{"signature": "0x7f5e249331cf217afed7c1397197566ab00a2465c4e4f379a83e3b86f855bf582d21576c82a20ba7a18f71e3a468abbbac45ef7aae7be072804390ce1cb07a9c1b", "application": {"round": "0x7b0185af77d13c44e310ed0d4c3a9bf41fbf7e9e", "answers": [{"type": "email", "hidden": true, "question": "Email Address", "questionId": 0, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "nCJK7vSxqHr+gogHeyPtWObFDmDRfCHGw6iNaL2kSJsWZKzpAvxfD/J1oXdpkHEE", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "ed1316f0897750abaa675aba83807a596572f9c4ca447f44ca4fb866fa25fefe85ad191c9c8200e45f803c9d262ac8115ce603df662a07bc788dce45b6aaa6c3001958ab6cee8bf07ec5515351572a779e2d628874650b821688120841a812aa29cb6e73fc7000deafefc753f5fa2e2cc12aaa5365dec8aba14923112cb5216f0000000000000020a7acd6f7b25fbc4c67e02c7507d26e424a540d867e8e288cfaa4569966b4742de517efd1e6159808c19470f18e5baa81"}}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "ayushhh03", "hidden": true, "question": "Telegram Handle", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "I'm interested in chronicler role", "hidden": true, "question": "Which role are you primarily interested in? (Chronicler, Archivist, or Silencer)", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "I have been in the web3 space from more than 2 years and I started from participating in ETH global hackathons where I developed several projects at different hackathons and also won prizes for those projects ,then i applied and became an community advocate at Polygon where I organized and managed events for polygon and connected with the global community. I have also participated in the Grants rounds hosted by Gitcoin as a grantee specifically in GG19 and GG20 and I am also planning to participate further in the upcoming  grants round .", "hidden": true, "question": "Please describe your experience with Web3 and grant ecosystems. If you're new to this space, explain your interest and how you plan to gain relevant knowledge quickly:", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "My approach to researching and verifying information is very systematic and thorough. I start by identifying credible and trustable sources, cross-verifying information from multiple reputable sources to ensure accuracy. I use analytical tools to track and validate data, and critically evaluate the context and relevance of the information. This process, combined with meticulous documentation and regular review, ensures that my work is both accurate and comprehensive. This approach has been crucial in my roles in community management and project coordination, where reliable information is essential for effective decision-making and communication.", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your approach to researching and verifying information. How do you ensure accuracy and comprehensiveness in your work?", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "I have extensive experience working with distributed teams and on collaborative projects. I have participated in multiple hackathons where I collaborated with diverse teams to develop innovative projects. This often involved coordinating with team members across various timezones, ensuring smooth communication and project management.\nAdditionally, as a Polygon advocate, I have enhanced my skills in working with distributed teams. My role required me to effectively collaborate on projects and engage with a global community, which has significantly upskilled my ability to thrive in collaborative environments.", "hidden": true, "question": "Please provide examples of your experience working in distributed teams or on collaborative projects:", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "I believe that I am a strong fit for the Chronicler role due to my extensive background in community management and project coordination, both of which are central to this position.\nAs the founder of Web3 Weebs which is a web3 educational page, I have honed my skills in creating engaging content and managing various social media platforms, including Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. This role required me to facilitate communication with a broad audience and ensure that complex blockchain concepts were communicated effectively and engagingly. By implementing analytics tools, I was able to track user engagement and refine our content strategy, ensuring continuous improvement and effective outreach.\nIn my role as an advocate for Polygon and Chainlink, I managed and hosted multiple workshops and events, which involved coordinating with team members and participants to ensure smooth execution. These experiences required in depth planning, clear communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. For instance, at the Polygon Connect event in Lucknow, I played a key role in coordinating activities and ensuring that the event ran seamlessly, demonstrating my ability to manage and track progress on goals and objectives.