Status is one of the first truly functioning consumer apps running on Ethereum.
The team behind this platform is looking to make Blockchain technology more mainstream through the power of:
Instant Messaging.
Apparently, a lot of people in the Cryptosphere stopped researching at that point.
"All my friends are already on Messenger. Nobody's going to use another. "
Besides the fact that we have switched through plenty of messaging apps (MSN, AOL, ICQ, Yahoo), instant messaging has become much more than just texting with friends. Nowadays, we're texting with bots.
An example Messenger bot displaying different interactions
In the past few years, Instant Messaging Bots have evolved greatly in terms of interactivity. What used to be a playground for "Hello World" experiments, has turned into one of the most powerful mobile application development platforms.
Bots can now largely offer the same functionality as native mobile apps. In fact, it's often a better idea to create a bot than a mobile app. Here's why:
- It's faster and cheaper to build bots. Straight-forward, simple code and support for any programming language are the building blocks of messaging bots.
There's also no need to build a front-end. - You have a truly consistent interface. Everything happens on the messaging platform you're comfortable with. A+ for usability!
- Bots are interacted with more than apps, since users are exposed to their messaging app far more often any other app.
- Cross-platform. Bots can be used with almost any messaging app on your smartphone and desktop.
That's a pretty good deal for developers and users. So where does Status come in?
Status allows developers to build awesome chat bots for decentralized applications (the dApps running on Ethereum). These dApps can be found with Status' Discover feature, which is similar to Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store.
Popular Ethereum projects already have bots built on Status
Status has a cool video showing how we're able to interact with the decentralized web on our smartphone using their platform:
Admittedly, it's not very a realistic use case (who buys gold, and finds & lands a freelance gig, all in under 2 minutes?) but it definitely makes you fantasize about the possibilities.
All the things that you can (and will be able to) do on the Ethereum platform, you can do on your smartphone with Status.
The moment the decentralized web gets on its true rocket ship to the moon, is when people are using the Blockchain without even knowing it. And Status is definitely a rocket engine.
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