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The past 24 hours on Farcaster have been brimming with significant happenings, product updates, community discussions, and a notable influx of new talents. Here is a summary of the most crucial points you need to know.
1. Merger of Minds at Merkle Manufactory
UPDATE: I've been meaning to write a post about this but I haven't given myself the time to do so. Therefore, I'll share it quickly in a cast. Yesterday was my first day working full-time on /warpcast at Merkle Manufactory. Farcaster is directionally how I want the decentralized web to evolve. There is no better app and better team to work with to push the future of decentralized web forward. So I've decided to join them on this journey. Looking forward to helping grow Farcaster and make Warpcast better for everyone!
Gabriel Ayuso announced their full-time commitment to Warpcast at Merkle Manufactory, expressing a desire to drive the future of the decentralized web.
2. Major Update for Eventcaster
I'm excited to finally share the new release of eventcaster! full update list below, but TLDR: ⚡️ 10x better event creation flow ⚡️ Faster, simpler, and cleaner event frame ⚡️ Composer action — make events right in Warpcast! ⚡️ A new events.xyz, focused on seeing what your friends are going to
Eventcaster has released a new version, enhancing event creation flow, simplifying the event frame, and integrating directly into Warpcast.
3. Performance Metrics Comparison
I just made the same post on Farcaster (184 followers at time of post), Facebook (67,000 followers) and Threads (5,515 followers). After 1-2 hours: Farcaster= 8 replies / 24 Likes Facebook= 4 likes Threads= 5 likes My actual reach on those platforms is just the tip of the Zuckerberg
Tay Zonday compared reach across Farcaster, Facebook, and Threads, highlighting Farcaster's significant engagement despite a smaller following.
4. New York Sandwich Challenge
…can the nyc crew go around and review these heroes and the bodega sandwiches? post on @drakula for us to get live reaction @mrludlow @zinger @markfishman i’m looking at you foodies actually i’ll send 10 USDC per review video @bountybot nytimes.com/interactive/2024/dining/best-nyc-sandwiches.html https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/763d4685-89bd-4256-9a12-00d1e46bde00/original http://nytimes.com/interactive/2024/dining/best-nyc-sandwiches.html
Ted initiated a bodega sandwich review challenge in NYC, promising a bounty for video reviews.
5. Yup AI Launch
Introducing: Yup AI Bye bye, low-quality posts. Hello, AI-powered bangers. We built AI into the Yup app to improve your drafts and inspire your crossposts. The Yup AI score rates your post before you post it -- and tells you how to improve it. Yup AI knows you, who you follow, and what you like. So your posts always sound like you, but better. Still in beta, so join the waitlist. Users with 50k+ YUP have early access now. (P.S. Yup AI wrote this.) https://beearly.club/w/yup-ai
Yup introduced an AI-powered feature that enhances drafts before posting, currently in a beta phase with early access for YUP holders.
6. CozyCast Update
CozyCast Update. Onboarding flow explaining how to use it. I‘ll show you a feed of only FID below 25000 (pre permissionless vibes) without /degen and /replyguys That feed is so good wowow 💜 And reverse chronological 👀 Sign in with Neynar, and control your Feed. If you backed the crowd fund ;)
CozyCast now filters content based on FIDs below 25000, providing a curated feed free from spam and unnecessary replies.
7. Hub Release Update
Hub release 1.13.6 is out: https://github.com/farcasterxyz/hub-monorepo/releases In addition to bug fixes and quality of life improvements, please note: there are NO rewards for running a hub We recommend running Hubs if you're building an app, need access to the latest data or want to help decentralize the network https://github.com/farcasterxyz/hub-monorepo/releases
The 1.13.6 Hub release is live, offering bug fixes and clarifying that there are no economic rewards for running a hub.
8. American Submarine Strategy Discussion
My understanding is that a key role of American attack submarines is to coordinate with undersea microphone networks to shadow adversary ballistic missile submarines. There aren’t that many ballistic missile subs in the world. The UK and France have four total (no more than 1-2 patrol at once) and get ruled out as strategic threats. India and Israel’s four subs are regional and get ruled out as strategic threats. That leaves Russia’s four total and China’s six total. Only Russia’s are equally stealthy as UK/France/US. So right now the threat is two stealthy Russian ballistic missile subs and three older/noisier Chinese ones (assuming 50% continuous deployment). They are hunted by 53 American fast-attack submarines and undisclosed undersea monitoring capability. Part of the impetus behind AUKUS (the trilateral US/UK/Australia strategic partnership)— as well as American attack subs being based and built in Australia— is China’s expected transition to Type 096 missile subs with equal stealth. https://warpcast.com/kyle/0xdf113319
Tay Zonday delves into the strategic roles of American submarines in monitoring adversary ballistic missile submarines.
9. Charity Support via Warpcast Payments
If you're looking for a chance to test out Pay with Warpcast, check out: @wavewarriors @crystalhearts Two charities accepting donations via their profile. Just tap pay.
