The dankest memes of the future will be NFTs Memes are the internet's native art form. They transcend platforms, geographic locations, and language. NFTs are slowly becoming the economic infrastructure behind the internet's content and creators. Recent demand for meme NFTs has proven memes are more valuable when minted as NFTs. Here we explore minting memes as NFTs, arguing that soon most memes will be minted as NFTs due to advantages in monetization, provenance, attribution, and pl...

The dankest memes of the future will be NFTs Memes are the internet's native art form. They transcend platforms, geographic locations, and language. NFTs are slowly becoming the economic infrastructure behind the internet's content and creators. Recent demand for meme NFTs has proven memes are more valuable when minted as NFTs. Here we explore minting memes as NFTs, arguing that soon most memes will be minted as NFTs due to advantages in monetization, provenance, attribution, and pl...

A groundbreaking new revenue stream for social token holdersTLDR; Yup presents a new reward mechanism for social tokens and their holders. By holding certain social tokens, users will have a claim over $YUP rewards given to accounts linked to those specific tokens. We're piloting this with Alex Masmej and the $ALEX token and are looking for other social token holders, leaders, and platforms to work with. Social tokens are growing at an incredible pace, becoming a $250m market in less tha...

A groundbreaking new revenue stream for social token holdersTLDR; Yup presents a new reward mechanism for social tokens and their holders. By holding certain social tokens, users will have a claim over $YUP rewards given to accounts linked to those specific tokens. We're piloting this with Alex Masmej and the $ALEX token and are looking for other social token holders, leaders, and platforms to work with. Social tokens are growing at an incredible pace, becoming a $250m market in less tha...

What yours is worth and why it mattersCo-written with Liam Donohue, with revisions by Noam Levenson and Omid Malekan. Originally published on Hacker Noon.Big FactsFocus on the relationship between these two statistics: 91%** of 18–34 year old consumers trust online reviews as much as the recommendations of their friends and family. **~50%** of online reviews accurately reflect the quality and value of the product/service being reviewed. **All numbers point to one important truth about online ...

What yours is worth and why it mattersCo-written with Liam Donohue, with revisions by Noam Levenson and Omid Malekan. Originally published on Hacker Noon.Big FactsFocus on the relationship between these two statistics: 91%** of 18–34 year old consumers trust online reviews as much as the recommendations of their friends and family. **~50%** of online reviews accurately reflect the quality and value of the product/service being reviewed. **All numbers point to one important truth about online ...

In our quest to integrate with the awesomest web3 platforms, we're excited to announce our basic leaderboard for Mirror publications (mirror.yup.io). We had a blast onboarding to Mirror last week after finishing top 10 in the $WRITE Race. The onboarding experience on Mirror was quite incredible as well.We noticed that there wasn't any discover page or menu for finding Mirror publications thus far. But we wanted to discover other great publications and thought pieces that were coming...

In our quest to integrate with the awesomest web3 platforms, we're excited to announce our basic leaderboard for Mirror publications (mirror.yup.io). We had a blast onboarding to Mirror last week after finishing top 10 in the $WRITE Race. The onboarding experience on Mirror was quite incredible as well.We noticed that there wasn't any discover page or menu for finding Mirror publications thus far. But we wanted to discover other great publications and thought pieces that were coming...

Hey Yupster,This week we're highlighting our new Search Results page, Analytics page, and our new Collections feature coming soon. This is a big one, let's get right into it 💪.Search Results PageBrowse through Yup with ease with our new search results page 🌈. Look up any subject, post, or feed and scroll through all the relevant content.AnalyticsThe Analytics page on profiles keeps you informed about your activity and earnings on Yup. Track your progress from account creation to p...

Hey Yupster,This week we're highlighting our new Search Results page, Analytics page, and our new Collections feature coming soon. This is a big one, let's get right into it 💪.Search Results PageBrowse through Yup with ease with our new search results page 🌈. Look up any subject, post, or feed and scroll through all the relevant content.AnalyticsThe Analytics page on profiles keeps you informed about your activity and earnings on Yup. Track your progress from account creation to p...

What are Collections?Collections let users earmark meaningful content into a topic of their choice and showcase it on Yup. Think of Spotify playlists or Pinterest Boards but for any URL or website across the web. Collections empower curators/creators to showcase their expertise or taste in anything: from NFTs to 1970s mob movies.How to create/add to a collectionWeb App1. Create a collection from scratch by clicking the "+" button on your profile2. Create a collection from a post by clicking t...

What are Collections?Collections let users earmark meaningful content into a topic of their choice and showcase it on Yup. Think of Spotify playlists or Pinterest Boards but for any URL or website across the web. Collections empower curators/creators to showcase their expertise or taste in anything: from NFTs to 1970s mob movies.How to create/add to a collectionWeb App1. Create a collection from scratch by clicking the "+" button on your profile2. Create a collection from a post by clicking t...

