Chris Comrie is a Web3 content creator and investor, who previously worked in the insurance agency and most recently in marketing for DeFi Yield. Through his experimenting and content, he has become one of the leading product experts on Lens Web3 social media applications.

In this episode, Chris discusses his experience on the benefits of using early Web3 social media protocols and applications like Lens, how it differs from Web2, what's better about Web3 social media, why he doesn't see Web3 at odds with Web2, and why you should get started trying Lens applications like Lenstube, Orb, Phaver, and more.

THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED.

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DeFi Talks Resources

🌿 LENS | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL GRAPH - https://lens.xyz/

📱ORB | IOS/ANDROID MOBILE APP FOR LENS SOCIAL MEDIA - https://orb.ac/

📱 PHAVER | IOS/ANDROID MOBILE APP FOR LENS SOCIAL MEDIA - https://phaver.com/

🐤 LENSTER | DECENTRALIZED SHORT-FORM SOCIAL MEDIA ON LENS - https://lenster.xyz/

📺 LENSTUBE | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL VIDEO PLATFORM ON LENS - https://lenstube.xyz/

🤖 UTILITI.AI | ALL-IN-ONE PLATFORM TO LAUNCH DAPPS AND GAMES - https://www.utiliti.ai/

📊 PUSH PROTOCOL | WEB3 COMMS PROTOCOL FOR CHAT AND NOTIFICATIONS - https://push.org/

⛩️ UTOPIA | PAYROLL AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT FOR DAOS - https://www.utopialabs.com/

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Topics Covered

00:00 - Intro

01:48 - Background and what led to creating content on Lens social media

04:00 - The difference between Web2 and Web3 social media

07:00 - The power to port your follower graph with Lens

12:45 - New distribution strategies made possible through Lens

18:20 - How do we build a better UX than Web2, or is it necessary?

20:30 - Which content is performing best in Web3 social media

23:30 - New and old business models in development for Web3 media

29:30 - Why Lens has gated new users from creating (bots, scaling)

32:50 - Why new models for monetizing digital media makes sense

33:35 - Why there's a huge land grab for creators in Web3 social media

34:40 - How DeFi and NFTs could benefit Web3 social media

36:20 - How Web3 social media breaks out

38:05 - Where Chris sees biggest opportunity in Web3 social media

41:00 - Closing

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Guest Links

Watch Chris Comrie's videos on Lenstube - https://lenstube.xyz/channel/chriscomrie.lens

Chris Comrie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Christafarious

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