Dan Romero highlighted two charities accepting donations through Warpcast, encouraging community participation.
10. Event Creation on Warpcast
✨New on Warpcast: Add events Tap the orange event icon in the cast composer to create an event on events.xyz. Live now on mobile, coming soon to web. https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/5e1788bf-39a8-4a13-2559-e126c5a45b00/original https://warpcast.com/matthew/0xe4e0ae03
Warpcast now allows users to create events directly, integrating seamlessly with events.xyz.
11. Hub Running Clarification
Please spread the word: there are 0 economic rewards—currently or in the future—for running a Hub. Only run a Hub if you: 1. Find it fun 2. Find it useful for your project or your business There's no surprise or gotcha that comes later. All of the YouTube video tutorials are lying to you about a potential reward. https://warpcast.com/wazzymandias.eth/0x7dfcb1e2
Dan Romero reiterated the lack of economic rewards for running hubs, emphasizing the fun and utility aspects instead.
12. Unlonely Channels Feature
❗❗ FEATURE LAUNCH: SUBSCRIBE TO UNLONELY CHANNELS IN FRAMES ❗❗ 1/ follow @unlonely 2/ we’re running a campaign spotlighting farcaster-native unlonely streamers all summer! click the frames to subscribe to your favorite unlonely streamers and get automatic DCs when that channel goes live!
Unlonely introduced the feature to subscribe to channels in frames, offering automatic notifications for livestreams.
13. Favorite Recipes Megathread
Favorite recipe megathread It's been a while since I did one of these. Please post your favorite authentic recipes. I stress, authentic recipes only. Mine is a traditional boiled neopolitan pizza, with a light touch of sea salt https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/5eeadbda-a3b4-41c5-2598-ffbc876c0300/original
Varun invited the community to share their favorite authentic recipes, sparking culinary discussions.
14. Sign In With Farcaster (SIWF) on Beam
sign in with farcaster (siwf) is now available on beam ⁜ you can now create a beam wallet and log into beam.io with your farcaster account
Beam now offers SIWF functionality, simplifying the creation of wallets and logins.
15. Charity Feature and $100 Donation Commitment
If anyone runs or knows of a 501(c)(3) charity willing to: 1. Set up a Farcaster profile 2. Connect an Ethereum address 3. Accept donations in USDC on @base via Pay on Warpcast Would be happy to feature them in some marketing and I'll personally donate the first $100.
Dan Romero invited 501(c)(3) charities to set up profiles and accept donations, pledging an initial personal contribution.
16. Hypersub for Bountycaster
Looking into setting up a @hypersub for Bountycaster to support us since we're bootstrapping. What are the most useful or creative things that we could offer as a perk / thanks? Already planning a wall of thanks on our site for supporters. Maybe custom bounty frame too? 2000 degen tip for my 5 fav ideas @bountybot
Linda Xie explored setting up a hypersub feature for Bountycaster to support bootstrapping efforts.
17. New Operations Manager Post at Airstack
we're looking for an operations manager/lead at Airstack and Moxie who will lead all things: Accounting (managing 3rd party accountants) Controlling (spend mgmt, budgeting, fpa) Payroll across multiple countries and service providers Bounty 3000 $USDC if your warm introduction leads to our hiring the person @bountybot location agnostic
Bounties of $3000 USDC are offered for referrals leading to the hire of an operations manager for Airstack and Moxie.
18. Farcaster's Community Rules and Etiquette
Autofollow list is over. We're going to have to earn our followers now, by posting quality content.....fuck
Six humorously noted the importance of earning followers through valuable contributions, marking the end of the autofollow list.
19. Collaborative Feedback Round for Composer Actions
Something that’s really interesting to me about Composer Actions is Warpcast finally finding a way to integrate iframes!! This is separate from the composer actions chat, but imagine how much more functionality frames could offer if an iframe and associated schema was shown in-feed like it is to display a Composer Action https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xd136aa6a
Dylan initiated discussions on further integrating iframes into composer actions, aiming for enhanced functionality.
20. Boost and Support for Bountycaster on Warpcast
- boosted tier (gets daily recast for 5 days or etc) - bounty newsletter - weekly overview of bounty caster trends & learnings, what do the /bounties tell us about FC? Side note, *your* time, platform, advice or feedback might be valuable in ways unrelated to bountycaster that could be attractive to subs
Suggestions for enhanced visibility and additional perks for hypersub subscribers were made to benefit Bountycaster.
Farcaster continues to grow and evolve, with active community engagement and innovative features pushing the boundary of decentralized social networking. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!
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“Gabriel Ayuso announced their full-time commitment to Warpcast at Merkle Manufactory, expressing a desire to drive the future of the decentralized web.” https://paragraph.xyz/@minimalist/09-07-2024
in this issue: @v is trying to one-up the unhingeness of @cassie's posts and failing at it @cassie remains the royalty of blursed casts https://paragraph.xyz/@minimalist/09-07-2024