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Voice was born to be a different take on social media - free of bots and full of real, authentic content. All of this packaged on the blockchain, substantiating new and unique revenue streams for content creators and viewers.

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Voice highlights

  • Social media on a blockchain

    During my time at Block.one, not only did I grow the Product Design team in size and recognition within the company, but I led the initiative of building a social media application on our blockchain. At its inception, Voice was born to be a different take on social media - free of bots and full of real, authentic content. All of this packaged on the blockchain, substantiating new and unique revenue streams for content creators and viewers.

  • Monetizing good content and behavior

    While the revenue model of how users and creators could generate income on Voice changed each week during development, the heart of Voice never did. My team and I dug deeply into where social media has struggled to protect its community - and researched how social communities could be incentivized to interact constructively, even exhausting how content could be moderated by the community itself.

  • The right content shape and size

    Voice wasn't just another typical social media platform either. It needed to stand out and celebrate its content as the hero. Again, the content itself shapeshifted throughout the creation and development of Voice. Ultimately we decided to empower users to share content they wanted - whether it was a shorter, more succinct thought or a long-form article. The App also needed to provide ways for users to appreciate content, participate in lively discussions and create content easily - especially in a mobile experience.

The Feed

  • The feed of any social media app is paramount

    The feed of Voice attempted to stay bright and modern, letting the content shine uncompetitively with the app itself. As a more stripped down MVP experience, users could still easily jump into several categories of content, later to be replaced by a robust search. Users also had quick highlights of article-performance and opportunities to participate in "Voice it" - our in-app incentivization model.

    From here the user had quick access to their rewards wallet, notifications and search. Most importantly, a create content ability was sticky and prominent while scrolling across the feed with an easy tap of the thumb.

Incentivizing rewards

  • Views of how content was gamified

    The Voice It game was both an appreciative model for readers to acknowledge certain articles and also a fun layer of competition around active content and comments.

    As another aspect of Voice that morphed regularly, the goal of this game ultimately was to foster engagement around content and spur an in-game economy for Blockchain savvy users.

Collecting rewards

  • Views of the wallet and rewards collections space

    With an active rewards system based on activity and engagement, users could easily find their pending balance from nearly anywhere within the app.

Creating content

  • A focused content creating experience

    Creating content within Voice had to be powerful yet simple. I lead the team into deep investigations around what makes a content creation experience feeling easy on mobile.

    We landed on a content-focused experience, where elements and tools exposed themselves at the time of need, in a natural, organic feeling flow.

The profile

  • Views of your profile and network

    Whether keeping up with your own activity and history or connecting with others, the profile within Voice needed to highlight authentic individuals and offer straightforward ways to find and "listen" to your friends.

Notifications

  • Notifications were an important aspect of engagement

    Software should always be teaching and educating it's users, and Voice was no exception. We created a notification system that would alert users of activity related to them and keep them engaged with the platform.

Identity

  • Verifying users were who they say they were was critical at Voice

    Perhaps one of the most important facets of Voice was identity. To live up to it's claim as an authentic place for social media, Voice needed to vet its users through a somewhat laborious onboarding process.

    We landed on a content-focused experience, where elements and tools exposed themselves at the time of need, in a natural, organic feeling flow.