoded at 2 years to keep things fresh and relevant.
Issue 119 will also apply to the proposal system, currently, you can vote proposals with your full stake each time, after the upgrade each proposal you vote will reduce your VP equally.
Issue 175 - Remove Governance Proxy
https://gitlab.com/blurt/blurt/-/issues/175
It has been observed on Steem that an attacker can reward the community with upvotes in exchange for users setting their witness proxy to them. This is essentially vote-buying and preys on desperate users and developing nations. Removal of the proxy will ensure that this form of centralised vote buying cannot occur.
Blurt Mobile APP
Blurt Core has engaged with new witness @sagarkothari88 to build out a mobile app for Android and iOS, within 2 months we hope to have working Blurt apps on both mobile platforms. Stay tuned for more updates.
New Desktop APP
The current UI, codenamed Condenser is over 6 years old, we have given it some upgrades, but ultimately it is like putting lipstick on a pig. Condenser is very brittle, meaning any small change can likely break something else, therefore we aim to develop a new frontend from the ground up using native react and as such will have the flexibility to innovate and improve faster.
Continued Improvements to Condenser
In parallel to the development of the new UI, we will continue to improve on Conderser which will remain in the stack as the OG open-source app.
Marketing
The best time to market Blurt would be when we have the mobile apps in place as most users in the developing world are using mobile devices and very few have a desktop machine. Also, the crypto market needs to find the bottom and start bouncing back up, otherwise, we are promoting into a market of fear, and adoption rates would be low. The new apps will allow us to have referral systems to help the community grow via word of mouth.
Wishing everyone a happy Blurt birthday and here's to looking forward to the next one!
Blurt mobile app which I am building would be compatible with desktop app. UI re-work would required but most of the code & components can be re-used because it's written in Flutter. Blurt mobile app would extend it's support to all desktops systems like Linux, macOS, Windows.
This is really great
Looking forward to it.
Thank you.
How are you going to handle all that in only two months? Are you planning to quit all the other projects you are currently working now on Hive???
I will be there to rescue, I will not let him slow down 😆
You better work him hard then! 😆 But @tekraze, I thought you said you are leaving, with each day lately I'm getting more and more confused with what's happening around here.
Until I say leaving core team (aka ex foundation) don't believe me
Also, I will make sure he completes what he planned, because I know how planned things can go undone.
2 months = mvp with basic post, vote and comment functions @drlobes
We've been getting hit hard economically... Inflation kicking our butts, poor leadership in various governments across the world. It seems like the elites are hell bent on keeping us down and dependent. At least, humanity has one trick up our sleeves that will weaken centralized authoritarian systems of government... That 'trick' is cryptocurrency and Blurt is a part of that movement.
Funny , i always thought we were on stalevote mode , hence me not voting all 30 witnesses .
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BLURT AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ❤️
May this year be amazing 🌹
It’s been a while since I arrived to blurt amd started my witness node and the experience was really amazing, this is something totally new for me that I developed on blurt, now after ~ one year later I’m finally TOP 20
I have seen blurt probably in their very bad moments, when rewards for posts were not being paid due to an issue, some users accused blurt of scam but 30 days later the team solved it and we continued working and rewarding good content. Now we are here with an stronger blockchain and there are really good dev plans
Happy anniversary Blurt❤️
Well, Happy Anniversary to Blurt!
The first two years of most ventures are often the hardest to get through, although that milestone is never an invitation to "relax" since it typically also marks the passage from pure startup to entering the "ongoing grind" years. At this point, I feel cautiously hopeful that Blurt might make it to a 5th anniversary.
Marketing will be very important — regardless of the state of the economy and the crypto markets — otherwise we'll just end up with a giant echo chamber of the same 500 people shouting at each other across the distance, while nobody else listens...
Happy two years anniversary to us all at Blurt and most especially to the officials, witnesses and all those who have been supporting, contributing and never lose faith in the future of Blurt... Two years is only a beginning and it's exciting to be a part of it no matter how little your significance is 😊
A blurt mobile app? That would be an awesome upgrade... @sagarkothari88 who is behind it, receive all the support and strength you need to make it a reality 🥰 we are excitedly waiting for that update.
And yes! I totally agree that a mobile app will be a long stone throw in marketing blurt to the world... Almost everyone loves the ease that comes with using an app (I think everyone loves app though hehe 😅)
Increasing the proposal fee seem cool just to regulate the kind of proposals coming in... I hope those upcoming will take this as a way to bring up more awesome ideas.
I wish all of us many more happy, fruitful and blurtful years 🥰❤️🔥
We need to remember that mobile devices damage our physical and mental health, and ruin our privacy and that of everybody around us. Encouraging that is not a good idea.
To be fair the blue light from computer screens or EMF radiating to your lap from notebooks aren’t good either. Desktops still involve screen time and sedentary behaviour which detract from user health.
