WeKu:
THE NEW DECENTRALIZED PLATFORM THAT VALUES CREATIVE CONTENT.
How is the current situation of social networks in terms of promotion and content exchange?
The growth of social networks attracts more and more users who seek the most appropriate means to publish their quality work, while they can relate to each other and get additional support for the development of content. It is important for many to find a platform where they can store their valuable material safely, with sufficient capacity to give continuity to their work and that can be appreciated by a demographic that covers the different promotional trends. Such is the case of users of google+, facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube and other related sites that offer a space on the web for content developers, but due to the centralized model they offer in most cases the user average is limited in terms of benefits, valuation, copyrights, access to content, among other factors that discourage you from growing within these private networks, coupled with the collapse they suffer today due to the growing demand and their limited capacity to offer answers.
Blockchain is a modern computer technology with a free governance system where public platforms that seek to promote the cryptocurrency as a financial model are nested. Data storage occurs through distributed information nodes creating blocks of approved content in consensus, where data remains leaving an auditable record which can not be deleted. This modality guarantees to the private users, as well as to the decentralized companies, to interact in a safe and efficient way, grouped in ecosystems that offer diverse services. Such is the case of the renowned social networking platform STEEMIT.COM based in the United States; which is built in blockchain and provides support to the original content and quality provided by: bloggers, writers, photographers, graphic designers, musicians and Cryptographic companies. Allows encryption transactions and free exchange of information between users who are rewarded with the use of the native STEEM token within the platform.
Now let's talk exclusively about WeKu:
The innovative original content assessment system that supports talented creators
WeKu is an open source community platform built on blockchain that offers rewards to content creators. The goal of WeKu is to improve the current situation of social networks in terms of the adequacy and growth of the new demands.
For this, it seeks to create a decentralized system, focused on the social, with next-generation technology that uses AI (artificial intelligence) for the development of processes.
When benefiting from the exchange of cryptographic values, the individual can accumulate more and more gains and influences in the network, based on this, WeKu tries to approach the modality of payment as the main topic. Through the issuance of WEKU tokens (WKC) the system plans to achieve platform sustainability and content payment. Given their public nature, the authors will enjoy true ownership of their works.
The WeKu intelligent system is established as a SaaS system supported by the IPFS protocol for the exchange of files.
According to the SaaS software distribution model, the data managed by WeKu as well as the system's software will be hosted on an external server accessible via the Internet; IPFS file storage (InterPlanetary File System) provides a high performance design that is distributed in the block connecting devices with the same file system, using the P2P method, for more transparent relationships; Attributing speed to the processes as there is a considerable saving of bandwidth. The IPFS protocol is also easy to cache and reduces the possibility of a DDos denial of service attack.
WeKu 2.0
WeKu is integrated into the web assuming a deep social sense taking into account in the first place the needs of the users that live on the platform and expect to have an income proportional to the quality of their work, the time invested and their delivery of talent in blockchain.
"What does 2.0 mean? What is referenced when you are talking about web 2.0? When talking about web 2.0, or social web, reference is made to all those websites that facilitate the sharing of information, interoperability, design that focuses on the user, as well as collaboration in the global computer network. Web 2.0 represents the evolution of conventional applications to applications that target the end user. In other words, when we talk about web 2.0 we are not talking about a technological system proper, but rather we are talking about an attitude." wikipedia, web 2.0
Web 2.0 fits perfectly with the concept of the WeKu ecosystem which facilitates the means to share information and collaborate with each other on the World Wide Web in a dynamic way focusing on their own interests that allow them to improve their compositions over time, motivated by the performance of the platform and its fair and democratic reward system.
The users will be able to group themselves in communities, offer services and organize themselves in the way that best suits them within WeKu. The social network will capture all types of content including: writing, videos, photography, contests, cryptography, among others, under strict selection parameters to avoid fraudulent attitudes and accumulation of deficient items.
