I hate to agree with this idiot but I looked into it and soon realised the likleyhood of just creating another Whatstheapp or suggesting that this is an attainable goal is a bit much. At best they should try to get crypto geeks using it, but the problem is chat apps by nature only work if most people you know use them. Most people I know already use so many apps they don't know what to do with them. It's a saturated market for sure. You can add shadowchat https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=745352.0

Seems to be the new hype, get a mobile chat app and everything will be massive.

I'm not saying it's a lost cause but it's a loooooog shot. As long as you know you are making a speculative bet it's ok.

Not trying to fud anyone.

We are building an app that is very similar to WhatsApp that everyone knows and is used to but with 3 main advantages:
(1) the users own the network - you get rewarded for inviting more people to use the app and also get paid for accepting unsolicited messages and sharing more information.
(2) you can be as anonymous as you desire.
(3) the app is going to function also as an easy to use wallet - the username is an alias to the gems address, making sending & receiving gems and bitcoins between users as easy as possible.  Sending gems/bitcoins will be as simple as sending an SMS to your friend.

We think that these 3 points will make it a lot easier for new non techie people to join the cryptocurrency revolution.

In our opinion the main attraction to the currency will be driven by 1) user growth and 2) text usage.

Unlike most coin Gems are backed up by real value which is the users thus advertiser will be the main reason to the drive the value of gems higher. Advertiser need to buy gems in the exchanges in order to send unsolicited messages to the network - so there will always be a demand to buy gems in the market.

If users accept to receive unsolicited messages they will be reward with gems. if users give more information about themselves they will be reward with gems. but if you want to stay anonymous and not receive any “spam” you can do that also.

We think this model is a good solution to the "spam problem" every social network has - would love some feedback/suggestion about the "Gems Pay For Social Reach" model?