For a full description of the Token_Broadcast bot, check out our press-release, found at https://medium.com/@kleffew/tokenbroadcast-cf9963b54d99
The vision for Token_Broadcast is simply:
“To allow owners of AdSpaces to create engaging marketplaces where advertisers compete for the attention of users in a way which is transparent, non-discriminatory, and programmatically verifiable.”For the June 2017 Token Hackathon, Brian Leffew and I elected to assemble a ‘bot’ on the Token Browser named “Token_Broadcast”.
The bot implements an open-market bidding mechanism, allowing users to compete for the transmission of message onto an AdSpace.
At the end of the time interval, the user with the highest bid wins, and gets their message pushed onto both the AdSpace and other bidders. Simultaneously, a smart-contract reimburses the non-winners with their original funds.
While the message could be easily redesigned to be pushed onto any external network, our proof-of-concept MVP uses a Twitter handle, @Token_Broadcast, to push the winning message onto the Twitterverse
To Acess the bot, scan the following QR Code (in-app)
- First, the user initiates a conversation with Broadcast_Bot on Token, using any ol’ string to get the conversation rolling
- Next, Broadcast_Bot follows up with an introduction, then uses SOFA UI elements to ask the user to either bid, donate, or display
- If the User decides to bid, she enters a value amount, which is listed in local currency and recorded in Ethereum.
- If the bid is valid (i.e.- greater than the previous highest bid), the bot accepts it, asking the user “What is the message you’d like to Broadcast?”
- After the bot recieves the submission, it is recorded and stored as a JSON object
- If the bid associated with message remains the highest at the end of the cycle — it is pushed through the Twitter API and tweeted out