A couple of weeks ago I saw a post by @starkerz, where he was introducing First Context. Read on to see why First Context is one of the most hive-sh and beyond, ideas we have seen in a while.
If you would like to take a look before reading the rest of the post, visit it here https://beta.firstcontext.app and use your hive credentials in hive keychain to log in.
First Context is an app that rewards human judgement.
Who is it for?
Track Creators and their social updates in one click
First Context is for tracking creators across different platforms, in just one inbox. Most of us have more than our hive account, correct? You can .. with just a few clicks, check what's new from the selected creators.
Explain what really matters, from your own point of view
Become a first (or one of the) users to add useful context regarding specific content shared online. Is it authentic, is it useful? Is there something missing from it?
Your opinion, on-chain
And you do know what this means. Always accessible, verifiable, non-tampered, on hive.
Your point of view, your thoughts, your signal on chain, and with hive rewards
For Creators
You can verify your own identity in channels, stop impersonators, verify it on-chain!
How it works?
Follow Creators
Link: https://beta.firstcontext.app/inbox
At first your signal inbox shall be ready, but as time goes by and you use it - it will be filled with whoever you want to follow.
Add signal + Publish Thoughts
You can see here how it looks.
If you post a signal, it is not necessary to post a comment under it, except if you have important context and information to share - that cannot be covered in the signal created
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Why you should care and participate?
Because it is good to support new ideas and new apps that could help hive go beyond the chain, aiming to add value and valuable creators. If you need an extra motivation, think about the rewards shared - see below
(source is here)
Every action you take on First Context can earn rewards on three rails:
- EA Credits — Early Adopter credits, awarded for catching, signalling, enriching profiles, posting scout reports, and adding new creators. These are the in-platform currency for the beta and will convert into the long-term First Context reward unit when we transition out of beta.
- Hive rewards — anything you post on-chain (catches, comments, Thoughts on Chain) is eligible for normal Hive curation rewards from voters and curators on the network.
- Reputation and Trusted Scout status — as your catches and signals get approved, your trust score goes up. Trusted scouts unlock a higher credit multiplier, faster reviews, and visibility advantages in the platform.
The rewards system is designed to start cautiously for new scouts (so abuse doesn't pay), then open up rapidly as you build a track record. The full breakdown — exact rates, how trust is calculated, what graduates a scout, and how to avoid the anti-gaming guard rails — is in the dedicated blog post: @starkerz/first-context-how-ea-credits
You may also become an early beta tester if you have some extra time to check out the app more thoroughly
For the second part of this post, we will go through adding a new creator and checking out the bookmarklets and how to easily / seamlessly use the app directly from your browser!
I would like to know
Have you already seen this project?
Have you used it?
What were your thoughts? Did you find it easy to use?