Growing The Steem Surf Community 🌎 Dreaming Of The First 'SURF Media Token'
Shoot for the moon, and if you miss you'll be among the stars. - Les Brown
So we can't fail anyways, Les.
Three months have passend since we published the last update on the "Steem Surf World Map". The idea was pretty simple: spotting the local waves of our surfing community members and putting us all together on one map.
Now with the idea of Smart Media Tokens the idea could grow to another level.
What about tokenizing the Steem surf community and using a "SurfToken" to identify their members?
@surfermarly dreaming big
What if we had our own tokenized surf community?
When I started to call for surfers on steemit together with @creatr three months ago, Smart Media Tokens were still not announced.
Now that we know that this is going to be the next revolutionary project built on the Steem blockchain, we all might adjust our future plans accordingly.
Tokens will be a game changer.
They will help to empower all sub-communities that are already existing or going to be established within the steemit community.
Let's think big: Who of the surf enthusiasts on steemit wouldn't love to possess a SurfToken as a symbol of a cool lifestyle?
"Show me your tokens, and I tell you who you are!"
Who needs Facebook groups if we can have a selection of shiny tokens that represent both a monetary and an ideological value?
Since I read the roadmap presented by Ned Scott and Dan Larimer back in January 2017, I'm impatiently waiting for the announced community feature.
Not only for the surf community on steemit it would be great to group like-minded people and have a concrete place where to bundle and share common interests.
Together with the concept of Smart Media Tokens the community feature will surely make a difference here!
A field of interest - represented by a token - can be provided with real value. You would even be able to trade fields of interests among different sub-communities.
Wow...
The longer I write about the topic, the more ideas come to my mind! :-) I will write them all down carefully.
Here's how steemit's surf world map currently looks like! Who else wants to be part of it?
Our fellow surfer @creatr had the brilliant idea to use the website what3words.com to spot the steemians' breaks all over the world.
Just in case you missed the previous articles on this topic: the second one also explains how to use what3words to localize your own break and how to get on the map
- Surfers on steemit where are you? by @surfermarly
- Putting the steemit surf community on the map by @creatr
- Spotting steemit's surfers and designing the first map by @surfermarly
I have uncountable ideas on how to further create a real surf community on steemit. The more participants we have, the merrier! So if you want to be part of it, just get in touch.
Surfing is not just riding waves. It represents a whole lifestyle.
Everybody who's got a life-affirming personality, an open-minded view on the world and who loves getting in touch with new peole (inside and outside the water), is kindly invited to be part of it.
I really can't wait to have the relevant features installed on steemit to create a steemy surf community! Until then we will use the channels we already have to make this sub-community grow...
Have a great day & dream big, steemians!
Marly -
Thanks for your valuable time!
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If you believe in it then just gain support, and just do it. We remember those days surfing the great waves in Hawaii, and still have the reef scars to prove it. We are adding you to auto upvote and your charity as well. Shared on Twitter, FaceBook, and Linkedin. We really miss those younger days :-)
Wow, thank you so much for your great support!! It's highly appreciated!
You know what: probably I will travel to Hawaii in March. I'm still between Bali and Hawaii, but I guess it has to be Hawaii :-) Would you recommend it even for a beginning surfer like me?
Sure there is waves of all sizes there. But choose your location carefully, and make sure to network in with the locals there. Stay off the North Shore and leave the monster waves to the pro's. Big island has allot of options, and don't you dare hit the big Kahuna's there. @johngentry started in the Hilo area surfing in the 80's but we forbid him from taking those kind of risks after allot of injuries. So please be careful Good Luck and Have Fun!
These are excellent tips, thank you!
I remember that there was another steemian from Hawaii. I need to find him in my followers' list :-)
@surfermarley My goodness you're a pace setter. Maybe Ned should hire you😊 They seem to be in need of some marketing help. Great idea 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
LOL - @ned already has a brilliant marketing team.
Also I don't want to move to Texas if this would be a premise :-D
Lol 👍🏾 I'm originally from Texas. No surfing there. 😆
Hi, Marly!
Thanks for the shout-out! ;)
I'm behind the curve getting mentally up to speed on Smart Tokens, but now that you've suggested this for the Steemit World Surf Map, I will be thinking harder about it. :D
Let me know how I can help...
Hugs!
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Oh I really believe we need to create a SurfToken, @creatr.
