Blockchain and personal data — my journey continues...
I can't help but smile about the journey that has brought me to Blockchain.
One day I happened to hear Gary Vaynerchuk say, "Privacy is dead"; he was frank, compelling, and made a good argument. As I reassessed my position, I recognized he was right and that nothing was served by me spouting a conviction that wasn't real, that no one cared about, and had me stumbling backwards into "irrelevance". With the realization that at the very best I could try to control my data and privacy, I set about building a narrative for myself, reviewed which social media channels I would use, and went about developing my skills. Now I sit with a website, a couple of primary social media channels, and a couple of secondary ones for fun and learning. All of them used with the knowledge that my information can go everywhere and anywhere — with some consolation I can always be found in a sharp black suit.
Though my blogging and social media efforts I was introduced to a new affinity network called beBee which offered an open and inviting community with no networking barriers or algorithms that influenced (or restricted) my reach. It's a great environment to share information, get constructive feedback, and build impactful relationships. Fast forward a little and I was talking to someone trying to raise money who said, "If the investment pitch doesn't include the word marijuana or Blockchain no one is interested"... a week later beBee entered into an agreement with a Blockchain company called Profede. Their pitch was to bring value (and security) to professional data by building beBee off of the blockchain.
At this point I've focused my energy on social media and Blochchain, and I suppose I will try to make it an area of expertise in the big discussion that is Blockchain. In the mean time, I will keep doing my homework, set up a "myetherwallet", set up an account with the coin exchange QuadrigaCX, and with get involved with the Profede ICO. I see this as a real solution to a real problem, and although beBee and Profede aren't the only companies working on this, I do like what they've done so far.
And if by luck or universal design, as I was writing this I could not help but overhear two people discuss Facebook and their concerns about all of that private data that was released.
It has been an interesting journey so far...
iamgpe
PS — I still don't have a picture on my Facebook page and only one friend... (but it's a really good friend).
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Donald 🐝 Grandy PN
6 years ago #10
Graham🐝 Edwards
6 years ago #9
Thanks for the comment and perspective Debesh Choudhury... it will be interesting to see how all of this plays out regarding data privacy — and we haven't even talked about all those people giving away there genomic sequence data so they can discover there "ancestry".
Graham🐝 Edwards
6 years ago #8
Isn't though Jerry Fletcher... I still get caught in the trap where I think I'm "Oh so special" — then the universe reminds me very gently that I'm not. Thanks for reading!
Graham🐝 Edwards
6 years ago #7
Thanks for the comment Randall Burns... I have to admit there is some attraction to 500 years ago... with some of our modern conveniences of course... lol
Graham🐝 Edwards
6 years ago #6
Thanks Donald \ud83d\udc1d Grandy PN... it was painful trying to get my money out of the bank (an eye rolling story unto itself) but in the end I'm now the a the proud owner of some PATO and my learning curve continues...
Debesh Choudhury
6 years ago #5
Jerry Fletcher
6 years ago #4
Randall Burns
6 years ago #3
Randall Burns
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Donald 🐝 Grandy PN
6 years ago #1