The Chinese entrepreneur Ke Xu plans to radically change social media using the blockchain.
Ke Xu graduated from Nanjing Foreign Languages School and studied at the California Institute of Technology, University of California, Riverside as well as Coventry University in the UK. Ke Xu became an entrepreneur and focused on researching and developing companies involved in sharing digital media, entertainment, culture and social networking. In 2013 Ke Xu and a good friend bought Bitcoin mining rigs and began learning about blockchain technology.
In 2014, Ke Xu returned to China as an experienced developer and successfully developed and operated a social app named ERA. ERA is based on the concepts of task-based rewards mixed with making people aware of their inherent value. ERA attracted millions of users and a lot of angel investors as well. Since it was very successful and innovative at the time, Ke Xu was able to sell ERA and create Nome Tech Labs.
Nome Tech Labs built many experimental blockchain products and games. One such game is CryptoDogs, which allows players to adopt, raise and trade virtual dogs. It has been compared to the popular American blockchain game CryptoKitties. Chinese news media reports that 1,000 Ethereum worth of CryptoDogs were sold on the first day. The success of CryptoDogs helped bring Nome Tech Labs more financial success, notoriety and large investment opportunities from investments companies like China Growth Capital and well-known CEOs, such as Fu Sheng.
ONO SOCIAL NETWORK
Ke Xu and her team at Nome Tech Labs are now focusing all their efforts on building ONO, the first social networking DApp which will launch on EOS. Users can use the platform to share any content of value for free. It’s designed as well to protect the intellectual property of the users. Ke Xu has described her project as an entirely new social network that does not sell user data, but instead is based on the principles of freedom, human value exchange, integrity, decentralization and a commitment to creating deeper social experiences.
ONO will also have it's own Token called the ONOT. This is a new platform that is running the EOS Super Node. They claim that they are the world’s largest free, equal value and decentralized network. Users of the platform can also take advantage of the new social network that is being built around it as it is also built on blockchain technology.
In an interview with Chinese news media Zhuanlan, Ke Xu was reported to have said; “I have been a developer for years, working very hard refining my strategies and teams. I have found my belief in blockchain technology. It is not hype, a potion or a hollow opportunity for me. I view it as a way for humanity to move forward into the next era of greater freedom. The interweaving of social, economic, and technological components is something which I see as extremely valuable to humanity’s progress. Blockchain technology, if done in the way I envision, will have the opportunity to fulfill the wishes of many great people.” -https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/34949024
A western journalist on Steemit @Stellabelle reports this quote from an interview when she asked Ke Xu: What is the mission with ONO and why do you want to build a social network? Ke Xu: “I want to connect the world together in a democratic, open and decentralized way. I want to reward attention with value. I want to build ONO because we think high quality content, as human wisdom condensed into human rights, is of considerable value and has a far-reaching impact on human beings. This value exists naturally and should not be affected by any outside party”.
References
- https://www.acdog.hk
- https://www.chinaz.com/news/2016/0310/511282.shtml
- https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/34949024
- Dan Rusnic: https://hackernoon.com/cryptodogs-proving-achains-fork-theory-882d0d06281d
- @Stellabelle :https://steemit.com/ono/@stellabelle/meet-ke-xu-creator-of-cryptodogs-ceo-and-founder-of- ono-social-network-launching-on-eos
- www.prnewswire.com/ONO will be the first social networking Dapp to be launched on EOS 7. Chinese Media source: https://www.sohu.com/a/221658055_218868
- Chinese source: https://www.chinaz.com/news/2016/0310/511282.shtml
- https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/ono-ico/
- Weibo: @ONO徐可
- https://weibo.com/u/5932149591?is_hot=1
- ONO website: http://www.ono.chat/
- ONO Telegram: https://t.me/ONOCN