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- I just airdropped the first round of $FIN tokens to 2,445 collectors and holders!!✨✨✨
A MASSIVE thank you to all my Lens Frens who support what I do here, for collecting my music and images, and for welcoming me into this amazing community. Much love! 🌿❤️🥰
And a big shout out to the @lens/p00ls team for building this for creators. 💯🔥
- Here’s something more tropical: "Cut Off" is a fusion of Afrobeat and reggaeton, a melodic beat with hook. 🏝️
Mint and get the unlimited license to use this beat commercially.
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- SCENES is 7 days old 🫶
TAKE PART: ****https://scenes.soundoffractures.com/
LISTEN NOW 🔊
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- I used a mermaid concept to create this illustration ✨️
@lens/cmn__ in the @lens/monniverseofficial ? 😅🎨🖌
Day 50 of 365
#365daysdrawingchallenge #art #freehandsketch
- gm Brussels! 🇧🇪
🪩 Wednesday July 10
🚪 Doors open: 9 pm - LATE
🌹 Dress code: Red or black, and you must bring Ronnie a rose!
🎟️ No ticket, no entry! There will be a box office pickup, details 🔜
𝒩𝑜 𝓃𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓇!
- The social layer of web3 is rapidly evolving and emerging as a crucial frontier. In a recent episode of the SlateCast podcast, CryptoSlate's Liam "Akiba" Wright and CEO Nate Whitehill sat down with Joonatan Lintala, the CEO of the web3 social app Phaver, to explore how this new paradigm is empowering creators and communities.
The Meme Coin Conundrum
The discussion started with a dive into the controversial world of meme coins. Akiba, a self-proclaimed critic of memecoins, argued that they often "hurt adoption" and represent "gambling" rather than genuine value creation. However, he acknowledged that Lens memecoins, such as Bonsai and Degen, behave differently, potentially driving the adoption of decentralized social platforms.
Lintala shared a similar perspective, noting the "casino and the computer" dichotomy in blockchain, where speculation can overshadow the development of real-world solutions. He explained:
"If the meme coins, in this case, the social meme coins especially, are the ones that are actually driving adoption of those computer side solutions, such as decentralized social and web free social, then obviously they can be a net positive."
Favor's Approach to Tokens
Lintala delved into Phaver's approach to building an in-app economy, emphasizing the importance of being "farming resistant" and incorporating advertising partners. He highlighted the lessons learned from the Lens ecosystem, where airdrops to bots and multi-account users have diluted the value of some meme coin distributions. Lintala explained:
"We're hoping that's going to be kind of even more of an adoption driver. But at the same time, it's been very bullish to see how well Bonsai is doing on the Lens side. And of course Degen on the Farcaster side has been an even much bigger success and very much driving the adoption of Farcaster, despite being a third party meme coin on top of Warpcast right now."
Building Partnerships and Community
A key aspect of Phaver's strategy is building mutually beneficial partnerships with high-quality web3 projects and local communities. Lintala highlighted the importance of these collaborations, stating:
"By far the biggest value you can bring in growth is if you build mutually beneficial partnerships with high-quality people or projects."
This approach has allowed Phaver to create a thriving ecosystem, with creators from diverse backgrounds and locations finding a home on the platform. Lintala noted:
"We have a lot of really amazing content. Female creators, whether they are creating art or music or just in general sheet posting."
The Holistic Web3 Social Experience
Phaver's vision extends beyond just social media functionality, as the platform aims to provide a seamless and accessible experience for users to engage with various web3 features. Lintala explained the company's plans to integrate Lens, Farcaster, and Open Actions, allowing users to mint NFTs, sell digital content, and more, all within the Phaver ecosystem. Lintala shared:
"We want to include both Forecaster Frames and Lens Open Actions. Besides Lens collecting alone, we see that while collecting posts does have an amount of potential in itself, but I think there's even more potential in the general collectibles minting of, if you're an artist you can make kind of an actual NFT instead of a Lens post NFT out of an artwork and allow people to meet that if you're a musician, you can sell your fantasies directly in frames or open actions, all of that, I think will have even bigger potential than just the collecting alone."
