Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
How are we making Farcaster easier to understand for new people 1. We're still considering rebranding Warpcast (back) to Farcaster. If we do that, will have an FIP. It will be controversial, but initial feedback from most developers actively building on the protocol is they are a supportive (with the goal of increasing users on the protocol). To be clear: this is not final /decided. 2. We rebranded frames to mini apps. This is a more literal name and in line with other popular ecosystems like Telegram. This is easier to understand for new developers. 3. We're gradually deprecating warps. We here this feedback a lot—what are warps and why do I need them—and moving most of the functionality of warps to USDC is much simpler (as well as being more composable). 4. We're working on cheaper / free sign ups. A lot of potential good new users churn at the $3 to sign up screen. Our goals are to 1) make it cheaper at the protocol for other apps and 2) free on Warpcast with a verification (we pay the protocol).
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Jon Commstark
@commstark
5. We’re going to build voice notes/ audio casts (name TBD) that are simple to use by creators and end users. A UX that matches WhatsApp and Signal. We will allow for various customizations so that devs can build around voice notes. Top 9 app ideas being: podcasts as voice notes, voice notes viewer dashboard, multi voice notes stitching, voice notes exporting, voice notes on replies, voice note summaries, voice note visual design manipulation, voice note back-and-forth (async spaces), voice filters for pseudonymity and fun. We recognize that voice notes are used by 1/3 of all small group social media users (WhatsApp) but have not yet been properly adopted by network social media apps (X)
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antaur
@antaur.eth
this is dope as I am a heavy voice note user esp. in conjunctino with otter ai for instant transcription that I can then use onwards. You thinking about AI integration with your audio cast idea? Count me in as alpha tester.
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allenbarth
@allenbarth
I'm interested to help out with testing and product concepts, then promoting mvp
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