Microsoft, i’m pretty sure invades privacy and Applie Mac OS is very similar to iOS.
Blurt isn’t meant to be consumed 24/7 it is a communication app to keep in touch with your Blogging community, moderation is key, one hour a day on Blurt is more than enough for most users.
Likely more than 80% of the market is on mobile instead of desktop, it is important to meet the market where they are. Blurt will be on mobile and desktop, users can decide what is best for them, we just provide options.
Haha blogging for one hour! I wish I could say the same for myself and many others who have found blurt to be even more interesting than outside blurt 😁
But I get your point, using the app in moderation eliminates any few of it's harm to physical and mental health 😌
Wow, your use of bad logic is astounding. Not even worth having a discussion with you!
wow, maybe because you don't have a counter.
After the welcome I gave you and your wife when you joined the below is really not nice at all. Let's just mutually mute and move on.
No doubt, you do have a point but I know for sure that everything we use made out of electricity needs to be used in moderation... That includes the app, I'm sure the browser will still be available if any would not want to use the app.
Right? 😁
Happy anniversary BLURT. I am comfortable in this platform and especially enjoy interacting with @offgridlife
Congratulations to all blurt team and also all Blurt family.
I hope soon Blurt top Blockchain in the world.
Over the months, I've seen blurt transform the lives of many in my locality, blurt funded projects spring up here and there, people render services to humanity through blurt. I can only wish for a better day ahead for us all.
Happy 2nd anniversary to blurt..
Wow! You should write a post about those incredible experiences, and the stories of your local friends who have had their lives transformed by Blurt! That would surely be one of the top posts on this platform.
Sure I will
Just that people don't really get to see my posts most times, I have only a handful of followers.
Maybe because I'm not a top investor, lol.
Happy birthday Blurt. The road ahead is looking bright :)
Happy Anniversary 🎉🎊
To all of us in the blurt community,
More wins to all of us 🙌.
Happy anniversary blurt and my blurt family 😊🥳🥳🎂🎂
@blurtofficial #blurtofficial
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Blurt.
Happy anniversary to all of us in BLURT
We wish everyone a successful blurt journey in this new year
✌️🙌✌️
This is giving me goosebumps thinking a new era has begun. HBD #Blurt we wish to be together with you as you grow and prosp
er.👏
A new era has begun! (UPLOAD FAILED)! LOL
Happy 2nd anniversary, Blurt!
Happy Birthday Blurt !
I watched a video yesterday , saying Paul Maccartney died at 27 from a car crash and they replaced him silently .
Congratulations on completing 2 years of Blurt!
We have seen a lot of ups and downs in the last two years. Things are moving in the right direction. I think we need more marketing to reach a wider audience.
Let's see how things will be in the next one year!
Nice pipeline 👍
Felicidades 💓BLURT POR ESE ANIVERSARIO💓, 2 años de excelente trayectoria y es sólo el comienzo!, espero que sean muchísimos años más🎉🎉
me encanta la idea de la aplicación ojalá pronto puedan crearla,
FELIZ 2 AÑOS BLURT🎉🥰💝🤗
Will delegated blurt power affect witness vote ?
No that only helps for post and curation rewards.
That's great !
Congratulations!!!
This all sounds great! I wish Blurt to grow and prosper in the next 2 years! Happy Birthday Blurt! 🎂🎊💐♥️🌞🎈
Happy anniversary blurt 🤬🤬🎉🎉🎉🎉
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"The best time to market Blurt would be when we have the mobile apps in place as most users in the developing world are using mobile devices and very few have a desktop machine."
If you are so concerned that Blurt could be used to "prey on developing nations", why are you targeting the developing world to grow Blurt's user base? These poor regions have little in the way of investment capital. Why are we shifting policy to encourage more third world users? Is the content coming from such places of a particularly high quality level?
I’ll give the example of Axie Infinity, most of their userbase is bootstrapped off of developing nations, that’s how they went viral.
What these users have that the affluent countries don’t is a very fast world of mouth growth potential because of their spirit of community.
We need to play to the correct market fit, most of the western world wouldn’t be interested in blogging for $1 to $5, but in developing nations that puts food on the table.
Also, good examples of the calibre of people we can get from developing nations are @bestkizito, @chizuborwisdom and @nabeel, not to forget our South American latino community with several witnesses and the @blurtlatam frontend.
Most first world users wouldn’t be making shoes by hand to promote Blurt or place Blurt clothing in local boutiques or run regional Whatsapp groups .
It’s all about product fit and where Blurt at its level of development can work best to attract users. Number of active community users is the only key metric any VC cares about.
Also we never shifted focus, initially Blurt was to roll out exclusively in Nigeria, I disagreed and fought for Blurt to be globally available from genesis.
"Fast growth potential", in what way though? New accounts?
