Ke Xu is an entrepreneur whose latest creation may change social media forever. Ke Xu’s latest creation is ONO Social Network. Which is described 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.Source
Who is Ke Xu?
Ke Xu graduated from Nanjing Foreign Languages School and studied at the 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 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. It was very successful and innovative at the time. Ke Xu sold ERA and she went on to create Nome Tech Labs.Source
Nome Tech Lab built many experimental blockchain products and games. One game was 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 was sold on the first day. The success of CryptoDogs helped bring Ke Xu’s company more financial success, notoriety and large investment companies institutions like China Growth Capital and well-known CEOs, such as Fu Sheng decided to invest in Nome Tech Labs. Source
Ke Xu and team at Nome Tech Labs are now focusing all their efforts on building ONO, the first social networking DApp which will launch on EOS. According to an interview published on the Steemit platform by @Stellabelle Ke Xu is fiercely determined to create 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. Ke Xu’s team is ready to launch ONO on April 15, 2018 and then in June, 2018 ONO will be ported over to the EOS ecosystem. Source
Possible insights into the mind of Ke Xu
In an interview with Chinese news media Zhuanlan, Ke Xu was reported to give the following statement which may provide some insight into the mind and motivations of this young entrepreneur.
“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.” Source
In an article on Steemit @Stellabelle reports this quote from an interview when she asked Ke Xu: What is 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”. Source
Another quote which gives insight into the motivation of Ke Xu: “The world will become richer and richer, and there will be more and more things, but humans will only have so much time. Giving time only to what truly matters, we all should get a more meaningful and rich life. I just want to let users see the value of attention itself.” Chinese Media source:
Ke Xu and her team were scheduled to launch ONO on April 15, 2018 and then in June, 2018 ONO will be ported over to the EOS ecosystem.
Authors Notes: The Ono Project is currently undergoing a “strategic reorganization. Don’t invest in the coin ONOT until they emerge from reorganization.The full-length name of the project ONO is ‘Oh Nome'. The full name of the company Nome is Nome Tech.
See the original Chinese site with in-depth information about ONO: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/34949024
Ke Xu Links:
Weibo: @ONO徐可
https://weibo.com/u/5932149591?is_hot=1
ONO website: http://www.ono.chat/
ONO
Telegram: https://t.me/ONOCN
EOS
Block Producer Candidate: http://eos.ono.chat/
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
- Chinese Media source: https://www.sohu.com/a/221658055_218868
- Chinese source: https://www.chinaz.com/news/2016/0310/511282.shtml