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Publications
- gm, say it back
- Mentally here right now
- Layer 2s as cultural extensions of Ethereum
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/05/29/l2culture.html
- Introducing Lens Network. Bringing one billion users to Ethereum.
Our mission is to create an open and fair social network for all. No restrictions. A place where everyone can connect, participate, and build. We believe that digital social spaces will drive Ethereum's mainstream adoption.
We are making a big bet to scale Lens with Validiums and Volitions on Ethereum, leveraging @lens/zksync’s stack to achieve mainstream scale for the social network.
Read more on @lens/t2world: <https://app.t2.world/article/clw6l2z0018727620mc1dq26xr2>
We have opened a LIP discussion for community feedback: <https://github.com/lens-protocol/LIPs/pull/54>
- To commemorate the milestone with @lens/lens, we collaborated with Nic Hamilton on this special artwork.
Mint it for free on @lens/orb!
- Request for Builders: Build with Bonsai 🌳
https://mirror.xyz/madfiprotocol.eth/NkISmQRfgsYbC6WfOKgeTLH6LkVaZQ_bO-SHRWFculM
- Sounds good 🤩
- Welcome to UFO music.
Listening Together is an imaginary record mint.
What would you like to hear playing at this listening party? Post your selections in @club/ufo.
https://zora.co/collect/base:0xed4c77fed047bfad3a2dc951f095de9559ff8ee9/1
- For all the people replying Gitcoin Passport, I'd say it's decent but definitely not the way to go.
Here's Why?
1. Extremely Plutocratic: Just be a rich boi, an eth maxi, donate loads of money in Gitcoin grants, buy and stake bunch of their tokens. And boom you already have more then required score. Also the other proof of humanity/personhood protocols they are aggregating also require funds.
2. It has bunch of on-chain actions/tasks which can be manipulated via bots.
Ultimately it's not meant for adoption. It's just good for degens. If an avg person in web3/someone new coming from web2 tries passport, he'd not be able to get anywhere close to the min threshold score due to lack of web3 knowledge + lack of funds.
Let me know what are your thoughts, if you agree, disagree or wanna add something to this feel free to reply
- The best way to bridge/refuel ETH to Mainnet is through zkSync bridge.
-> bridge/ withdraw ETH from any L2/CEX to zkSync
-> Withdraw ETH from zksync bridge
-> pay $ 1~2 auto claim fee on L2(so you don’t need to manually claim it on Mainnet)
-> get your ETH 24hr later
Better than CEX, better than any L2 to Mainnet bridge. (Avg cost $ 10 or more)
- New Orb UI is 🔥
- **Opening the garden**
art by @lens/notgonnamakeit
Limited Collect for 1 MATIC
80% going to the artist, and 20% going to @lens/creators to collect and tip more creators on Lens.
- Lens is cypherpunk
- Seeing lot of creators coming to Lens becaus of the new Orb 💫
- GM Lensfrens! 🌅
A new era is about to begin with @lens/focustree_app 💥
We're seeking for a few #gardeners to plant the first seeds on Lens. Are you among them? 🌱
Secure your place. Collect this genesis post before it's too late ⏲️
Come shape the future with us #focustree_app
- Gm Lens V2 🌿
- Hey anon, hey!
Hey @lensprotocol family! We are excited to announce our brand new home, https://hey.xyz!
**Why the change?**
Because we wanted to re-introduce ourselves as the one-stop shop for all things Lens. we will be continuing to showcase the latest features from the protocol while listening to our community for what they want to see next.
We will be exploring communities, open actions, and whole new ways you, your NFTs, and the DAOs you’re a part of can benefit from web3 social powered by Lens. This is just the beginning, so thanks for stopping by, and saying hey!
Collect this first ever post by Hey (24 hours!)
- #Lens
- hi!
- `getting started` with #lens in 5 steps 🪴 [August 2023 update]
(0 a) maybe consider adding some information about yourself and a pfp to your profile before you start.
(0 b) "hello world" posts get quite some attention ... 😉 . (if you can post something related to what you are interested in ... 🎇 -> People you start following might take a look at your profile and follow if they are interested in the content you share.) Find one great example at the end of the post.
(1) https://lists.inlens.xyz/lists/818891525288558593 - list of great profiles to start your lens journey ... you will discover a ton, worth following profiles in the communities of people in this list. lists.inlens.xyz/ in general is a great starting point.