Thus ending the current reality where advertising and sponsorship revenues generated by content creators have been in the hands of private companies causing demotivation on these, who now seek to conquer in blockchain the award of their original work.
Centralized platforms do not provide the user with effective tools to manage their publications; edit them, export them, redistribute them, in short, to feel that they have ownership over their works that with so much effort and dedication have created, WeKu is here to change this reality and provide a community network where the possibilities will be endless for the authors and the management of its contents.
WeKu DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Where does the WeKu design come from? What is your background?
The work environment of WeKu is a modular structure with specific tools frequently used by bloggers to get the most out of their publications. You will have at your disposal software that allows you to organize your projects in a logical way with personalized search criteria, categories, graphics, visualizations, events, data update, etc.
All in a friendly interface inspired by the STEEMIT and Graphene framework. The precedent of this technology comes from the founding team of bitcoin and was initially developed to record creative content from various trends based on the SaaS model of community platforms.
"A framework, working environment or framework is a standardized set of concepts, practices and criteria to focus on a particular type of problem that serves as a reference, to face and solve new problems of a similar nature. In the development of software, a work environment is a conceptual and technological structure of assistance defined, normally, with specific software devices or artifacts, which can serve as the basis for the organization and development of software." wikipedia, framework
WeKu will innovate with its design equipped with functionality and frameworks for maximum user performance. The utility will be highlighted by putting at your disposal all kinds of commands for the development of effective and accessible activities in the visual and graphic order. It is expected that as the system matures, according to the accumulation of orders given by the user, the WeKu framework could be extended to provide new features and utilities of a scalable system.
Improving social networks within the Web is the challenge of the WeKu ecosystem
"The mission of WeKu is to motivate and provide financial reward to all people who make a valuable contribution to social media and online communities. Through the advertising and sponsors to increase revenue, buyback WeKu coins and other ways to share revenue with participants, each participant can benefit from the platform. The platform will go through several validation processes to reduce fraud incentive. Eventually everyone can enjoy their own rewards, manage their own content at anytime and anywhere, also can charge content authorization." weku, whitepaper, page 6
To achieve this WeKu emphasizes the following areas:
- Multimedia and Big Data Storage:
The storage of multimedia files and Big data represent one of the great challenges to be solved within blockchain. The capacity of data processing is sometimes lower than the demand, being able to slow down the computer systems due to the scarce bandwidth that is available for loading heavy files. WeKu intends to correct such failure with the implementation of IPFS (interplanetary file system) files for multimedia storage.
This way, it is guaranteed that the videos or other files that demand a lot of graphics will not have problems when loading the data; guaranteeing uninterrupted viewing and without long waiting periods for activation that only demotivate the user.
- Multi-language user interface support
The intention of a creative content network SaaS is to be implemented on a global scale and to favor users from all over the world. In order to achieve multicultural exchange between nations, factors of content, theme, tradition, ethnicity, languages, etc. must be taken into account. This would be the way to achieve a positive impact and attract universal demographics to the platform.
Taking into account the inclusion of the largest possible geography of the planet, WeKu will have an interface available in English and other localized languages. By creating Apps you will add versions in different languages to meet the expected demand.
- Flexible and customizable incentives
It is logical that different communities must use WKC Tokens to sustain themselves and offer attractive rewards to active members. Each community according to its area of operation will require a different form of cancellation for its development. We can cite as an example: The communities that support the photographic trend will require rewarding their followers based on the quality and quantity of contributing work, the poetry competitions also demand awards according to the talent and creative capacity of the authors, the developers of Crypto content is one of the most frequent contests and with juicy rewards within decentralized platforms, music is a very attractive area for users and original contributions with great demand for participation and reasonable prizes, among others no less important such as; health, life, travel, food, which also has a defined assessment scale.
Thinking of the rapid development of the communities, each with different demands and rules on the incentive mechanism, WeKu allows the programming of payments in a customizable way for the creators of the communities to support the different stages of their growth and the variable scenarios to which must be adjusted. Another example of WEKU solidarity with the members of the platform, supporting the initiatives and the joint growth of all equally.
