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collections/earthhub/SUMMARY.md

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collections/earthhub/faq.md

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+# FAQ
+
+### Decentralization
+
+
+### Security?
+
+- The protocols by itself have quite some security but this security also makes it sometimes just a little harder to use.
+
+### Scalability?
+
+- The systems are capable to be super scalable but because people don't want to operate themselves its somewhat more limited.
+
+### Is the data secure and protected?
+
+- Thanks to EarthHub we can store the data on a quantum safe storage system which will allow more reliability and security.
+
+
+
+

collections/earthhub/intro.md

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+# Earth Hub
+
+![](img/earthhub0.png)
+
+Earthhub is a novel way how to re-invent how the social networks work based on existing protocols and apps.
+
+There are very good protocols out there like 
+
+- matrix
+- activitypub
+- nostr
+
+Each have their own speciality and the app support by now is marvelous.
+
+> more than 280,000,000 users are now on decentralized platforms based on the 3 above chosen protocols.
+
+## There are still some elements slowing it down:
+
+- no monetization of the hosters of the servers
+- complexity to install, maintain a server
+- different protocols, not being interlinked (need more bridges)
+- hard to find users and define your interest groups
+- redundancy: how do we know my data is safe?
+
+
+## How do we resolve these issues
+
+### Monetization
+
+- Thanks to EarthWallet micropayments are done to automatically reward the relays, nodes, bandwidth points for utilization.
+- Cost: having full blown sovereign social network app capabilities doesn't have to be expensive, a couple of USD per month should be enough. There is not something as a free lunch.
+- Customers will not feel it, they will only pay for what they use which will be super small.
+
+### Complexity
+
+EarthHub adds the following:
+
+- Single Sign On
+- Unified Naming System
+- No need to maintain/install nodes.
+- Mycelium as network interconnects all nodes over all protocols and provides an ultra safe connectivity for all.
+- All is done with full self healing capabilities.
+
+### Find Users (user experience)
+
+- at each Hub we do single sign on and make it super easy for people to find each other.
+
+### Redundancy
+
+- thanks to EarthHub all data is stored on a storage system (quantum safe) which makes sure data can never be corrupted nor lost.
+
+## What extra will we add
+
+- personal e-book + website publishing platform with support for CDN in Mycelium
+- personal S3 server which serves as backend for all above (also the  backup of your social media exposure)

collections/earthhub/roadmap.md

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+# Roadmap
+
+## Announcement when Earth wallet goes mainnet
+
+- serious collaboration between TF & EarthWallet
+- people can buy Earth Hub NFT's for personal name & position in the Earth Hub Federation
+
+## End May
+
+- first 1000 people early testers
+
+

collections/earthhub/utilization.md

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+# Utilization
+
+> more than 280,000,000 users are now on decentralized platforms based on the 3 chosen protocols.
+
+### ActivityPub: +150,000,000
+
+- **Overview**: ActivityPub is a decentralized social networking protocol that powers a wide range of social media platforms and applications, the most notable being Mastodon. It enables users across different platforms to interact with each other.
+- **User Count**: Mastodon, the largest platform using ActivityPub, +14.4 million, spurred by a significant influx of new users around that time. The total number of ActivityPub users across all platforms is way higher when including other services like Pleroma, PeerTube, and Pixelfed, Threats (meta)
+
+### Matrix: +115,000,000
+
+![alt text](matrix.png)
+
+- **Overview**: Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralized communication, supporting instant messaging, VoIP, and video calling features. It's used by a variety of clients and services, both for personal messaging and organizational communication.
+- **User Count**: As of early 2023, Matrix had over 60 million addressable users. This number represents the total users that can be reached within the Matrix network, though active user numbers may be lower. The growth of Matrix has been consistent, driven by both community adoption and organizational use, including several governmental bodies. Today its more than 115,000,000 users.
+
+### NOSTR
+
+- **Overview**: NOSTR (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) is a relatively new and simple decentralized protocol for open and censorship-resistant social networks. Being in its early stages, it has attracted attention for its simplicity and potential for privacy-focused social networking.
+- **User Count**: +-400k but hard to know exact. Adoption is currently much lower than for ActivityPub or Matrix, but interest in the protocol is growing within certain communities focused on privacy and decentralization.
+
+### Remarks
+
+- **Growth and Adoption**: While ActivityPub has seen widespread adoption due to platforms like Mastodon, Matrix is also significantly growing, particularly among tech-savvy users and organizations needing secure communication. NOSTR, being newer, has a smaller user base but is of interest to those deeply invested in decentralization and privacy.
+- **Measurement Challenges**: Measuring the exact number of users on decentralized networks is inherently challenging. Many instances or servers do not publicly report their user numbers, and users can have multiple accounts across different servers.
+
+## conclusion
+
+While ActivityPub currently leads in terms of user adoption mainly because of Mastodon's popularity, Matrix is also a significant player in the decentralized communication space with a strong user base. NOSTR is an emerging protocol with potential for growth as it gains more recognition and development support.