(2) find your twitter contacts on lens: inlens.xyz/ * (not everyone with a lens profile, active on twitter, is very active on lens (yet ;-)). Maybe consider connecting with new people, sharing interesting content on lens.)
(3) probably you read this post on @lenster.lens . If you are interested in lens mobile apps, @orbapp.lens and @buttrfly.lens are at the moment - imo - the most advanced general purpose lens mobile apps. One of the beautiful things regarding lens is that it doesn't matter which lens app you use, every lens app has access to the same content and social graph.
(4) what you share on lens is stored and publicly available for a very long time. Probably forever. You can hide posts, comments and mirrors. But that's a front-end feature, the data is still available and publicly accessible.
(5) "collects" are a very powerful concept, adding a NFT version of the post to your address (4th symbol below a post on @lenster.lens ). Collects can be monetised -> creators can use collect fees to earn money on lens.
one more thing :-) being active, commenting on posts and topics you are interested in goes a long way. Of course there is a chance that your posts will be discovered, commented and mirrored, but you increase the probability of being discovered dramatically with valuable comments. @jeanmi.lens : "be yourself, try to engage with people, sharing images seems to accelerate engagement/growth, people love to 'GM'"
It is quite challenging to get attention, especially for new profiles. A few approaches to get more visibility:
**[1]** @animators.lens started on lens drawing lens PFPs https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x0108fb-0x75 . Imo still one of the best (high quality) growth hacks I’ve seen on lens yet (0 to 100 followers). Maybe you can think of something inspired by @animators.lens ’ idea based on your talent and skills.
**[2]** consider joining communities on @diversehq.lens (e.g. you can post directly to the @mixtape.lens feed, be active in the #lensfit community or join c/food) and/or communities on @orbapp.lens .
**[3]** consider contributing content to the weekly @thisweekon.lens highlight series ( https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x01d898-0x04 ) or other content threads. (Keep an eye on @ryanfox.lens ;-).)
**[4]** consider participating in campaigns / events on lens or create an event (maybe check out #OPENLENS for reference). (If you plan to create something please feel free to reach out 🤍)
**[5]** consider joining lens spaces on @buttrfly.lens .
**[6]** @ profiles you think your content is relevant for or you would like to get input from. Pls be selective and not spammy.
`cover artists of the month`
**TYSM** @eastie.lens for creating this beautiful getting started cover 🤍🙏.
Collect is the #lens super power. The “getting started” post is a 333 limited edition (0.3 WMATIC with 50% mirror fee share, the collect fee goes 100% to the artists.)
What does it mean? You can collect one of 333 available NFTs of @eastie.lens ‘ awesome artwork (and this post :-)). If you mirror the post and the post will be collected via your mirror, you will get 0.15 WMATIC. The revenue generated from the collect fee will go directly to the artists’ address.
Is there any utility? Everyone who collects this post can suggest and vote on the next “getting started” cover artist.
`advanced topics`
**other mobile apps**: @converseapp.lens ( @xmtplabs.lens mobile messaging app), @lenstaxyz.lens image focused lens mobile app.
**other browser apps**: @pinsta.lens pin lens content, create and publish pinsta boards. @beatsapp.lens music focused lens app. @focalize.lens browser extension for posting on lens. @youfolio.lens trading lens creator tokens. @dumpling.lens video platform on lens. @diversehq.lens Reddit inspired lens app. @collectz.lens amazing app to share what you’ve collected and what’s for sale (eg https://collectz.xyz/u/cavernaeremita/forsale ). @lenspeer.lens social media platform supporting ERC-6551 wallets. @buttrfly.lens for web.
**video**: @lenstubelogs.lens videos on lens. @glassxyz.lens protocol for decentralised video.
**market place**: @lensport.lens buy and sell collects, create token gated posts, ... .
**fun**: @memester-xyz.lens create memes easily and publish directly on lens. www.lyrical.world (#LensAI) create ai generated images and publish on lens. @amnisiac.lens listen to music in your feed or other profile's feed (e.g. @mixtape.lens ). @truthordare.lens ;-). @lensgardennft.lens dynamic activity based NFTs. word cloud generator by @rickydata.lens https://lens-wordcloud.streamlit.app . Lens circles by @juancito.lens circles.inlens.xyz .