\nAdditionally, my technical background in various programming languages and tools, such as JavaScript, React JS, and Solidity, allows me to contribute effectively to projects requiring technical oversight and coordination. My experience in hackathons and securing multiple awards for project excellence further underscores my ability to facilitate collaboration and achieve collective goals.\nOverall, my experience in community management, project coordination, and technical expertise positions me well to contribute as a Chronicler. I am committed to creating an environment where all members can effectively collaborate and contribute their expertise, ensuring the smooth execution of our syndicate's operations.", "hidden": true, "question": "Please describe why you are a good fit based on your selected role (Chronicler, Archivist, or Silencer). 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By utilizing Web 3 Storage solutions provided by IPFS (InterPlanetary File System), Stogram aims to provide users with a privacy-focused and advertisement-free experience.\n\nThe platform allows users to post various types of media such as pictures, videos, and gifs. Instead of relying on traditional storage methods, Stogram leverages IPFS to store the users' data. This decentralized approach ensures that Stogram does not need to store user data or utilize cookies, enhancing privacy and preventing potential privacy exploitation. Hence preventing your privacy and user experience from getting exploited.\n\n## Some of the key features of stogram are :\n\n1. **Decentralized Architecture** : Stogram harnesses the power of Web 3.0 by utilizing IPFS for storage. This decentralized approach ensures data integrity, availability, and privacy, eliminating the risks associated with central servers and preventing our users from data exploitation.\n\n2. **Enhanced User Experience** : Our platform is designed for intuitive navigation and interaction. We're investing in professional developers and UI/UX designers to provide an engaging and user-friendly environment. Providing  users with easy accessibility \n\n3. **Seamless Communication** : Stogram is more than just posts. With our upcoming messaging and calling feature, users can connect and converse effortlessly, fostering meaningful connections.\n\n4. **NFT Integration** : We're merging art and technology. Stogram users can now mint their posts as NFTs on the Filecoin network, thanks to our IPFS-backed NFT storage solution. This introduces new revenue streams for creators and collectors.\n\n5. **Supporting Creativity** : Our donation feature empowers users to support artists directly. By allowing users to donate to posts they love, we're cultivating a community that values creativity and rewards it.\n\n6. **Privacy Empowerment** : Stogram ensures that users have control over their data. Our decentralized approach and encryption protocols put privacy back in the hands of our users.\n\n7. **Community-Driven** : We're more than a platform; we're a community. Stogram encourages collaboration and engagement through features like shared wallets and customizable privacy settings.\n\n8. **Empowering Content Ownership**  : Users retain ownership of their content. Stogram's decentralized structure ensures that no single entity has control over user-generated posts.\n\n9. **Future-Ready** : As technology evolves, so does Stogram. We're committed to staying at the forefront of Web 3.0 advancements, ensuring our users always have access to the latest features and innovations.\n\n10. **Ethical Platform** : Stogram's advertisement-free environment ensures that users' experiences are not exploited for profit. Our commitment to ethical practices sets us apart from traditional social media.\n\n## Impact on society\n\nStogram's innovative approach to social media is poised to make a profound impact on society by addressing some of the key challenges prevalent in today's digital landscape.\n\n- ### Empowering User Privacy and Control:\nIn an era where user data is frequently exploited, Stogram champions data privacy by utilizing decentralized storage through IPFS. This empowers users to control their personal information, fostering a sense of ownership and restoring trust in online interactions.\n\n- ### Fostering Authentic Connections:\nStogram's messaging and calling feature promote genuine conversations, fostering meaningful relationships. By eliminating intrusive advertisements, the platform nurtures authentic interactions, driving a shift away from superficial engagement towards more valuable connections.\n\n- ### Supporting Creative Expression:\nThe integration of NFTs on Stogram offers artists a novel platform to monetize their creations. This empowers creators by enabling direct financial support from their audience, encouraging artistic endeavors and cultivating a thriving creative community.\n\n- ### Encouraging Ethical Content Sharing:\nStogram's commitment to an advertisement-free environment safeguards users from manipulative tactics often associated with profit-driven platforms. This encourages ethical content sharing, steering social media away from a \"clickbait\" culture.