Seachan

Inspiration

We saw the potential for decentralized social media on the Internet Computer and wanted to explore how web3 functionality could be used to facilitate and enhance the experience of such a platform, as well as wanting to change the web2 trends of centralization, censorship, and mass data harvesting.

What it does

Try it out! You can post anonymously on any of the public boards without needing to login. You can also login with Stoic or Plug to enter into a "gated" board where users with particular clearances (NFT or ICP balances) can view/post. We plan to incorporate the platform into a DAO where users can vote on the direction of the platform, including new features to be added and their priority.

How we built it

Motoko, React, Javascript, Typescript, HTML, and CSS were used to build this dapp.

Challenges we ran into

Motoko and React were both brand new to me when starting this project so it was a challenge learning and building at the same time, with lots of trial and error. Thankfully, we received thoughtful help and advice from primarily anonymous sources (discord groups and dfinity dev forum have been great tools to ask questions and network). Also navigating past the negative stigma attached to "chan" like sites, and implementing sufficient community-driven moderation. Learning about Actor models and back-end security in Motoko was one of the biggest hurdles in order to sufficiently ensure proper security.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Being the first social media app on the Internet Computer that doesn't require the user to login to post. Our unlisted boards will allow artists to create anonymous boards catered only to their NFT holders.

What we learned

How to leverage community input to make the dapp better. Balancing our own vision for the platform with that of the community and their expectations.

What's next for seachan

Public launch and growing the community by delivering continued UX updates. Collaboration with community and IC NFT artists for creation of their own NFT gated boards. Launching a Seachan DAO, making it open source, and potential native token launch. Allowing users to directly donate cycles to both front & back-end canisters.

Built With

• css
• javascript
• jsx
• motoko
• react
• typescript