**games** : Lensbird the Lens version of Flappybird by @thefriendly.lens ( https://lensbird.onfriendly.io )
**tools**: @chainjet.lens automate processes, like notifications ( @remindmebot.lens 👀). https://lens.sepana.io very powerful lens search. @lensdropxyz raffle tokens based on constraints (e.g. 1 of the profiles who collected post xyz will get a NFT). @wav3s.lens incentivise people to mirror or comment content. @madfinance.lens Lens Bounties, allowing creators to earn "by creating a Lens post using the creative direction of a brand". @letsrally.lens lens spaces. @wagmifund.lens decentralised crowd funding platform. @ethpass.lens add your lens profile to Apple or google wallet. postter.xyz schedule posts. @socllyofficial.lens “creator-centric” toolkit.
**data**: profile.lenskit.xyz profile overview with a github like activity board. https://dune.com/xmc2/lens-profiler get an overview of your lens statistics. friesGPT by @jessyfries.lens x @attraction.lens
**ready to test**: @lensplayxyz.lens video browsing, @lenshareapp.lens video platform, @converseapp.lens mobile messaging (android). @chromadin.lens “A din of iridescent static fills the air as you tune into intercepted signals. Beyond the boundaries of conventional networks you are here, live at the edge of an irrevocable threshold.” :-) @ensocollective digital closet. @lenspostxyz.lens canva for web3 socials & collaborative design.
**coming soon**: @onboardapp.lens general purpose app. #theDial by @emmajane1313.lens . @natasocial (aka LensTags) content discovery and organisation. https://www.chesswithfrens.com/ chess with lens frens by @krantz.lens . @t2world.lens social network around reading and writing.
**lens protocol stats** - provided by @buttrfly.lens (weekly posts + comments):
@lenster.lens 61.8%
@phaver.lens 19.7%
@orbapp.lens 8.4%
@buttrfly.lens 1.9%
@lenstubelogs.lens 1.0%
@chainjet.lens 0.9%
If you are interested in content distribution and increasing your reach on lens, maybe the following post is a good starting point: https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x017566-0xdf (e.g. @bvdaniel.lens combined his introduction post with an eye catching visual (only follower can collect) and an incentivised mirror (+100 followers ). 120+ collects, 80+ mirrors, 40+ comments ...)
@luduvigo.lens wrote two great posts “How to grow on Lens ...” https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x0132-0x02a5 https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x0132-0x036d and maybe take a look what he did with the content in the following days. 👀
* might be not available due to the recent restrictions on twitter.
`list of lens apps` https://www.lens.xyz/apps
► July 2023 update with cover art by @jessyjeanne.lens https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x0f85-0x1a16
► June 2023 update with cover art by @arterlioz.lens and @cybershakti.lens https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x0f85-0x18d0
► May 2023 update with cover art by @chaoticmonk.lens https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x0f85-0x1793
#gettingstarted #5steps #newonlens #howto #onboarding
- **💜Monetization And Having Fun. 💜**
**💜💜💜 `Introducing Jam` 💜💜💜**
💫✨`A New Era in The Creator Economy For Decentralized Social Networks Has Begun.`✨💫
GM Lens! 🌞
Let's keep it Short and Sweet!🍧🍨🍩🍬🍫🧁🍡🍦🍠🍪🎂🍰
`1/`
Jam identified that there were insufficient incentives for Creators, and thus decided that Jam would be a portal in which they can foster and build a thriving Creator Economy on Decentralized Social Networks.
`2/`
Hence, here comes Jam's “Friends Token” dApp.
We will focus on providing better infrastructures for incentives, as well as the needs & quality of service for Creators.
`3/`
We plan to airdrop the Creators to foster a better Creator Ecosystem.
This will include creators from different Decentralized Social Communities as well as #friendtech.
