Howdy Folks,
First some backstory for why I want to do this contest, and then what it actually IS, followed by the rules and instructions coming up right after that down below.
Why this contest.
If you saw this recent post from the @PolleNation witness team of 
But the hive used to be noisy! Full of flitting too and fro, sipping nectar from posts and spreading pollen across them with curation and care. Discords were 24/7 communications hubs and they never turned the lights off, always someone, somewhere on the planet to talk to, create with, laugh with, bitch about life with, be excited with about the next great thing. Friends. They call them friends.
Sometimes friends fight, sometimes friends fall in love, sometimes friends make mistakes, sometimes friends save the day. You get the idea. But at the end of every day, they are all after the same thing, the success of their community and the well being of everyone in it, into the future.
Coming back to the platform after a long hiatus, and talking with others arriving back as if called by the same siren at the same time, we've all noticed what those who have never left might not have felt - this attrition happening in slow motion around them. The platform has lost its spark a little.
And yes, change is inevitable, but Hive has become disengaged. Detached. Distant. A little bit anyway. This is not a wholesale indictment, just an observation from the perspective of someone who can draw a very hard 2 year line between then and now, and see the difference. You can see it too, if you look and allow yourself to suspend your disbelief. Many tell me they feel it.
I am hoping we can get fired back up again and buzzing on all cylinders again. All together, be on team change for growth! Growth of the user count, growth of the crypto, growth of the effects we have on the world beyond our bee hive.
Spread some pollen, make a little honey, create one heck of a buzz.
And for what it's worth, no pun intended, if people are asking for half a gazillion dollars for marketing proposals, why don't we can see what we can all do together for free just real quick? I want to test that theory by lowering the bar to marketing hive's budget to zero. And make it so simple that anyone could pitch in. This contest/experiment will show that with almost zero effort to create, we could be putting out enticing messages on Facebook, using them on youtube, twitch, X, Insta, Linkedin, etc. We used to all do that all the time. I don't see it very often anymore.
What's the damn contest already, Cork? Get to the point!
So lets have a completely ridiculous and silly little merit based contest> Set for for a tiny amount of hive to keep it from getting too intensely competitive and yet to add a prize just for bragging rights and fun, in order to practice our chops at doing creating a buzz for hive!
The contest:
1.Using your favorite brand of AI text generator, create a prompt to make an advertisement for social media about Hive. Write any kind of prompt you can possibly imagine. But don't edit. Write it top of mind how you would want hive described, and send it. One shot. You could cheat and make a perfect prompt iteratively but really, I'm hoping for some hilarity to ensue, and maybe some awesome stuff too. So one shot your "sell hive to somebody" prompt and send it.
2.Paste the unedited raw prompt and unedited raw AI response into a comment here on this post. Everyone who posts a comment with a prompt and an output formatted like the example here is entered to win.
- Winner will be selected by the prompt/response entry upvoted highest by all viewers coming to this contest page and decided on after roughly 24 hours without a new entry comment being added or Friday at Noon Central if by some wild unlikely thing it is still getting new entries up until then. This will be vote count, not vote reward so zero cent votes will help you win by "most votes", make sense? Everyone can play and vote for as many responses as they want. But only one entry per person to keep it clean.
Using my own attempt at this challenge/contest for a one shot AI prompt, I will put my answer below as an example for your entry comment formatting to keep the comments section tidy for voters to easily find and read the top level entries by visual layout and expected length-ish-ness.
Example Entry Comment:
Prompt:
Write a 500 word description of the Hive Blockchain that would excite potential users to join the platform. Write this in the tone of a casual American 55 year old male who is known for being funny, super intelligent and something of a rogue personality within the Hive ecosystem.
Response (ChatGPT/Bing/Meta/Whatever-your AI choice's name here in parens):
Alright, folks, gather 'round and let me tell you about this wild, wacky, and downright wonderful thing called Hive Blockchain. Picture this: a digital jungle where you can swing from tree to tree, collecting honey pots of rewards and treasures along the way. No, seriously, it's a place where your creative juices can flow like the Mississippi River, and you get paid for it! Who wouldn't want to jump on that gravy train?
Let's start with the basics. Hive is a decentralized blockchain platform that lets you create, share, and get rewarded for content. It's like the love child of Facebook, YouTube, and your grandma's cookie jar, but without the creepy data mining and annoying ads. Instead of handing over your soul to some corporate overlord, you're the boss here. You control your data, you earn the rewards, and you call the shots.
Now, I know what you're thinking: "Why should I care about another social media platform?" Well, let me hit you with some knowledge bombs. Hive isn't just another platform—it's a revolution. Unlike traditional social media, where your hard work translates to likes and shares that don't pay the bills, Hive rewards you with cryptocurrency for your contributions. Yep, real digital cash that you can convert to good old-fashioned greenbacks if you want. Cha-ching!
Hive's got this nifty little thing called 'proof of brain'—a system that rewards quality content. So, if you're a sharp cookie with a knack for writing, vlogging, or creating memes that make people spit their coffee out, Hive's got your back. Your content gets voted on by the community, and the more votes you get, the more Hive tokens you earn. It's like American Idol, but without Simon Cowell's snarky remarks.
"But wait, there's more!" as they say in those cheesy infomercials. Hive isn't just about earning tokens—it's about building a community. It's a place where you can connect with like-minded folks from all corners of the globe. Think of it as a digital campfire where everyone shares stories, ideas, and laughs. And the best part? No one's going to ban you for having a controversial opinion. Free speech is alive and well on Hive, my friends.
Hive is also home to a plethora of decentralized applications (dApps) that add even more flavor to the mix. Whether you're into gaming, blogging, or even virtual reality, there's a dApp for that. And since Hive is open-source, anyone can jump in and start building their own dApps. It's like the Wild West of the internet—full of opportunities and adventure.
And let's talk about security for a moment. Hive's decentralized nature means there's no single point of failure. No big, bad corporation holding the keys to your digital kingdom. Your data is stored across a network of computers, making it virtually hack-proof. So, you can sleep easy knowing your content and earnings are safe and sound.
So, if you're tired of the same old social media grind and want to join a community that's fun, rewarding, and downright revolutionary, Hive Blockchain is where it's at. Jump in, start creating, and watch your digital empire grow. Trust me, you won't regret it. This is the future of social media, and it's buzzing with possibilities. Come on, let's get this hive buzzing!
And that's it, keep it simple, add your own comments below your entry to start a chat thread about your response, etc.
CONTEST DISCLAIMER!
Now, naturally these first pass, one shots are for FUN and ONLY for this contest, don't send them to the world unless bombproof factually accurate about how things work, sets realistic expectations and isn't illegal and whatever else would make us look worse, not better.
For real world use, of course a properly tuned prompt and or just plain old human generated creative marketing would really be best. But for fun? Lets sell each other here on this post on Hive again. Make me want to be here and buy in with your responses. But do it off the top of mind prompt, I think that lack of refinement is going to produce some very raw-dogged responses and its going to be hilarious and entertaining to read what you create with AI.
Show me what you got, hive, get buzzy!
@SirCork
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