Hey everyone, I have just spent the afternoon finalizing all of the data and organizational stuff for the back end of my new tribe @dunksocial
After working through inflation schedules and different technical aspects of the platform, Dunk Coin (DUNK) is now officially listed on TribalDex. Don't get too excited though, I have not yet issued any tokens as I am waiting for the platform to be added to the Hive server and for a rewards pool to be generated before starting us up.
I am very excited, so I wanted to share some of my hopes for how this platform will help Hive grow.
What Will Set Dunk Social Apart?
I would like to say that I think @leofinance is the best community on Hive right now. There are smart people sharing incredible insights on markets and cryptocurrencies every day and the team has done an amazing job at constructing a platform that is clean and always growing.
With that being said, Leo Finance is targeting an audience that is cryptocurrency inclined or else knowledgeable/interested in financial concepts. There are some metaphorical barriers to entry in the sense that research needs to be done and an understanding needs to be had on complex concepts (at times) in order to produce quality content here.
I want Dunk Social to be a platform where the only barrier to entry is an interest in basketball. Content that is released can contain research, but it can also be incredibly reactionary as commentary on a game a user may have just watched, or a rumor they heard about specific players/teams.
I want Dunk Social to be :
Freeflowing
Content can range from microblogging to long-form content, anyone can find their niche if either form are acceptable to the community.
Accessible
I will be creating documentation and video walkthroughs about signing up for the platform to try to simplify the complex nature of getting Hive keys, curating, staking, etc.
A lot of us don't give enough credit to ourselves for understanding some of the most difficult concepts on the internet right now. Cryptocurrency is incredibly complex and hard to understand. We need to be sure that we are making the process to sign up and the explanations for how things work on the platform easily replicable and understood. I want Dunk Social to be a platform that brings people onto the Hive blockchain who currently have no idea how cryptocurrency even works.
Scalable
I will also be trying my best to power up accounts with personal Hive that I have in order to avoid people needing to buy Hive when they first start to post; that'll get expensive quickly, but hopefully I will be able to keep up with the growing audience.
Varied
Nothing generates content from a sports perspective like controversy and debate. I want to see a platform where people post about their favorite players and generate value defending their claims to doubters who are commenting. Basketball is a sport where teams are supported rabidly and a lot of bias is involved in doing so; I hope to see content that conflicts, debates and argues in a respectful way (one can hope at least).
Conclusion
I hope that this is an innovative platform that allows people to make their first dive into web 3.0. I hope that it is something that everyone can find some enjoyment on, even if you are not a huge basketball fan. Please follow @dunksocial as I will begin posting with that account as soon as everything is ready. I am hoping to have it ready by June 1st, but we will see what the pace is on adding Dunk Social to the Hive server. Thank you for reading and hopefully this will help us all in the long run!
@mariosfame gif once again, I love it
NEW TRIBE COMING SOON:
Links and Connections:
Follow me on Twitter: Rob_Minnick23
LeoFinance/HIVE : rob23
NEW TRIBE: @dunksocial
Join me on Torum: https://www.torum.com/signup?referral_code=robminnick23
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Noise.cash: rob23
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Who I am:
My name is Rob and I am a college student doing my best to get involved in the crypto world. I have enjoyed blogging thus far and thank you for reading my article! Give me a follow and let’s build the community together through consistent engagement.
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I'm psyched for this. Can't wait to support
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Can’t wait to see what you’ve got for it!
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I think that niche tribes are the best way to go and as you said, LEO Finance is a good example how things should be done... Just try to figure out the tokenomics to be sustainable and the rest will come... ;)
Good luck with the project!
I have picked this post on behalf of the @OurPick project and it will be highlighted in the next post!
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Thank you very much for the kind words and the nomination! I used tokenomics models from cinetv that @themarkymark put together, hopefully should be quite sustainable!
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It's looking really promising pal, congratulation's on the progress, I wish you every success, any tribes that can add value to the hive are always a good thing. well done your hard work is starting to pay off...
Thank you for the motivation and compliments! I hope the value is as vast as I think it can be!
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You are so welcome pal, I am delighted to see your tribe progress, I look forward to seeing the front end your logo is cool
@mariosfame did a great job with the marketing materials! Can't wait to release everything and see what people want to use on their posts!
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Great stuff it will look awesome
This will be cool. I will make sure to upvote your posts here and support dunk posts as well.
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Much appreciated!
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I am really looking forward to what you are going to bring out with this. It has tremendous potential from what I can see. This should be a tribe we can really promote the hell out of.