We're excited to show what we have, so let's get started! 💫🌟✨
https://jam.so
****Hint* Hint* - Do Collect This Post! 😉😜💞***
#genesispost
#web3 #social
#creator #curator #economy
@lensprotocol #lens
- **Hey Lens users! 👋📢☘️**
Eager to contribute to the Lens ecosystem's growth? Our team at RSS3 has crafted a Lens-tailored AI Copilot that's geared to power your learning about user activity on Lens. Think ChatGPT, but for Lens data. You're exclusively invited to join the testing phase 👀
**Let's dive into the specifics 👇🏼**
The Copilot allows users to ask questions about the Lens ecosystem with the ease of ChatGPT. Discover insights, identify trends, and learn about what people are doing on Lens now 👇🏼
As a Lens user, we made it easy for you to contribute to the Lens Copilot 👇🏼
**1. Collect this post**, and **we will whitelist you within 24 hours.**
**2.** Once whitelisted, **head on over to the Lens copilot** page: https://lens.copilot.xyz
**3.** **Log in using your Lens credentials** (important for reward distribution)
**4. Ask questions about Lens!** To make this more fun, start with asking about your friends’ latest Lens activity, e.g. “*What has stani.lens been doing lately?*”
Get ready to fuel your curiosity by asking questions about all things Lens!
The Lens Copilot is a tool designed to help creators and builders draw valuable insights from activity in the Lens ecosystem. The tool is still in development, and this testing phase is a crucial part for optimization.
And of course, your involvement holds weight! We're keeping an eye out for users who contribute the most, helping us fine-tune this tool. Your dedication is what powers Lens, and we're excited to show our appreciation. 🙌
- **Gitcoin Grants 18** 🟢
**13.5k** unique voters 💪 - **3** days left 🚀 - https://lenster.xyz/gitcoin
- Today marks our 1 Year Anniversary of making friends onchain 🎂!
Thank you to everyone who has made the first year of Lens Protocol so special and groundbreaking. Lens has brought together builders, creators, communities, and friends, all while in beta.
There's so much planned for the second year ahead, and we can't wait to continue to grow with all of you.
Who did you become frens with on Lens?
🎨 by @nftsushi.lens and all collect proceeds go directly to the artist.
- Introducing Bonsai, an Optimistic L3 scaling solution, that will process transactions at hyper-scale, and is designed to support the next generation of web3 social users.
Available for Lens devs in closed beta today.
Data availability layers are utilized to prevent storing information on-chain. While content on Lens may include an on-chain transaction, the content data is linked to a data availability location, like Bonsai.
Bonsai serves as a scaling solution that processes Polygon transactions off-chain, achieving hyperscale and reducing costs. Unlike L2 solutions, Bonsai doesn't compress transactions into L1, it sends and stores them on a data availability layer.
The main challenge for decentralized social networks is to ensure that users have control over their content, while still being just as user-friendly as traditional social networks.
Bonsai makes the future of decentralized social possible.
We've worked relentlessly with the @bundlr-network.lens work and Arweave teams to ensure scalability by providing Data Availability (DA) guarantees, allowing the use of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-supported wallets to save DA logic and facilitating the rapid publishing of data.
Permissionless innovation is at the core of everything we do on Lens. As we approach one year on mainnet (still in beta), we have been blown away by the talent and passion in our dev community but we realize in order to scale to the masses, we need to build new solutions.
Bonsai is currently only being beta tested on @lensterxyz.
We look forward to seeing more applications roll out Bonsai.
Dive into the dev docs here: https://docs.lens.xyz/docs/data-availability-post
Explore: bonsai.lens.xyz
Read our latest blog here: https://mirror.xyz/lensprotocol.eth/3Hcl0dGE8AOYmnFolzqO6hJuueDHdsaCs3ols2ruc9E
- We made an oof...
This name was already in use in the web3 space, and we want to respect that.
So... we're taking new name suggestions below 👇
- Would love to see a feature where you can compress a tl;dr of your comments. Saw @orbapp.lens uses already AI, would love to see this feature in any of the apps integrating Lens comments
- beat of the week 2023, week 11 of 52
"getaway"
all cover art by @stellarhobbes
#BOTW #impressyourself
@mixtape @oohlala
- It’s GHO time! We are now live on Ethereum’s Goerli Testnet!
**GHO’s Codebase**
The GHO code is public and available on GitHub: https://github.com/aave/gho-core
**Bug Bounty**
Help us squash bugs! Follow the governance forum to learn more about bug bounties
https://governance.aave.com/t/gho-development-update-testnet-release/11631
**Next Steps**
- Get involved here: https://twitter.com/AaveAave/status/1623683916665360384
- Get started at gho.xyz and follow the GHO journey @gho.lens