The Future of Web3 Social
As the web3 social landscape continues to gain adoption, Phaver's focus on building a mainstream-friendly, farming-resistant platform that empowers creators and communities across the globe stands out. With plans to integrate various web3 functionalities and maintain a diverse and engaged user base, Phaver aims to be a leading player in the next chapter of decentralized social media.
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- Enjoy and collect our short videos (bytes) on @lens/tape 🎥
- Lone Wolf Official Video is Out Now
A 1/1 that creates a world where music video meets journalism. A new concept to convey the true feelings behind my art 🖤
We went out to interview people from all walks of life. Different ages. Different ethnicities. All answering the same question
“Were you ever in love?” The idea was to showcase how I felt in my song “Lone Wolf” through the lens of strangers.
From directing, to shooting, to editing, this was a whole project that we fully completed ourselves. No outside help. Just us, a camera, a song, and an idea. I cannot begin to express how proud I am of this video and excited that it now lives on-chain. 🤝
- El Igor, gen.wav - Cachumbambé (Official Music Video)
Our first 1 of 1 Music Video on Lens!
gen.wav, and El Igor are two Cuban-American artists, El Igor from Habana, Cuba and gen.wav from Miami, Florida with Cuban and Nicaraguan Roots. Cachumbambé is the Cuban word for See-saw, and that's how life is. We hope you enjoy!
gen.wav, y El Igor son dos artistas Cubano-Americanos, El Igor de La Habana, Cuba y gen.wav de Miami, Florida de raizes Cubanas y Nicaraguenses. Cachumbambé le decimos los Cubanos al balancín(seesaw), y asi es la vida. Espero que les guste.
Produced By: gen.wav
Written and Performed By: El Igor & gen.wav
Mixed and Mastered By: Daniel Escobar
Chorus Vocalists: Mari Leiva & KHR!S João
Stay tuned for my debut album, GENESIS comprising of 13 songs, and 5 featuring artists ⭐ 5.30 👁️
Pre-Save it here: https://venice.lnk.to/genesis
- Hey all you disruptors and curious minds, CEOS, founders, heretics and revolutionaries.
Great to have you here. You make our lives worth living.
We won’t keep you long today - as we’ve learnt from Einstein in book club, time is more precious than you could ever have imagined.
Thinking On Paper is a year old. Well, actually, it’s older than that, but we’re only celebrating the milestone today.
I’m not going to lie to you. It wasn’t easy, but it has been a wild ride…here’s what you’ve helped us accomplish:
1.4 thousand subscribers on YouTube!
55 guests
21 book club episodes
58 shorts.
- Summarise. Summarise. Summarise. Make it easy. Make it quick. Remove my capacity to think. Force feed me the highlight reel. All I want are headlines. Other people's opinions. Other people's thoughts.
When you rely on AI to think for you, when everything you read is a hastily constructed summary, when you stop reading between the lines because you convince yourself you don't need to, little by little, shallow insight by shallow insight, you are removing your capacity to think for yourself.
Are you really happy with that?
That's why we created book club.
And the first rule of book club is you have to read the damn book.
Are you with us?
Let's see a show of hands...
- First ORIGIN STØRIES music livestream x AI visual co-creation was chefs kiss.
Cc - @lens/livepeer @lens/admoc
- #SummerVibesOnly
#StrongerTogether
- Benjamin Franklin said once you lose it, you’ll never find it again. Theophrastrus said it was the most valuable thing you can spend. Pericles said it was the wisest counsellor of all. Oscar Wilde said punctuality steals it away.
Turns out they were all wrong.
Ladies and gentlemen, Albert Einstein. “The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
Or,
“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.”
Isaac Newton said, “Absolute, true and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature flows equably without relation to anything external.”
Aristotle said, “Remember that time slurs over everything, let all deeds fade, blurs all writings and kills all memories. Exempt are only those which dig into the hearts of men by love.”
