GILGAMESH ICO
Introduction ..
The invention of the internet and social media brought on a cultural shift in the way people interact, socialize, and spend their time. With the average American spending nearly 10 hours per day looking at a screen for work and pleasure, quick content has begun to provide the instant gratification that frequent internet users have come to expect. However, this quick content does not inform, generate discussions, or provide in-depth knowledge on a subject. Quick content comment sections are active with opinions, judgments, and spammers, but there is no real conversation or knowledge transfer occurring.
(Skiral Inc)., the company who created the Gilgamesh platform foresees an opportunity in the market to generate quality, respectful, and informative knowledge sharing for people who want to consume knowledge and participate in real conversations about a subject.
Background.
The of Gilgamesh is the oldest written story known to exist and is loosely based on the historical King Gilgamesh who ruled Sumerian Uruk (modern day Iraq) in 2700 BC. The oldest written version of the poem dates to circa 2000 BC, and is written in Sumerian.
The Gilgamesh platform is named (The Epic of Gilgamesh), conclusively considered the first written story. The Epic of Gilgamesh, dates back to 2000 BC, and is written in the Sumerian cuneiform language.
What is Gilgamesh?
The Gilgamesh platform is a knowledge-sharing social network powered by the ethereum blockchain and IPFS that socially connects readers, critics, authors, and service providers, and empowers all users to become more knowledgeable and information-centric through a cohesive and engaging user experience. The platform is a resource for knowledge-seekers to unite and create an organized and infallible outlet that transforms the publishing industry and the way readers interact with one another by using Blockchain technology.
There are two stages of the platform system Gilgamesh:
The platform is an accessible, fair market ecosystem that incentivizes readers, critics, authors, and service providers with “GIL” Tokens in proportion to their contribution through Ethereum smart contracts.
Phase one of the Gilgamesh platform will focus on organically growing user participation through interactive knowledge-sharing and incentives, and will meet a need in the market for a social platform that allows readers and participants in the book reading tradition, to share knowledge with one another in an interactive way.
Phase two of the Gilgamesh platform will establish a network that removes the middleman in the publishing industry to garner more financial support for authors and remove the barrier of access for people to transfer and receive information. The selfpublishing platform will replace traditional publishers, the “middleman”, by employing the marketplace power of Ethereum network, blockchain technology, and IPFS. By removing the middleman, society will experience an increase in the flow of knowledge between authors and consumers since more people (authors) will have affordable, unencumbered access to share knowledge, experience, and expertise with readers.
Problem.
As we begin to understand the impact that the internet has on our mental and emotional health, the Gilgamesh team believes that society will begin to see technology-driven resources for people to earn both instant and delayed gratification. Social media has driven people to consume information unlike ever before both in quantity and quality but the result is not always a happier, more intelligent population.
Compounded with depression, the high levels of constant multitasking required to maintain social media accounts and consume all the articles, videos, and images, has influenced people’s ability to focus, which in turn directly impacts self-control and intelligence.
The graphic above identifies a key problem in book industry: the barriers of communication and access between authors, service providers, and readers as established by the publishing industry. In order to maintain control of the publishing process from beginning to end, it is imperative for publishers to keep the authors separated from the service providers, and control what books go to publication and how those books are marketed to the public.
Vision and mission.
To create a secure and engaging knowledge sharing social platform that helps readers connect socially with other readers and authors in a fun and interactive way and benefits readers, authors, and self-publishing service providers by removing the gatekeeping publishers from the book industry. The Gilgamesh platform will give more authors access to publishing services, connect self-publishing service providers to serious job opportunities, and open the market for readers to drive the success of books and authors through social influence.
The Gilgamesh platform will be introduced in two phases:
Will deliver the IOS application for the social network platform for users to engage with one another by creating and sharing meaningful content; phase one will also provide an affiliate program to give users access to purchase books, eBooks, and audiobooks using GIL tokens.
Will introduce the self-publishing section of the platform that will give authors and service providers an outlet for safe, secure, and inexpensive book publishing. To ensure that the blockchain is intact and there is no censorship, the GIL Token service and API will be open sourced and available to the public.
Platform Development Plan!
The Gilgamesh platform is not yet built. The best-practices process identified by the Gilgamesh team includes building web services, database design and development, batch jobs, scraping web pages, developing reporting tools, creation of token web services and Ethereum smart contracts, storing sensitive data on IPFS, IOS application development, Android app development, creation of a responsive website, and integration of a blockchain based payment system.
Gilgamesh's social networking platform.
Economics and Engagement Flow: User earn GIL tokens on the platform based on their contribution and as a result of the influence the contribution has on the platform.
Gilgamesh monetization strategy.
The Gilgamesh platform will earn revenue through three main resources:
.Advertisements by authors or service providers.
.Service fee for services garnered between author and self - publishing service providers.
.Commission from book: e-Book, and audioBook, purchases readers make on the platform.
Governance Flow: GIL token-holders consist of token purchasers who purchase GIL during the token sale, service providers, platform users (authors, readers, and critics), and the Gilgamesh team.
Blockchain: The Ethereum blockchain allows running decentralized code and smart contracts. Smart contract technology will be used to create secure ERC20 tokens.
#IPFS which is based on distributed hash tables will be also used to store sensitive information in a distributed file system.
Gilgamesh Platform Internal Architecture.
The Gilgamesh platform will be powered by the Ethereum network and #IPFS, under which the GIL tokens will operate as directed by open sourced blockchain technology and smart contracts.
Features.
The Gilgamesh team engaged with designers to create mockups and prototypes of the Gilgamesh knowledge-sharing social app.
Usefulness of each:
User Profile: Each user has a User Profile that contains personal details and a custom username.
Book Details: Users can click on any book on the platform to view additional information.
User Feed: The User Feed is a continuous, scrollable page of activity that is generated by each individual user and the users he follows to create a history of posts and interactions.
Explore: (The Explore section of the platform is a place for users to scan a barcode or search for books, categories, and authors.
Token Sale.
GIL Token distribution:
The GIL Token is a utility token meant to be used only on Gilgamesh Platform and it should not be used for investment, GIL Token is an incentive to boost user engagement, grow the platform organically, raise capital, and create a fair market economy. The GIL Token also represents Governance of the platform, and will give token-holders voting power over platform decisions.
.Token Sale Purchasers: 25%
.Founders: 20%
.Early contributors & Advisors: 5%
.Retained by Gilgamesh: 20%
.Users in the Gilgamesh Platform: 30%
Team & Advisor.
For more information please visit the official website below:
Website: https://www.gilgameshplatform.com/
Whitepaper: https://www.gilgameshplatform.com/pdf/whitepaper.pdf
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