Hi,
Just wondering if everybody on here has heard of and is using Ecosia as a search engine. I've been using it for a while now, it plants trees with around 80% of its profits, and has planted 4m so far. I've been using it for a couple of years now and it works really well for most searches (although I sometimes have to fall back on google).
https://info.ecosia.org/what https://info.ecosia.org/Sorry if the post is slightly off topic - I thought people on here might be interested.
Yeah, I have been discussing with them in January about a possible collaboration, however the crypto world is not included in their plans. At least not now.
Maybe, after we hit the $1 margin, they will take into consideration working with EGC:)
Who knows.
Lets see. I helped them out with a few things a couple of years ago, they might still remember me - once I get a bit more involved in this coin and know more about it - maybe I can help push from another front.
It would be amazing if you could help, starmman. Yes, as Gabi said, ecosia caught our attention early after launch.
It is very much on topic, no need to apologize. EGC would be very proud to be involved with ecosia.
I do think the ecosia would be a great partner for EGC, but what would be the main benefits of collaboration?
It could give both parites some added exposure which is of course nice, but not really enough to be the main selling point imo.
So mainly just for my own curiosity, does anyone have any good arguments or ideas that would that could add value to both projects?
The value EGC seeks to gain is only helping their tree planting efforts in anyway.
On ecosia's side, I thought it would be helpful to them by rewarding searches with, not only the satisfaction of helping the tree planting efforts, but also a (very) small amount of EGC. Of course, this idea would involve much work as some sort of registration would need to happen to associate searches with an EGC address to send the "compensation", if you will, to. After the one time registration on the search engine, a cookie could remain persistent on the device so as to not slow future searches and still maintain the rewarding of the search.
I feel people would and do use ecosia for the feel good of helping the efforts. But, like you said, might quickly jump to a larger search engine once that feeling is established. I would argue that not only might this bring added traffic that will give them more funding for development to enrich the experience but it expands this good feeling to not only include helping tree planting efforts, but helping one's self. This helping of one's self would keep traffic returning.
The fact is, it would take development time and resources on ecosia's end. Of course, EGC is willing to donate the EGC to supply this and help with development in any way ecosia staff would permit or request. Again, the only thing EGC seeks is the pride, and yes, exposure of helping their efforts.
So this is what I have been discussing with Ecosia. But first this is how the things are currently running on Ecosia:
1-You search the web with Ecosia.
2-Search ads generate income for Ecosia.
3-Ecosia uses this income to plant trees.
What I have suggested as a partnership:
4-Ecosia users are rewarded with the EverGreenCoin for each search ( converting saved trees into EverGreenCoin- a green cryptocoin that has been created to promote green causes and support environmental movements such as wildfire damaged forestry and wildlife rehabilitation ).
5- If you can hold the wallets, you can have %7 interest of the Evergreencoin and you can keep the %7 or use it to plant more trees.
Not to mention that a partnership with Evergreencoin can act as incentive in using ecosia.org as their favorite search engine.
This way, more users would adopt both Ecosa and also the Evergreencoin.
Maybe after EGC gains more traction ( price at least 1$, more media exposure, more side-projects), maybe, just maybe, it will hit Ecosia's radar, and they will consider partnering with EGC. I guess we will have to wait and see.