Talk 10: GILGAMESH PLATFORM — Knowledge-Sharing Social Network Platform

A very quick walk-through for first impression.

Gilgamesh Platform empowers readers, critics, and authors to socially connect and exchange knowledge through a cohesive and engaging user experience, and consume GIL Tokens using Ethereum blockchain technology.

Using the Gilgamesh platform, users can gain and transfer knowledge in a protected environment that encourages widespread learning and education, and incentivizes the human race to become more thoughtful and information-centric.

Productive interactions and engagements on the Gilgamesh platform earn users GIL Tokens, on the Ethereum blockchain through smart contracts. They can spend GIL tokens on in-app goods and services, or to vote on the governance of the platform

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2. Question and problem it gonna solve

The Problem

Books have been our main source of knowledge for thousands of years. However, with the advent of new technologies and the internet, there is no simple, meaningful, and productive platform that encourages book readers and authors to connect, engage, and gain knowledge.
Instead, the market is full of stagnant and outdated platforms that no longer satisfy the demands of the book community.

• Authors and readers are not connected
• Readers can’t socialize and share knowledge with other readers
• Authors don’t get real-time feedback and reviews of their books

Publishers are the middleman

Powerful publishing companies control the industry by limiting authors’ ability to contribute to the market, earn a fair wage, and retain the rights to their work.
By maintaining control of the industry, publishers ensure their position as an intermediary in most book publications and sales, and earn high commissions with minimal threat to their position in the publishing process.

In general, publishers are nothing more than middlemen infringing on authors’ rights and taking advantage of the power they hold. The influence publishers have creates a barrier to communication and access among authors, publishing service providers, and readers.

• Publishers hold all the monetary and legal power
• Publishers prohibit open communication between authors and industry-based service providers
• Self-publishing requires too much start up capital for most authors
• Authors are leaving the market to earn a living wage in other industries

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Gilgamesh Platform is the Solution

The Gilgamesh platform provides a unique, simple user experience that encourages readers to engage and connect with one another, consume more informative content, and gain knowledge.
The platform is an open market for users to socialize; find, buy, review, and discuss books; and directly influence the publishing industry. Authors will be able to publish their work through service providers and receive the full financial benefit of their sales on the platform, which will bring new authors into the market and influence the way people consume books.

• Readers, critics, and authors can connect socially
• The platform revitalizes the book industry and creates a friendly and fun environment for the book community
• Gilgamesh removes the publisher as middleman; authors can purchase services from self-publishing service providers on the platform
• Authors and service providers earn a fair, living wage for their sales and services
• Users create their own opportunities for success and become happier, more intelligent people

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Why Ethereum Network and IPFS?

Ethereum and IPFS are decentralized networks based on open source Blockchain technology. The Ethereum Virtual machine makes it possible for users to deploy smart contracts (stateful applications) on the network. These smart contracts are self-enforcing, meaning that they will run exactly as pre-programmed, without the ability of manipulation or censorship. Smart contracts are cryptographically secure and can verify or enforce performance of the contract. The Gilgamesh platform creators have chosen the Ethereum token because it is failsafe, secure, and immutable. The Ethereum network and IPFS does not have a central point of failure and is secured using cryptographic algorithms so the platform will be protected against hackers and fraudulent activities. Other benefits of the use of an Ethereum token on the platform is that there are minimal infrastructure and platform costs associated with the Ethereum network, the platform can reward users in micropayments (10^-18 GIL), and all transaction are instant. The Ethereum network and IPFS makes the process of creating blockchain applications much easier and more efficient than ever before by removing the middleman, overhead, and complexity. Also, because the blockchain is established through the Ethereum network and IPFS, developers can focus on the application layer to create a more refined user experience.

Governance

The GIL token is a utility token that is distributed as an incentive for all users to participate and grow the ecosystem, including token holders, the Gilgamesh team, readers, critics, authors, and marketplace service providers. In the first year, the Gilgamesh platform will be established as a social network for readers and authors to connect and share knowledge, and eventually will serve as a resource for authors to self-publish using service providers 25 Token Platform on the platform. The GIL can be used to make purchases, engage service providers, and pay platform fees; or, the GIL can be retained by the user to gain voting rights on the governance of the platform. The Gilgamesh token, or GIL, represents influence on the platform, and will primarily earn influence for users and participants in the governing process. Each user will receive and disburse GIL in correlation with their level of participation as defined by the smart contract. The platform utilizes the GIL token to create a fair market economy where all token holders can vote on and propose: future application and development features, addition or removal of service providers, token value for user activities, etc. Essentially making each token holder an influencer in the platform in an amount that is directly proportionate to their participation. To organize and maintain a censorship-free and fair voting process, and protect each user’s influence during quarterly votes, users will “lock-in” or stake tokens until the voting period ends or consensus is reached. During voting, users will be unable to spend tokens that are “locked”.

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