Also developing countries have a huge young population that is tech savvy. Like India's 60% of 1.34 Billion population is under the age of 30 and similar statistics for Nigeria, and Philippines.
This stat makes developing countries an attractive opportunity to get a huge user base.
This certainly doesn't mean that there won't be any marketing in the western world. I think we should equally promote Blurt all over the world.
Our friend from Canada @Offgridlife is single-handedly responsible for bringing hundreds of big photographers, youtubers and bloggers.
There are regions that have huge potential and we need to focus on them too. Indonesia, Malayasia are huge in crypto adoption. We need to encourage more people from this region.
We can all put our efforts to promote Blurt and bring in more people.
Are you saying we don’t matter? Or you re saying we should be ignored because we mean nothing?
I'm also interested. I guess Russia is also a developing country.
Of course not.
You do realize that sentences starting with 'are you saying', or 'so what you're saying', is a passive aggressive expression that is presumptive in nature and extremely condescending .
It shows elements of perceived intellectually superiority (grandiosity complex), while at the same time, also expressing intellectual insecurity.
The very lovely @petrapurple has been using these terms a lot lately - it take's the piss out of such dumbed down ways of expression - it's very funny !
I don't think you were using in it in this manner though, were you?
...ie you thought it was good way to make a valid point .....(seriously?)
Thanks for following me, btw !
ohhhhhh.........just to remind you (you must have forgotten)....
.....You've still yet to reply to the comment that you made, criticizing my position - vis vis the opidia debacle - I await your well structured and philosophically watertight response...
Today's post (link underneath), gives you some extra facts and figures that only back up my arguments, while undermining your own position.
Feel free to apologize at any time - that's what adults do when they've be shown to be incorrect in their inaccurate assumptions - especially when being so vocal about them.
https://blurt.blog/blurtpolitics/@lucylin/some-facts-that-show-the-real-truth-ouch-my-last-post-on-blurt-with-one-caveat-bare-naked-whales-ewwww
*Cult members, political sycophants, followers of ideologies, and those hard of critical thinking skills, do not apologize - they cannot.
(Their ego's and insecurities are in control of their minds , not their intellect).
You just have a great day, matey !
So you are saying you know what Im doing?
So you are saying you are more clever than me?
So you are saying Im stupid?
So you are saying Im boring you?
So you are saying you don't like no more?
So you are saying Im not good enough for you?
oh, you get it ...that's sexy...
So you are saying Im sexy?
So you are saying you wanna use me for my body?
So you are saying its all that a women is about?
So you are saying women are stupid?
So you are saying man are better?
So you are saying Im worthless?
fuck yes !
In every way possible
No, some are good cooks to !
Only if they can't cook...
Not if you only fancy women
Not at all !...how does fifty quid sound ?
So you are saying im not a good cook?
So you are saying I only worth 50 quid?
So you are saying you just wanna fuck me?
So you are saying you only wanna fuck me cause im sexy?
So you are saying Im boring?
Hi Lucy 🤣 How re your dogs btw? I just bought one recently
Re you saying my dog is not cute? 😒😒really Lucy?
All dogs are cute, by the very fact they're dogs !
(and far more intelligent than their owners in my experience - especially mine !)
Come over to let’s talk tuesday Lucy!
When i get my tegram back - more than happy to.
As long as you don't mid total transparency and openness. I have nothing to hide.
Thats going to be fun. . . .
Playing with fire. . .are we?
Still no response to the question I pointed ? (as in the reply to your comments vis vis the opidia embarrassment ?)
Why not ?..because you know you're incorrect and have no reply ?
Or because to show you were incorrect, would be to go directly against your blurt benefactor ?
Have you ever read the bible?...
Apparently Big J. had a lot to say about truth and courage - and those qualities being the light and path to righteousness - while idolizing false prophets (lies and the deceivers), was the praying to the Devil..
...wise words.
(oh yeah....Dogs have a courage that I've rarely seen in humans).
We should let this slide please. It is not everyday that someone is interested in controversial discussions. I have so much worrying me at the moment and also am thinking about school Lucy. If my dog is smarter than me and more courageous too I won’t debate that as it is your opinion. I can’t be right in 365 days. Also it may interest you to know that I studied theology for a year. Please Lucy I beg you to bring good vibes or do Petra’s challenge
https://blurt.blog/blurt/@petrapurple/the-power-of-stillness-find-forgiveness-and-a-challenge-for-lucylin
have you ever noticed it is the one found to be in the wrong position that always want to let things slide.
That is not courageous, nor righteous.
You're avoiding the points that YOU, yourself, raised.
Have you ever actually applied your theology teachings?..i.e Introspection to understanding yourself and the road to righteousness.
It begins with being honest - first with yourself, and then expanding it outwards, defying the liars and deceivers, not matter how inviting it is to go along with them (that's inner courage, the mark of a man/adult ).
You're very welcome, matey .
Have a great day !
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