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Thanks for everything you’ve done for the concept, I think it has the potential to bridge the crypto world with the world of sports, something pivotal for use case potential
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Already learning the basics of basketball so I can join when it launches!
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That is awesome, you'll be an expert and top contributor in no time I am sure!
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Exciting news and a great targeted niche with LeoFinance.
The real question though... Who do you think will be in the Finals this year? Any surprise teams you think will make it to the conference finals?
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I've got my Sixers coming out of the east against the Lakers probably (unfortunately)
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I'm with you on the Sixers - I just don't see the Nets putting it together with pressure.
I have a gut feeling that the Lakers will get hamstrung by an injury or a cold streak. My Blazers would have to face them next.. assuming they can start shooting well from 3 like game one to get past the Nuggets.
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Blazers look pretty good, we will have to see if they can pull it out.
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Thanks Rob, I wish your new project well, though it may be exclusively attractive to American and some Asian circles who follow basketball.
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Much appreciated! I think you are underestimating the potential of Euro-league involvement, though I do agree that those two groups will likely be the first involved!
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LEO Finance is a good example how things should be done... Just try to figure out the tokenomics to be sustainable and the rest will come... ;)
Good luck with the project!
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Thank you for the support! I am hopeful things will work out well for me and the platform.
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Great work.
We all know the potential that sports blogging can bring to Hive.
But Sports Talk Social has been a bit of a flop because it's too broad.
I'm looking forward to seeing how you can encourage specific league or team-based content.
That's where the real sports communities are.
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Yes I agree, sports talk is a great concept but there is a lack of direction for users, by narrowing things it makes the content more topically relevant for all users. I am hoping to use some type of sorting similar to how topics are sorted on leo finance to allow for specific team/league posts to be grouped together!
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Rather than powering up HIVE to other people's accounts, I suggest doing delegations. This way you can pull the delegations after they grow enough and re-use it for other people.
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Yes that's what I think I will be doing, it'll still be quite expensive as I'll have to buy some more Hive, but it'll get back to me eventually!
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Lebron is watching 🏀 All kidding aside logo looks great. Should be a great addition to our ecosystem. You got my support for sure.
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Thank you for the support, it means a lot knowing people are looking forward to seeing what happens with it
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Great article, it is great that you are so concerned with bringing value to the hive community. The links in your article are incredibly useful for me so thank you.
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When Hive benefits overall as a community it strengthens the market for the Tribes, we should all be recommending Hive even if our individual tribe is not what the prospective user will be engaging on! Thank you for the kind words here
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That is very true as Hive really does have something for everyone 😀
Make sure you create a special little section for us referees....lol We're people too, you know. Looking forward to the launch. Been playing hoops all my life and now that the Timberwolves might actually have a chance to be relevant again, it will be fun to participate. Good work!
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Can't say I agree on the Twolves lol, though Edwards is the real deal for sure. I think the referee perspective would be awesome to include, perhaps we can work on a post/interview together on the topic in a few weeks when things are running!
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What do you mean?!? The 'Wolves played around .500 basketball the last 15 games of the season when they actually had D-Lo, KAT, and Ant all playing at the same time. They've got the talent. Now they just need to stay healthy for more than 8 games in a row...
As for the post/interview...I'm game.
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They do have the chance to be pretty legit, but they have to work on their supporting cast as well as staying healthy. Though I do like Naz Reid as well. They need a bit more depth.
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Cool stuff, looking forward to it.
A tip, incentivize the community to help you reach the audience on Twitter, Torum, etc... I mean you don't have to incentivize them, we will help out either way...
Btw, yea, this Leo Giff is fucking legendary.
GG
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Interesting tip, I have been looking to market on Twitter, but adding an incentive had slipped my mind. I will keep that in mind when we begin marketing more aggressively in a few weeks, thank you!
Gif is by @mariosfame hence why I got him to design all the stuff for @dunksocial he does a great job!
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My friend, I know that you will achieve great things, and you have my support in your community.
Remember that Khal started like you and look at all that he and his team have built so far.
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Thank you for the belief and for the motivation! We will all benefit collectively from this, thank you for reminding me where the best of the best thus far started out!
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All the best Rob! It's amazing to see this becoming a reality.
You got this bro. ✌
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Thank you for the continued support, I hope you enjoy the end product!
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Looking forward to it. Really excited!
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Interesting idea, I like it! Do you have any specific future plans for this Community/Token?
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Thank you! Right now I just want to get it off the ground and allow people to start posting. After that I would love to find integrations with sites such as Top Shot or games such as NBA2k where the tribal tokens could be spent. Additionally I want to run a lot of contests on the platform to stimulate competition and engagement
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Thank you very much. Wish you best!
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