Thread by @yb_effect

The term social graph really started taking off after Facebook's first F8 conference in 2007.

Everyone flooded to FB and helped them build one of the largest social data layers.

Through Lens, we can rebuild a much stronger social graph that is open source.

Some notes 👇

1/ Lens is creating a social graph as a public good.

In terms of innovation in social media, we've been limited to the those working inside a few companies such as FB and Twitter.

2/ It's difficult for most to innovate in this space as they don't have access to the data & resources these web2 giants have.

As with most things in the tech we use today, the incentives aren't aligned.

https://twitter.com/yb_effect/status/1460314687589937152

3/ Imagine if the social data layer was open source and anyone could build on top of it.

Everyone can customize their ux as they see fit. The number of ways we can interact with each other becomes endless.

"Digital identities should be ours to control" -Lens Whitepaper

4/ There are already so many interesting applications being built on top of Lens.

Creative ways to curate, build communities, etc.

Wanted to share a few threads and apps I found.

5/ Summary of Lens Docs by @MikkoIkola

https://twitter.com/MikkoIkola/status/1533758031464263680

@MikkoIkola 6/ Social graphs, blockchain, & Lens by @alpha_pls

https://twitter.com/alpha_pls/status/1531744969312067585

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls 7/ Modules on Lens by @what_the_func

https://twitter.com/what_the_func/status/1530134461223796736

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls @what_the_func 8/ Lens Rundown by @OlimpioCrypto

https://twitter.com/OlimpioCrypto/status/1533846660778020864

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls @what_the_func @OlimpioCrypto 9/ Podcast with @seedclubhq

https://twitter.com/seedclubhq/status/1532400797337759746

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls @what_the_func @OlimpioCrypto @seedclubhq 10/ Check out the products @m1guelpf is building on Lens.

https://twitter.com/m1guelpf/status/1532431493666066453

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls @what_the_func @OlimpioCrypto @seedclubhq @m1guelpf 11/ Bankless Podcast

https://twitter.com/m_goes_distance/status/1504229756073496579

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls @what_the_func @OlimpioCrypto @seedclubhq @m1guelpf 12/ Some Lens Follows

@0xChristina
@yogicodes
@StaniKulechov
@m1guelpf
@davidesilverman
@WE3co
@donosonaumczuk
@devjoshstevens

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls @what_the_func @OlimpioCrypto @seedclubhq @m1guelpf @0xChristina @yogicodes @StaniKulechov @davidesilverman @WE3co @donosonaumczuk @devjoshstevens 13/ Some interesting applications

https://twitter.com/0xbaer/status/1533402416682524674

@MikkoIkola @alpha_pls @what_the_func @OlimpioCrypto @seedclubhq @m1guelpf @0xChristina @yogicodes @StaniKulechov @davidesilverman @WE3co @donosonaumczuk @devjoshstevens 14/ LFGrow - Lens Hackathon overview.

https://twitter.com/LensProtocol/status/1509200980331671562