[ANN][GEMZ] GetGems - Social Messaging App That Pays - Live on Android, iOS, Web

[peled1986]

Thanks for the blog, keep up the great work, btw for those who have questions Daniel will host an AMA on Zapchain, waiting for date and time.

The AMA on Zapchain is planned for tomorrow at 12 noon (PST time).

[souljah1h]

Thanks for the blog, keep up the great work, btw for those who have questions Daniel will host an AMA on Zapchain, waiting for date and time.

The AMA on Zapchain is planned for tomorrow at 12 noon (PST time).

Thanks for the update! 

[explorer17]

 GetGems Desktop Client is on now :

 https://web.getgems.org

[maokoto]

The app does not work on my old iPhone 4, I think I will try the desktop client though.

[karmala]

Thanks for the blog, keep up the great work, btw for those who have questions Daniel will host an AMA on Zapchain, waiting for date and time.

The AMA on Zapchain is planned for tomorrow at 12 noon (PST time).

Why did you choose ZapChain to have your AMA? The only way to login/sign-up is with credentials from the exact platforms I'm trying to get away from. Just incase I don't make it, here are my main two questions.

Q.01: Dear Daniel : Will GEMZ the token become an inseparable part of the PayKey concept and will GEMZ be the sole token for purchasing advertising opportunities/space (either direct or indirect) through all possible PayKey implementations/use cases?

Q.02: Dear Daniel : Will there be some sort of transparency in the future in regards to the total amount of GEMZ moving around in app and which public (on-chain) addresses/balances represents this. GEMZ distributed, etc etc. - On a personal level I also find it very confusing that the address associated with my in app GEMZ balance does not match the on-chain balance.  

Thank you and hopefully I'll be able to ask these questions in person later today.

I second your questions. Especially the first one with an emphazise on SOLE

[reRaise]

15 minutes until the ama, how will i be able to find the GG ama? im already signed in.

[Netnox]

15 minutes until the ama, how will i be able to find the GG ama? im already signed in.

Looking too, think they are hiding ;-)

Delayed to 12.30 pst.

[kj15]

There is nothing funny about it. It is almost midnight where I live. The AMA is very badly organized. No links, timetable not respected, no information on twitter, and so on.

This is very unprofessional, Daniel. Very unprofessional. Please, respect the community.

kj15

[kj15]

Good night. Thank you for wasting my time. Once again: dissappointed.

[reRaise]

Hold your horses buddy, netnox mentioned the delay here, they are waiting for zapchain to take them live any moment, jeez.

[peled1986]

My apologise for the delay, waiting for Zapchain AMA to go live and than will post the link here, twitter, facebook, GetGems chat groups etc.

I will also answer all the questions that have been posted here.

[peled1986]

Link to the ZapChain AMA: https://www.zapchain.com/a/GW8js0C1ML

[nextgencoin]

I'm of course a supporter but I feel like the waters are a little muddy at the moment.


My understanding as well as many here I think is PAYKEY will be this app you download and you can make payments in either fiat/btc/gems. But from your answers on Zapchain about PAYKEY being currency agnostic and white label and the fact there will be a separate 'PAYKEY with GETGEMS' makes me think what really might happen is get gems might get its own little paykey app that may or not include fiat and only gems and btc.....I mean why the distinction? Why not just call it PAYKEY? My point is PAYKEY and GETGEMS are starting to look very separate in the roadmap ahead?

But also there will be a ton of PAYKEY apps in the pipeline i.e. there is a Citi PAYKEY app with fiat only....as they would have no real motivation to include gems in the app....and barely any for btc.


And also what is hinted at is ANY coin can easily get its coin involved. So therefore we could see PAYKEY with Dogecoin or Clams etc just as easily as for Gemz?




Plus I have to pull you up on this but you have stated in the discussion that

"A1: The vision of GetGems has always been: (1) to make payments social, global, secure and simple (2) to reward users according to their contribution to the network."



which contrasts fundamentally with the vision on this Ann for Getgems.


"About
The primary goal of GetGems is to make it easy for millions of people to adopt bitcoin.
Read more about how Gems is going to reclaim social networks from the control of traditional establishments."


I hope you guys haven't lost your way. 

