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Folks Ed: What are Columns

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As you are browsing the Folkspaper platform you may notice small blue ribbons on the top right-hand corner of certain posts. These posts are columns, a special type of post available to verified users that represents either a longer piece, a type of post that they do regularly, or an ongoing series of posts. Writers use this feature to tell their readers what they can expect more of from their ... ...more
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Folks Ed: What is Ethereum and why should I anchor my data to it?

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Ethereum is the world’s leading programmable blockchain with the native currency Ether. On this blockchain, users can create their own decentralized applications or DApps using smart contracts and have built some really cool games, finance tools, currency exchanges, and more. Smart contracts are pieces of code that run on the Ethereum blockchain and are guaranteed to produce the same result ... ...more
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Folks Ed: What is Data Anchoring

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In the simplest terms, data anchoring is a timestamp created using blockchain technology. This timestamp, while similar to the one you would see on a photograph, is slightly more complex than ones created without utilizing a blockchain. Data anchoring creates a record of when a digital asset (a post, a photo, a string of text, etc) is anchored to the blockchain. The record created has a few ... ...more
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Folks Ed: What is Power and how do I use it?

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If you’ve been clicking around the Folkspaper app I’m sure you’ve noticed a lightning bolt in your navigation bar labeled “Power Station” or have seen the icon other places in the app. Power can be thought of as the “in-game currency” for the Folkspaper platform. You can get power a few different ways in the Folkspaper app: • By purchasing it through the Power Station using your local ... ...more
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Folks Ed: What is Blockchain?

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A blockchain is the record keeping technology behind a cryptocurrency; it is the distributed, decentralized, public ledger that makes a cryptocurrency possible. While each cryptocurrency has its own blockchain the underlying technologies are similar. While all of this sounds complicated and hard to understand it will get easier if you break it down. A blockchain is essentially a public ... ...more
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