- Content recommendation system based on artificial intelligence.
At present, virtually all computer systems are automated. From the internet of things IoT to the smart search engine of your website preferably operate with AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning to facilitate the user experience. WeKu will use this feature as a mechanism to facilitate the identification and access of users to the most relevant and valuable creative content.
The consensus algorithm will be in charge of evaluating and strictly organizing the content of the articles, taking as reference the constant participation of the users within the community in each of the tendencies to offer as a product an exclusive selection based on quality, considerably reducing the Content load second, encouraging the user to improve and grow in terms of the development of valuable creative content.
- Platform search engine
Through the search engine incorporated into the platform, community users will be able to find useful content more easily. The property of searching the data stored in the WeKu server will be faster and more direct, leading to the original decentralized IPFS file that guarantees versatility and high performance. The storage of indexed files using AI will organize the results of the search in order of relevance so that users have a hierarchical access to the content.
What are the bases on which Weku platform is based?
Architecture WeKu:
The concept of the WeKu platform is based on blockchain which allows to implement the logical operation of all its components in a community vision interface with free access to all users. Its technology groups the basic needs of the average user on the web dedicated to the creation of creative content, providing answers to current problems related to valuation, competitiveness and data management.
The WeKu platform includes: Client Applications, WeKu Blockchain, IPFS (Interplanetary File System), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and NLP System (Natural Language Processing)
The WeKu architecture uses an MHT data structure (Merkle Hash Tree), which allows the mass information to be nested at a single hash value. This means that the contents can be verified directly from the root node of the tree which is signed and approved in consensus to ensure the reliability of the data.
WeKu technology suppresses DDoS attacks at the protocol level.
When content is loaded it is encrypted and distributed to the nearest server according to the user's geographical location. It allows an automatic storage that saves bandwidth and prevents the duplication of data; The response time is almost instantaneous which does not give any possibility to any attacker to restrict access to the original source.
"In computer security, a denial of service attack, also called DoS attack (Denial of Service), is an attack on a computer system or network that causes a service or resource to be inaccessible to users legitimate. It usually causes the loss of connectivity with the network due to the consumption of the bandwidth of the victim's network or overload of the computer resources of the attacked system." wikipedia, DDoS
Ecosystem WeKu
The economy focuses on quality creative content, through evaluation under strict verification parameters governed by artificial intelligence WeKu's economic model will issue rewards to authors based on effective community voting.
- Content incentives
The original and quality content will be assessed. In addition to receiving rewards authors may also sell their works within the platform, according to their investments WeKu will contribute to the creator to improve their prospects to monetize said content.
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Publishing rules
The rules required by WeKu are simple: Publish high quality content, which can generate dissemination, comments and voting by other users. -
Voting rules
Voting will be by user appreciation, voting weight selection and artificial intelligence evaluation.
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Filtering of intelligent content
It will be used to place restrictions on the disclosure of sensitive or potentially harmful content that threaten morals and good customs. Publications such as: pornography, drugs, racism and violence may be closed.
The algorithms of the AI system use thematic semantic judgment to filter the content in addition to the questioning issued by the readers. -
The content can not be manipulated
All information is kept in the chain of blocks, can not be stolen or manipulated and is subject to audit.
To extend the respective information to the other aspects related to:
registration method, instant messaging, friends/groups, rewards, micro-payment service, etc.
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WeKu consensus algorithm
DPOS (Delegate Proof of Stake), is the consensus algorithm used by WeKu. It allows the user to vote for representatives according to their similar interests, the results are recorded in the public ledger for greater transparency and democracy. Users can vote for themselves or delegate votes in a trust account; This system is also used by platforms such as STEEM blockchain, the weight of the reserve is based on the amount of WKC chips granted to the chosen holder.
