What is SHARE?
Decentralized distribution using peer-to-peer, pay-for-access micro-transactions on blockchain.
Note: As of November 1, 2022, SHARE and the Formless dApp are Beta-stage (v.1.0.0) software products. Use of the products to distribute content is gated by wallet addresses of early participants. Register here.
The Share Protocol (SHARE) is protocol created by the team at FORMLESS, INC., a Boston, Massachusetts headquartered music technology company with the mission of creating virtual and physical experiences that enable people to live more fulfilling lives.
- SHARE enables creators to choose the price per stream of their audio or video content, distribute the content directly to consumers, make it accessible on any web application, and receive payments instantly when their content is streamed. SHARE has a wide variety of applications including music, video, and podcasts. The SHARE Whitepaper provides a detailed overview of SHARE, and the latest information is found on the SHARE website.
- The FORMLESS SHARE Decentralized Application (Formless dApp) is the first user interface that leverages and expresses the capabilities of SHARE. The Formless dApp enables creators to directly distribute their content (audio or video) on a per-access (stream) basis to consumers. Users of the application include creators who are distributing content and consumers who are streaming content.
For developers and streaming platforms of the future, SHARE is a building block that provides a way to offer premium content to users without permission (no signups, logins, subscriptions, or personal identifiable information required), access content directly from the blockchain, and pay creators instantly through micro-transactions. More documentation on the smart contract and deployment is available in the Guides and Technical Reference sections.
Then | Now |
|---|---|
Subscriptions | Microtransactions |
Delayed payouts | Instant payouts |
No price differentiation | Creators choose the price per stream |
Single monolithic platform | Open blockchain ecosystem |
Signups, logins, invoices, bills | A single, portable identity (a Web3 wallet address) |
Audiences are customers only | Audiences are economically incentivized through sharing and co-owning |
No incentives for content sharing and curation | Anyone can make money from sharing and curating content |
Platforms optimize for user retention | Protocols optimize for transaction volume |
Legacy, siloed infrastructure built for information-only communications | Modern tech with open architecture built to transfer value natively and efficiently |
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