[fragout]

Is the ama over? I am not seeing any new answers?

[Netnox]

Is the ama over? I am not seeing any new answers?

They will be answered in the next 24h, i just want 2 things, ads should be only bought with Gems and Gems should be able to get bought with fiat from the app.

[Jeef Berky]

Is the ama over? I am not seeing any new answers?

They will be answered in the next 24h, i just want 2 things, ads should be only bought with Gems and Gems should be able to get bought with fiat from the app.

Add to those 2 things that users should be paid in Gemz for watching ads.

[peled1986]

I'm of course a supporter but I feel like the waters are a little muddy at the moment.

My understanding as well as many here I think is PAYKEY will be this app you download and you can make payments in either fiat/btc/gems. But from your answers on Zapchain about PAYKEY being currency agnostic and white label and the fact there will be a separate 'PAYKEY with GETGEMS' makes me think what really might happen is get gems might get its own little paykey app that may or not include fiat and only gems and btc.....I mean why the distinction? Why not just call it PAYKEY? My point is PAYKEY and GETGEMS are starting to look very separate in the roadmap ahead?

But also there will be a ton of PAYKEY apps in the pipeline i.e. there is a Citi PAYKEY app with fiat only....as they would have no real motivation to include gems in the app....and barely any for btc.

And also what is hinted at is ANY coin can easily get its coin involved. So therefore we could see PAYKEY with Dogecoin or Clams etc just as easily as for Gemz?

Plus I have to pull you up on this but you have stated in the discussion that

"A1: The vision of GetGems has always been: (1) to make payments social, global, secure and simple (2) to reward users according to their contribution to the network."

which contrasts fundamentally with the vision on this Ann for Getgems.

"About
The primary goal of GetGems is to make it easy for millions of people to adopt bitcoin.
Read more about how Gems is going to reclaim social networks from the control of traditional establishments."

I hope you guys haven't lost your way.  

This article answers your concerns: http://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-kibbutznik-who-wants-to-disrupt-the-global-banking-system/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Circle, Uphold (formerly Bitreserve), ChangeTip and other big bitcoin companies added fiat capabilities, it doesn't make them any less committed to blockchain technology.

[fragout]

Why are you answering questions here now instead of zapchain? Regardless, could you just answer if advertisers on Paykey pay using Gemz and if users get paid in Gemz like the getgems app model
tks

[peled1986]

Is the ama over? I am not seeing any new answers?

They will be answered in the next 24h, i just want 2 things, ads should be only bought with Gems and Gems should be able to get bought with fiat from the app.

Add to those 2 things that users should be paid in Gemz for watching ads.

Soon we're going to release "PayKey for GetGems" app.
Process will be: Download app -> Authenticate mobile number --> Change keyboard  --> Send gems within any social network.

Within the Gems apps (GetGems + PayKey for GetGems), advertisers must acquire gems for ads and spend them within the network. Revenues from advertising are recycled back into the network. Part of the gems revenue is compensated the party receiving the unsolicited message, and the rest will be added to future airdrops for distribution between the users who contribute the most to the network. We will use the open market to buy gems and in case of shortage of liquidity also the companies gems. We're studying the legal implication of buying gems with fiat from within the app.

[nextgencoin]

I'm not really questioning your personal belief in Bitcoin. What I'm saying is can you confirm paykey with getgems will have fiat.....I'm not arguing against fiat...I'm actually arguing FOR it.. I'm worried getgems is being sidelined for a more robust banking app with PAYKEY.


And also I would add are you sure you want to provide PAYKEY as white label? It seems to me like you are giving banks a way to completely bypass Bitcoin altogether. I mean would they have to use btc in their version of paykey? Why give them this backdoor? Why not build Paykey to your specifications and if they want to be part of it have to work through you not walk off with the tech and build something similar?


I think your should really Omit the word getgems from the app. Simply Paykey is better and less confusing, I mean what does getgems mean to most average user? Surely Paykey is a simple app to build out from. And the if say a bank wanted to use Paykey in their tech they can just add 'powered' by Paykey. Cause what I can see happening is a 'Citi Pay' comes through Citibank or any bank and gives their customers a way to pay across social networks and where will Paykey with getgems app be then?.........hint. nowhere.