Time really is all we have. And in this months book club, we're talking about it in more detail than we ever thought possible. We're reading:
- The Order of Time, by Carlo Rovelli.
Welcome to Book Club, where serious readers come to get more from their books. It's where adventurous book lovers come to understand concepts, share ideas and get different perspectives.
#books #bookclub #art #time #blackholes #physics #quantum
- I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I started this project, but it was worth the blood, sweat, and tears. My debut album, GENESIS is out now everywhere and it wouldn’t have been possible without all my friends and colleagues. 🙏🏽✨
Stream: http://genwav.xyz/GENESIS
- Happy Juneteenth!!
Black culture has sparked and influenced so many genres.. music would be nothing without it.
- Late hours in Biarritz , France 🇫🇷
2020
Shot on film Hilford HP5 Plus .
Gn Frens 💙
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- Hey Newbies -
Welcome to the NEW HERE club on Orb!
Our community celebrates the past, present, and future of digital art.
All are welcome!
- Looking forward to this new chapter working on Community @lens/buttrfly with my fellow Canadian in web3 @lens/0xmoe 🍁🌿🦋🔥✨
I’ve been a huge fan of the platform since day one, and I’m excited to help it grow. Keep an eye out for weekly community spaces I’ll be hosting where we’ll learn about the amazing features Buttrfly offers and what’s shipping next… 👀
Let’s gooo!!! 🫶🏻
- Another episode of Diary of a Nobody
https://share.transistor.fm/s/93462cde
- dorada especial or nothing 🍻
- Track 9
ECHO
10 Editions. 50 Bonsai.
One of my personal favourites from the album.
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Made in collaboration w/ udio
- A fun new idea! 💜
**The $STARDUST Artist Sponsorship Program** 🎨✨
Sum backstory: A while ago I started donating free nft art to Freckle T.V. for their web3 trivia prizes. The platform has a lot of players, so I thought it was a gud idea to donate sum art in exchange for visibility! It werked well, and moar frens became my collectors from finding me there!
So I got to thinking recently...maybe I can create a space for other artists to do this! A place creatives can donate a few mints for prizes in exchange for **STARDUST** frens learning about their werk! 💜
This could benefit artists and also supporting the STARDUST community with moar perks for holders!
Want to participate in teh experiment and be one of the first artists to sign-up?
Comment below or shoot me a message! ✨
- Look into heart and you will see.
Look into your mind and you will find it.
👁️432 Hz Drum N Bass
👁️ @lens/musica_w3 Vol. 3
👁️Collaboration w/ @lens/nena1992
Bee free to yourself!
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- I have great news! The awesome people at Access Protocol have resolved the issues, and these two new pieces have now been dropped! Check your wallets Poolies! $ACS
<https://sketch.accessprotocol.co/nfts/clxmf1kqj00051058i2brw9n9>
<https://sketch.accessprotocol.co/nfts/clxmfbksu00081058sv0svez2>
- SKULLS💚
- Last month in Berlin we all got together to celebrate the announcement of the Lens Network, and afk, the new event series by Lens, was born.
- Time will bring a surprise, if you believe.
- Nada más que decir aparte un prompt con mal inglés…
A psychedelic illustration of three levels of consciousness: planetary conscience, that is related to divine feminine and Mother Earth who nurtures us with infinite love; solar conscience, related with divine masculine, the gift of service to others and shine our real identity and inner truth; and the galactic conscience, that connects us the inmaterial reallity, and what’s beyond material life, it’s where god is.
- **Cyberpunk Woman #01**
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- 🌖Gn #Lens fam
- 😂It’s been 1 month since the last “Spicy Takes” with @lens/b0gie and @lens/cpthoek discussing all things Lens while in HyperFy.. need some more spice! 🥰🌶️
- IRL events will always be the alpha🙌🏾
Glad I was able to be part of NFT ROME and experience their blend of Web3 and art in the historic city of Rome.