\n\n- ### Promoting Social Giving:\nThe donation feature enables users to financially support artists, encouraging social giving and valuing the efforts of creators. This promotes a culture of appreciation for artistic contributions and engenders a sense of collective responsibility.\n\n-  ### Enabling Global Collaboration:\nStogram's decentralized structure and NFT integration transcend geographical boundaries, enabling creators and users to collaborate across cultures. This cultivates cross-cultural understanding and collaboration, promoting a global community.\n\n-  ### Spurring Technological Innovation:\nBy embracing cutting-edge technologies like IPFS and NFTs, Stogram drives innovation within the social media landscape. This encourages further development and exploration of decentralized solutions for societal challenges.\n\nIn essence, Stogram's impact on society is profound. It aligns with the growing demand for user-centric, privacy-focused, and ethically responsible online platforms. Stogram's influence reaches beyond the virtual realm, championing positive change and fostering an ecosystem where technology serves society's best interests.\n\n## Roadmap\n\n**Quarter 1: Enhancing User Experience and Core Features**  (Achieved) \n\n1. User Interface Overhaul: Engage professional UI/UX designers to revamp Stogram's interface, ensuring a seamless, intuitive, and visually appealing experience for users and it to the whole next level.\n\n2. Decentralization Optimization: Continuously refine and optimize our decentralized architecture powered by IPFS. This ensures data reliability, privacy, and seamless content retrieval.\n\n3. Communication Integration: Roll out the messaging and calling feature, enabling users to connect, interact, and foster deeper relationships on the platform.\n\n4. Data Encryption Enhancement: Strengthen data encryption protocols, ensuring that user data remains secure, private, and under their control.\n\n**Quarter 2: NFT Integration and Monetization Expansion**\n\n1. NFT Minting Launch: Introduce the ability for users to mint their posts as NFTs on the Filecoin network. This innovative feature unlocks new possibilities for content monetization.\n\n2. IPFS-NFT Storage Synergy: Fine-tune the integration of IPFS-backed NFT storage, ensuring efficient and secure storage and retrieval of NFTs, supporting the growing demand for unique digital assets.\n\n3. Creator Education Hub: Launch an educational initiative to guide users through the process of minting and selling NFTs, empowering creators to navigate the world of digital art ownership.\n\n4. Community Rewards System: Implement a reward mechanism for active users who mint NFTs and engage in the Stogram community, fostering a vibrant and engaged ecosystem.\n\n**Quarter 3: Privacy Empowerment and Platform Expansion**\n\n1. Customizable Privacy Settings: Introduce advanced privacy settings that allow users to tailor their content visibility, ensuring they have control over who sees their posts.\n\n2. Global Outreach Campaign: Launch a comprehensive marketing drive to expand Stogram's user base globally, emphasizing our commitment to user privacy and decentralized engagement.\n\n3. Collaborative Projects: Enable users to collaborate on projects through shared wallets, allowing for co-ownership of NFTs and enhancing collective creativity.\n\n**Quarter 4**: Sustainability and Future Innovations\n\n1. Monetization Reinvestment: Allocate a portion of revenue generated from NFT sales and community donations towards platform development, ensuring the long-term sustainability of Stogram.\n\n2. Continued Technological Innovation: Stay at the forefront of Web 3.0 advancements, exploring blockchain integration and other emerging technologies to further enhance user experience and data security.\n\n3. Cross-Platform Integration: Begin exploratory work on enabling Stogram users to interact and share content seamlessly across other Web 3.0 platforms, expanding the decentralized social ecosystem.\n\nThese are some of the decided objectives that we plan to achieve and implement in our project.  In order to grow our project further and achieve our milestones we require support from all of you. \n\n\n## Updates\n\n1. In the past three months we've updated the UI/UX of the project offering a smooth and easy interface for the users to use and become handy for them.\n\n2. We've focused on better optimisations and to make the process of user onboarding seamless and smoother.\n\n3. Updated the tech on backend to comply with the latest updates released by IPFS for web3storage to keep the application seamless and avoid any obstacle that may interfere with user experience.\n\nAs promised we've worked hard and tried to complete the tasks and achievements we mentioned for Quarter 1. We aspire to make further developments on the project as we mentioned in our proposal and therefore we require support from all of you to raise some funds to continue with the process and further developments.\n\nThanking you.", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "StogramHQ", "projectTwitter": "StogramHQ"}, "recipient": "0x4976e41e2f43169B9a4330805aA1E004840Fd69a"}}