"Stake delegated test
The Delegate Stake Test (also known as DPoS) is a consensus algorithm that maintains an irrefutable agreement about the truth throughout the network, validates transactions and acts as a form of digital democracy. The delegated participation test uses real-time voting combined with a social reputation system to achieve consensus. Each token holder can exert some degree of influence over what happens on the network. Active delegates vote in their roles for the chip holders. The voting power that the token possesses, also known as voting weight, is determined by the amount of base token that the account has." source
Selection of WeKu platform witness
WeKu witnesses are responsible for verifying the signatures and time stamp of the minutes. On this will depend the updating of the database in an effective and timely manner.
Every user of the platform can vote freely for a set of witnesses who will be in charge of governing the destiny of the operations within the ecosystem.
The witness will receive rewards every time he produces a block, but he must strictly respect the rules of moderation and time intervals. If the witness commits a fault, he could be expelled from the group of moderators.
A block will be generated every three seconds, the witnesses must replace each other in case of breaking the established times. They will be synchronized through the NTP protocol; an algorithm used by some networks like STEEM and Bitshares with reliable results.
"Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an Internet protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems through packet routing in networks with variable latency. NTP uses UDP as its transport layer, using port 123. It is designed to withstand the effects of variable latency." Source
WeKu development plan
When we analyze the development plan of the WeKu platform, we can appreciate the way in which the work team complies with its proposed activities according to a specific timetable with which it aims to optimize the performance of the system and create commitment on its clients and users that guarantee the success of your investments within Weku.
Weku's vision is to create a sustainable ecosystem where the user is rewarded for his creative work, while developing more applications that allow the performance of functions in a pleasant way and adapted to the role they play within the ecosystem. At the same time, it aims to obtain liquidity from the WKC cryptocurrency and its positioning in the stock market.
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2018 Q1-Q2
WeKu has been dedicated to the development of the content community. For this, it offers at this stage access to an easy, creation of tools for publication, management and monitoring of creative content.
Its proposed goals are the creation of new service nodes and the opening of its beta version. -
2018 Q3 - 2019 Q1
At this stage, WeKu will focus on the creation of support and maintenance of the platform, as well as the development of the appropriate mining process to carry out the ICO successfully. -
2019 Q2 - 2019 Q3
WeKu will advance in its video platform where the user will be able to massively store audio and video content using the integrated IPFS format, which will be moderated by AI for its categorization and selection of high-value original content.
In the same way, incentives will be offered to the authors so that they have more voting power, greater influences within the platform based on their contributions. -
2019 Q4 - 2020 Q1
In this period will make available the mobile application for Android and iOS. Users can now manage their accounts from their smart team, whenever they want and from where they are, for greater performance and dedication to creative work. -
2020 Q2 - 2020 Q4
This period will come loaded with all kinds of advantages among which include:
Greater power in publications on the platform, real-time communication, personal knowledge management, payment of community digital currency, management of private groups, publication of SDK/API/JS toolkit, SDK aimed at external developers. The community will become more personalized, with a well-developed reward system for the benefit of the authors. -
After 2021 Q1
In this stage, WeKu will focus on:
Knowledge management, compilation and organization of the best articles, development plan of diversified communities, professional community, protection of the intellectual property of the content, distribution and commerce.
WeKu Economy
What is WeKu Token?
WKC is the native currency of the ecosystem, which will go to the ICO with an amount of 400 million chips available for trade after one month of the event (ICO).
How will the distribution be?
The crowdfunding WKC will be sold automatically through the Ethereum through intelligent contract with 30 days of validity until the existence of tokens is exhausted. The remaining chips will be destroyed and will have no validity.
The chips will be received immediately after the purchase for which Ether (ETH) will be accepted as a payment method.
The chips will have a blocking time determined by the founding team and the revenues from the sale will be used for the development, promotion and growth of the new decentralized ecosystem.
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Presentation of WeKu Team and advisory Group
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