investFeed Developer Diary #5

investFeed
3 min readOct 4, 2017

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Featured Update: Feed Token Integration

We’ve been actively listening to our community and have officially decided to expedite the first integration of our token on the platform which users should expect to see in the next 6 weeks.

Post with tipping enabled.

Our first implementation will be in the form of a tipping mechanism with a peer-to-peer payment system. Users will insert their Ethereum public address in their settings (personal wallet), and posts will then have tipping enabled. Completed tips will be reflected directly on the posts in real time. Along with this, we will design an algorithm that bumps extremely popular posts to the top of a separate feed for users to explore.

For the first iteration of this tipping mechanism, the default rate will be set to $0.10 per tip (at the current IFT exchange rate), and the equivalent in satoshis will be listed in a hover element on the tip button. Once a user decides to tip a post, a Web 3 integration will call their wallet to sign off on the transaction. We will provide a video guide showing users how to utilize this feature upon its release.

Having users insert their wallet address will also help us begin to create the alpha of our portfolio integration by default. This new token integration will be the first of many to come in the future — our next integrations will focus on premium content and our user-subscription model.

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General Updates

New Logo

We’re pleased to announce the redesign of our logo which incorporates the “F” from our feed token. We feel that this modern redesign better represents our modern community.

Editing Enabled

Posts now have editing enabled for a limited amount of time. Did you make a mistake while posting? Make sure to hit the edit button before time runs out to correct your errors!

Feedback

We’ve now implemented a feedback button directly on the site to report all bugs and user issues. For our desktop users, check out the left side of the screen to access the request page, and for our mobile users, check out: https://investfeed.useresponse.com/

Charting and Market Data

We’re currently in the process of finishing up the first release of our advanced charts. We want investFeed users to not only be able to post their chart predictions on investFeed, but get their charts from us as well. Expect to see this update be implemented quite soon.

Unicode Support and Multi-Language Expediting

We’ve now enabled Unicode support on investFeed to support all foreign characters. We’re hoping to leverage a translation API for our users to transcend language barriers and communicate in real-time by translating posts directly on the platform.

Mobile Updates: Messaging and News

Within the next two weeks, our latest mobile updates should hit the app stores featuring bug fixes, a messaging integration, and a news integration.

investFeed Edge

Have you checked out the latest news on investFeed Edge? Have a story, tip, event, or press release you’d like to submit? Make sure to do so directly on the platform using our submission pages.

investFeed Edge homepage

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As always, make sure to check out our social channels to communicate with not just the team, but the investFeed community as well. We are excited to have you on-board!

· Subscribe to the investFeed Subreddit

· Follow investFeed on Twitter

· Speak with us in the investFeed Telegram

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investFeed is the first incentivized next-generation social investment network for cryptocurrencies.