Topic: Gems - built on top of Bitcoin, can it be a Whatsapp competitor? (Read 1374 times)

Might just be the next big thing... ^Grin^
On another forum, one of the guys offer investment opportunities for this, so I will have a closer look at this.
Most of these, do very well, when they have goal driven and cater to the needs of the users and not themselves.

and things like this will take it's place

Our plan is to complete the development milestones to get an edge. There isn't another social crypto app with these features: - the powerful message that everyone shares in the success of the network - the viral concept of being rewarded for inviting your friends - the balanced and fair advertising model (creating inherent demand and value) - built in Gems/Bitcoin wallet - username is an alias to the gems address, making sending & receiving gems and bitcoins between users as easy as sending an SMS to your friend - Be as anonymous as you desire. encrypted communications. (WhatsApp and Skype style registrations)

Gems aims to be a gateway to cryptocurrency, encrypted social messaging and the ability to transmit value via txt message. we think Gems is in a very good spot to get a foothold in one of the most sought after spaces in the crypto market.
If the community helps us and Gems app goes viral, gems and bitcoin can reach hounders thousands if not few millions of new users. Thats Big. (Just as a comparison the biggest web wallet Blockchain.info just reached 2 million wallets, probably few hounders thousands of users, there must be and will be a better way to bring crypto to the masses).
One of our main goals is to bring more females to the crytpo scene. females are the best adopters of social networks (facebook, whatsapp, instagram, pinterest etc), dedicated crypto wallet isn't enough to keep them interested but integration with a social network can open up many interesting possibilities.

As the network grows and new features are added, some of those will require payment to sustain. Gems will always exist as a payment option for any value added features available in the app. Additionally, as new p2p reward models are created, new opt-in features will become available enabling sharing economy type activities, crowdfunding, and more. Since this is the first time the users will control the core value of the social network it is too early to predict what new novel ideas will come into existence.
We know there will be many complications and hurdles but our heart is in the right place and with the help of the crypto community to grow the network, Gems will be an important step for mainstream adoption.

I think this has merit. ^Smile^
I can see, what the tipping on Reddit is doing and I guess, payment for your time, is justified.

If you were faced with two options ~~Pay for the service vs Get paid to use the service~~ Which will you choose?

Current IM applications, such as Skype or WhatsApp, use the information you provide to them for their own benefit. They maintain huge databases characterizing you and your behavior in an attempt to profit from it. From the networks that you create with your friends and family.
In this unique point in time, we are able to take this power from them, and keep the value we create in our networks to ourselves.

By disconnecting the application from its current axiom of generating revenue for its corporate owner, we can move development in the direction of supporting the network and its users. It becomes an ever-evolving social product, shaped to facilitate our need and desire to communicate.