Massive applause to the team! It was a pleasure meeting everyone I did in Rome. I'll have to catch you at the next one 😁
Super glad I got to hangout with legendary Lens OGs and the @lens/monniverseofficial team as well ❤️The Lens evangelism was real 🥳
- Moon 🌝
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- Design for a Tapestry by Lena Bergner 🖌🎨[ 1928 ]
- Only in NYC is this normal
- **5K+ FOLLOWERS** 🥳🎉🎊
Thanks for the support everyone ✨️🍸 As a way of saying thank you please enjoy this special edition based on my A Nice Drive™ collection as a free collect 🚗
(Also as per, any collects of this post will receive and airdrop of **$PURPOSE** token 🪙)
- 🤔 UNBELIVABLE !!! l In 2010, this site offered free 5 #Bitcoin to each visitor.
Today, these 5 $BTC are worth $350,000 💰
- Just got back from a dope music video shoot! 🎥🔥
Coming soon ⚡️
- Sometimes it feels like A.I. has never seen a Chimp play drums
- Jim Morrison's grave🪦
In Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris 2023
One of the most talented singer, songwriter and poet of the 20th century.🥹
Shot on Film .
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- What’s your go-to mood-boosting food when you’re feeling a bit down?
- What are your plans for this summer?
- Hey Friends!
We have an exciting event in the works that we're eager to share with the supporters of art, music, and the world of web3.
We are throwing a live show that brings together community and exceptionally talented female artists. However, we need your generous support to make this dream a reality!
While I hope you enjoy this sneak peak of an unreleased song ...
Our primary objective for this drop is to cover the production costs for this unique event, which serves two meaningful purposes:
1. Empowering Creative expression and entrepreneurship in our community: We firmly believe in nurturing the next generation of artists and musicians, and a portion of the proceeds from this event will contribute to local music education programs.
2. Fair Compensation for our outstanding Band: Our dedicated band members have spent a lot of time helping us create an awesome show. Your support will enable us to pay the venue and give our bands the recognition and compensation they deserve.
As a thank you for collecting….
✨ Exclusive Allow list Access for the next Mavi Taylored clothing drop. Be the first to get on the allowlist for the Season 2 jackets set to launch this September!
✨ Access to a Serene Guided Meditation with Monea: Experience a soul-soothing guided meditation session led by the incredibly gifted Monea. It's the perfect way to find inner peace amidst the current atmosphere.
Your support means the world to us, and we're thrilled to have you be part of this unforgettable event. Together, we'll celebrate art, music, community, and the limitless potential of web3.
If you’ve made it this far, truly, thank you for your support
- gm ☀️ @touchgrass.lens #SummerOfLens
- Yosemite National Park In California 🇺🇸
#nature #scenery #sunshine
- HNY everyone!
2024 and Lens to me is about finding the unfamiliar again and truly building generational tech and products. Copying what’s come before is the safer and easier choice but doesn’t create the same groundbreaking impact.
I reflect a lot on TikTok, when I joined I knew ByteDance had built something innovative in Asia, but it’s future in the west in wasn’t so clear. My friends thought I was crazy leaving my current situation and didn’t understand what it could become. To everyone now it’s obvious, but back then it wasn’t and disregarded by many before it’s hockey stick growth and inflection point.
Being able to now say I was part of a generational global product now is something I’m very proud of. I’ll never forget being allocated the same desk in NYC WeWork with 12 desks as Zhang Yiming on my first day who was in town and graciously told me to keep it. Or early days having the opportunity to be in meetings with Alex Zhu whose philosophy about social apps as countries and co creation as a social fabric still resonates today and blue print for social builders. Even I didn’t realize it at the time how lucky I was, but I hold these moments today.
It’s why in jumped into web3 finally after many years of being on the surface personally. I had conviction after my bet on ByteDance played out and excited to embark on another.
Next goal is being able to say I was part of infrastructure backbone making possible the next wave of innovative consumer products.
While the power of @lens/lensprotocol may be invisible to most, if there is one thing I’ve learned it’s that game changing tech more than often comes from what not everyone sees.
It’s never what’s familiar and expected to all. That’s why it’s disruptive.
2024 let’s rock.