Update On BURST Browser - 02/10/16

[JackManMania]

@bvadams1835 allow people In restricted countries to access BURST

[gpedro]

@bvadams1835 This browser idea can become a real huge help decentralising Burst, if every browser instance could be a full node (LOCALWALLET) and if this happens to be possible to implement it could be possible that every install of the browser could work as a proxy for the own decentralized browser network...
This way the browser network will grow as long as the whole Burst Network... This can benefit a lot the two projects and turn them into one hahaha, besides all the features i see it can be some big support for all Burst Projects, including decentralized clouds, de-centralised domains and e-mails...
I can see this turn into something really huge and that will of course benefit the two networks throught the infinite xD

@JackManMania you should put a link for this thread in the other post and vice-versa so people could have easy acess to all Info and i believe you should use the same post for all the updates but you make it the way you believe it's better xP

[JackManMania]

@gpedro Thanks for explaining that. I might use the same post again for convenience.

[gpedro]

@JackManMania Sure... Like i said to you i help with wich i can xD

[jervis]

@gpedro I just remembered a coin that could be mined when you're visiting their facebook page. I hope this could be installed with a built-in faucet-like app or whatever that as long as users use this browser, an X amount of burst is given to them in line with the X amount of time. Sick huh? You also have to monetize this to make it last forever. :)

[gpedro]

@jervis I love the idea but i don't know how to monetize that xD Maybe tomorrow i wake with some idea regarding to that matter hahahaha just like i woke up today with this idea for this project xD

I believe this could be done with something like the ebesucher project but this one directly related to our projects, but that is something really hard to pull of (at least for me xD) and i believe this can be something that could be done with some site just like the ebesucher instead of be some functionality of the browser, but as all Burst services this could be in there too of course...

[Zeus]

I do believe it's a good idea a "Burst" browser, but I don't get why people would pay to use this browser when we have already the tor browser that it's free and even extensions for chrome or firefox that has free proxy and allow to access any blocked content from anywhere in the world.

What is the advantage of this browser? I know we all want to support the community but we need to bring innovative things or at least a real alternative of what already exists ^_^

And another question, one image says Built for Windows, does that mean the browser will only work for Windows or there will be a version for Linux and mac too?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

[gpedro]

@Zeus I don't believe in people paying to use this too, i just think this can benefit a lot the community, the way of monetizind the project will have to be reviwed in the future for sure... I think we can build services that can support the needs of the browser, and the browser contribute itself for the grow of burst and for the grow of it's own network...

[jervis]

Is this a paid-to-use browser? I have the idea of while using this browser we are earn burst through a faucet or an ad revenue. Not like eubascher or whatever its name that it has to be run like a boss whole day and eating too much resource (Bandwidth) outside the United States. well, just an idea. If the developer pulls this off, it's gonna be a good one.

[Zeus]

@jervis another post in the forum about this says an example, you pay 10 Burst for 500 MB of use, so yeah it's a paid to use.

@JackManMania said in BURST Browser:

Greetings fellow BURSTer's,

Today, I have an announcement! I am developing a Web Browser for BURST. The aim is for BURST to be run on it's own network, just like TOR. It will be decentralised, secure, encrypted and completely anonymous. Proxy Servers and VPN's can be setup, so that you can access BURST in heavily protected countries. All of this can help to secure BURST payments and make sure that they cannot be intercepted. The browser will come will many features that even the leading browsers don't allow you to customize. And to keep the Network running, users can deposit a small amount of BURST for the amount of data they use. Let's say per 500Mb = 10 BURST? By doing so, we are strengthening the value of the coin, while creating a new payment type which online stores could use! If you are willing to support the project, please donate to the following address: BURST-WACE-5BXZ-4SL9-BC2B6. All donators will be mentioned once the Project is complete and will receive a 'Thank You' message from my behalf. Please help this project become a reality, as it can help us a lot in the long run. (All donations goes towards the project and the resources that it needs to run properly.)

Thanks for your time,
-JackManMania

I too had an idea of a Burst Browser, but mine was about paying the user to use the browser, not the other way around.

I never found a proper way to do it without finding people that want to advertise inside the browser and all that, so I stopped my idea for the moment.

[jervis]

@Zeus oh, I haven't seen or read that. It should be the other way around, i think. XD I think the best way is to integrate ads or a faucet where the community will support that while a user is using the browser, he should log in with his wallet account, then as time ticks, burst will go into his account. It should not be big amount. but that will pique the interest of users to use it and gaining something in return as opposed to using firefox or chorme in which a user doesnt get any at all.

[Zeus]

@jervis exactly, that is what I mean, we need to gain something not lose something... the current way this browser will work is not an advantage for anyone, not even the "restricted" countries.

The current idea of this project won't raise Burst or bring more users to use Burst (yes I can see the future, I'm a god after all... LOL ) ^_^ but it's possible to have something good, could be what @jervis said.

[jervis]

@Zeus I have the idea but I can't write scripts so my idea will die with me if no one picks it up and make it into reality T_T. Oh almighty Zeus. Omnipotent. 0.o

[BurgerBaron]

@zeus, join forces and make it a userpaying browser :D Make an ebesucher incoorporated, and enable all nasty porn options. That should pay!

[Zeus]

@BurgerBaron I don't have the time for this idea right now :( so much on my plate already hehe

[gpedro]

@Zeus I believe this could be something with a Ad network in it, faucets and rotators that support the browser needs instead of people pay to use it... It can be made like a private chat too that uses the burst messaging system so the messages could be encrypted and safe, this can all be done inside the browser since each browser instance would be a localwallet running... Of course the Ad Network and different rotators have to be built first and i believe this can be something that can help a lot the grown of Burst...

Like @jervis said i'm not good with coding but @JackManMania and some other dev's can cooperate and make this possible in a near future...

[Gadrah_]

The idea of getting paid to use the browser is great. I think doing it with an ebesucher-like system could be clever indeed. But do you think it would be viable to allocate a mining farm for this ? The problem is it would have to grow with the increase in users of the browser, but what if the ads money was reinvested into mining power ?
Or creating an asset working somehow like this :

• Money from the shares used to buy mining power
• 50% of the profit to asset holders, 30% to the browser users, 20% to reinvest in mining power

I don't even know if it's conceivable, I'm just throwing random ideas here :)

[gpedro]

@Gadrah_ I like your idea and i love the way this brainstorming is working so far... xD

[Slaw]

Here is my 2 Burst.

Keep it as a pay to use service (which 500mb for 10 Burst is dirt cheap imo) but have the surf bar as an option to pay the costs(not everyone will want to look at advertising). The surf bar would fill a wallet which would automatically pay for the service . Now that 10 Burst could be paying people to operate exit nodes which would also be burst nodes further decenteralising Burst and giving more options to earn Burst.

Also throwing random ideas :)

[JackManMania]

@Zeus It is now free. I will take funding from donations to support the project. Possibly implementing a payment thing to users in the future.