In 2019, Balaji Srinivasan gave several lectures called Pseudonymous Economy,* *positing that pseudonymous transactions will become as widely prevalent as pseudonymous communications have throughout the rise of the internet. Taking pseudonyms seriously means reconsidering the definition of souls and lives as we know them. If we can embody multiple lives, if we can co-own or pass them on to others, who are we? Who are those lives? Looking through the lens of Balaji’s lecture alongside sociolog...

In 2019, Balaji Srinivasan gave several lectures called Pseudonymous Economy,* *positing that pseudonymous transactions will become as widely prevalent as pseudonymous communications have throughout the rise of the internet. Taking pseudonyms seriously means reconsidering the definition of souls and lives as we know them. If we can embody multiple lives, if we can co-own or pass them on to others, who are we? Who are those lives? Looking through the lens of Balaji’s lecture alongside sociolog...

This week we're highlighting our Zora and Foundation integrations, new ways to curate NFTs, and Ethereum wallet sign-up/linking. Let's dive right in 🏊Product Updates:Foundation IntegrationFoundation is the Crème de la crème 🇫🇷 of NFT art and now you can curate on it. Rate NFTs with the Yup extension, earn rewards and influence for good taste, and follow others' favorites. Curation never looked so good ✨Zora IntegrationZora has one of the most diverse and creative NFT marketp...

This week we're highlighting our Zora and Foundation integrations, new ways to curate NFTs, and Ethereum wallet sign-up/linking. Let's dive right in 🏊Product Updates:Foundation IntegrationFoundation is the Crème de la crème 🇫🇷 of NFT art and now you can curate on it. Rate NFTs with the Yup extension, earn rewards and influence for good taste, and follow others' favorites. Curation never looked so good ✨Zora IntegrationZora has one of the most diverse and creative NFT marketp...

A treatise on crypto social and the motivations for the Yup Protocol ( recently published 12/24/19 )With help from the whole Yup team, and revisions from Sam HatemThe Quest for Social ConsensusSince the dawn of the internet, there has been an ambitious desire for open and public protocols for social networks. However, distributed social consensus on the web has remained highly regarded but rarely understood. It has not been valued based on determinant incentives and, as a consequence, remains...

A treatise on crypto social and the motivations for the Yup Protocol ( recently published 12/24/19 )With help from the whole Yup team, and revisions from Sam HatemThe Quest for Social ConsensusSince the dawn of the internet, there has been an ambitious desire for open and public protocols for social networks. However, distributed social consensus on the web has remained highly regarded but rarely understood. It has not been valued based on determinant incentives and, as a consequence, remains...

Hey Yupster,This week we're showcasing our new logo, updates to Web App feeds and UI, and a new way of highlighting NFTs. Let's dive right in 🏊.Product Updates:Yup RebrandWe're thrilled to announce the new face of Yup 😁. Many expressions and colors, one collective. Keep an eye out for this one; you'll see it all over the place in the next few days 👀.Web App Updates:FeedsWe've updated our Web App feeds to balance recent and influential content more dynamically ⚖️. T...

Hey Yupster,This week we're showcasing our new logo, updates to Web App feeds and UI, and a new way of highlighting NFTs. Let's dive right in 🏊.Product Updates:Yup RebrandWe're thrilled to announce the new face of Yup 😁. Many expressions and colors, one collective. Keep an eye out for this one; you'll see it all over the place in the next few days 👀.Web App Updates:FeedsWe've updated our Web App feeds to balance recent and influential content more dynamically ⚖️. T...

There has been serious debate on the importance of public 'likes' on social media platforms. Let's discuss this further.*Originally published on *Hacker Noon **Should social metrics (such as “likes”) remain public on social media platforms? **There has recently been action by platforms such as Instagram to remove likes from the public eye, meaning only creators would see reactions to their content and no one else. This has been met with substantial support by the online communi...

There has been serious debate on the importance of public 'likes' on social media platforms. Let's discuss this further.*Originally published on *Hacker Noon **Should social metrics (such as “likes”) remain public on social media platforms? **There has recently been action by platforms such as Instagram to remove likes from the public eye, meaning only creators would see reactions to their content and no one else. This has been met with substantial support by the online communi...

TL;DR: Users share content they haven't read, with even fewer viewers fact-checking its claims. The incentive structure on most social media drives individuals to share as quickly as possible and place faith in influencers to signal what can be trusted. Twitter and other platforms have attempted to make users feel accountable for what they share. But more can be done to reward and expose positive behavior. In June, Twitter implemented a new feature in hopes of reducing users’ tendency to...

TL;DR: Users share content they haven't read, with even fewer viewers fact-checking its claims. The incentive structure on most social media drives individuals to share as quickly as possible and place faith in influencers to signal what can be trusted. Twitter and other platforms have attempted to make users feel accountable for what they share. But more can be done to reward and expose positive behavior. In June, Twitter implemented a new feature in hopes of reducing users’ tendency to...