So this was the last day when anyone could have submitted an entry to the first edition of the competition Books and Life (more about the contest you can read
here.) The budget for this competitions was 600 HBD. 100 HBD went to a charity of my choice and 500 HBD will go to the best 5 entries in the comments. There is also a surprize award for the best long post entry. Thank you to everyone who participated.
So the book contest is over. I have discovered new exciting books throughout the many comments and posts that I have received. Hopefully as years pass by this competition will attract more people interested in the magic of books.
I have found myself having some thoughts connected to the Hive platform and the users that are here. I was having many ideas in regards to creating a book community and I was daydreaming about some stuff.
How would it be to be able to create small chat rooms with the users that I choose in order to have discussions and friendly conversations? Just like you could do it on discord. But on Hive.
How would it be to be able to have a video call with someone that I would like to have a face to face interaction? This could be useful when a topic is very important and we could connect more. This could be useful for people who maybe are virtual friends since forever but rarely see each other. Just like you would do it on Zoom.
How would it be for a user to be able to include live streaming from his account and allow all his followers or some of them to be included? These live chats could help bond a community and connecting a creator with people interested. Just like you would do it on Twitch.
How would it be to be able to sort the people you follow on colours which represent your interest on a topic that they represent in their posts ( I know yellow stands for food, purple for philosophy, green for art etc.)? How would it be to have a notification when one of your favorites tries to reach out and comment so the color would pop up and you would not miss it? Because one can receive so many comments that words can get lost.
I daydreamed about the idea of Hive being able to include more real interaction tools implemented on the platform itself, without the need to reach to other platforms like discord, zoom,instagram, telegram etc. I entertained this ideal and I imagined a more interactive Hive. With a single button from my Hive account I could choose to go live, to create a special chatroom, to instantly chat with a friend who is online at that time etc.I wonder if I am the only one dreaming of this. On Hive. Without having to click anywhere else I could do everything here. I wonder....
I might announce the winners earlier than the 7 days specified in the announcement as I have found the number of entries not too overwhelming to evaluate.
Keep your eyes on this, the winners will soon be announced in the upcoming days!