That would be such an innovation!
Every surfer on this planet should aim to possess these tokens :-)
OK, now I'll really have to study and understand this... ;)
I certainly like the idea of connecting all the surfers on the planet! :D
Awesome :-)
Is it about internet surfing? If not, I'm out. Unfortunately.
Haha, well I can't negate that. In the end everything we do online includes surfing the internet :-)
But well... we're also talking about riding waves... like water, breaks and stuff, haha!
You will be always part of my 'steemit clique', @freiheit50 :)
wow.. i like the map... but isnt that in malaysia? surfing ? wow ... i come from Malaysia... welcome !!!
Haha, did I put one of the flags at a wrong spot?
That's embarrassing now - lol!
Where is Phuket then, Luke @irishabstiner?
oh well its just near malaysia.. about 3 hours up north haha
Haha, you are funny! How would I be able to perfectly spot the break then? :-D
ahh its the thing about life, you dont stop, you just move on. but i would caution you...that Malaysian foods are soooooo nice that you can smell them from afar... and thus you shall find where I am. Its better than maps / gps!
Hahaha, good to know that! :-)
liking the idea of the surfer community, all chilling out together and catching some waves...
I will be adding a new spot in about 1 month (traveling to New Zealand for a month) and have written a few days in the trek to catch some waves while my GF does some yoga.
The tokens sound cool but I do not really see yet how to monetise the tokens though. Not that they really need to be but still...
Cool, let me know when you're there!
What do you mean by monetizing the token? Exchanging them?
no, I meant, what is going to provide the value for such a token? how are you going to achieve it so that someone would attribute a certain monetary value to it?
Have you seen the videos Ned Scott published announcing Smart Media Tokens? If not, you might see them first :-) The token I'm thinking about would be one of these tokens (SMTs) that are built on the Steem blockchain. Generally the value of a currency is defined through exchange (demand and supply), so obviously the no. 1 goal would be to make the token as attractive as possible in order to generate a high demand for it. But that's the following step. Tokens haven't even been launched, right now they only exist in the whitepaper :-) That's also something you might consider to understand the concept, you will find it in Ned's blog.
I have seen the blogs @Ned has made, really interesting stuff and I think that will make the steem blockchain huge. But that is also the point I am making concerning the surftokens... why would anyone buy them on an exchange, what would determine the value of a token that is "surfer themed"
I love the surfer community and mentality but those are not things that would make me want to buy a surfcoin... Where would the added value be, that is what I was asking
let me put it this way:
why would you @surfermarley buy surftokens?
just because they are there? or because they do something, offer something? (sorry, answered from 2nd account)
I can't discuss my business plan in public, but I'll definitely try to make its value as attractive as possible :-)
ok, this all sounds very mysterious... I guess we will hear about it sooner or later...
I admire your energy and optimism @serfermarly. I love to watch surfing, and miss the sound of the crashing waves on Maui. Unfortunately, I'm not a surfer.
However, I happily support your edgy ways!
Hehe, thanks for your nice comment!
Sometimes I don't even know where my energy comes from :-)
Everybody is more than welcome to be part of our nice little steemy surf clique!
You are a perpetual motion motion machine @surfermarly! Energy and enthusiasm building upon it's self. 🏄🏻♀️
I'm not sure if I did this right, but here are my three words. carnival.earful.withering
Haha, my mom calls me a 'barrel of monkeys' ...
I think it's a genetical issue :-D
Monkeys are FUN! 🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒I think this is enough for a half barrel.
This one could be a barrel stuffed to overflowing 🦍🙃
Such a great initiative! Hope the surfers around the world get United through this amazing community of steemians!
Oh we have the very same dream though :-)
Thank you!!
I hope our dream comes true! All the very best power lady! :)
I love the concept of a Surf Media Token or is it a Surfer Marly Token. Lol. 🤙🏻
Hahaha, there are infinite possibilities for the naming though :-))
Good idea..I like the O'Neill tee too! Greetings from surf city Santa Cruz!
Oh, Santa Cruz!! Do you want to be on our map? A 'no' is not accepted btw :-)) Haha
Sure. Need to catch up on the map post first though. :)
It's super easy! Just go to this map https://map.what3words.com, type your location into the while field at the top and then tell me the 3 words combination the system generated for you :-)
Ok thanks @surfermarly: "filed.margin.launch" :)