[Frontend/Contract] Create Decentralized Social Media Protocol with Content Monetization and Tip Jar

[ayomideadeniran]

📋 Overview

Labels: smart-contract complexity: hard eta-2-days social content monetization
Contributor Persona: Social Protocol Developer (Requires expertise in content platforms, monetization mechanisms, and social graphs)

🎯 Problem Statement

Content creators lack direct monetization and ownership of their content. The platform needs a decentralized social media protocol with content ownership, tipping, and revenue sharing.

📍 Current State

• No social media functionality
• Missing content monetization
• No creator tipping mechanism
• Centralized platforms control content

✨ Desired State

• Decentralized content posting and ownership
• Direct tipping and monetization
• Content revenue sharing
• Frontend social feed interface

🛠 Technical Requirements

• Content posting and storage
• Tipping mechanism
• Revenue sharing logic
• Social graph management

📝 Task Breakdown

Phase 1: Content System (0.5 days)

• Implement content posting with metadata
• Create content ownership tracking
• Add content interaction (likes, comments)
• Build content feed generation

Phase 2: Monetization (0.5 days)

• Implement tip jar for creators
• Create paid content access
• Add subscription mechanism
• Build revenue tracking

Phase 3: Revenue Sharing (0.5 days)

• Implement multi-party revenue split
• Create automatic distribution
• Add platform fee collection
• Build payout history

Phase 4: Frontend Interface (0.5 days)

• Create social feed dashboard
• Build content creation interface
• Add tipping UI
• Implement creator analytics

✅ Acceptance Criteria

• Content posted and owned by creators
• Tips sent and received correctly
• Revenue shared automatically
• Social feed displays properly
• Frontend manages interactions
• All operations emit proper events

📁 Files to Create

• contracts/src/social_protocol.rs
• contracts/src/content_monetization.rs
• frontend/src/components/social/SocialFeed.tsx

📚 Resources

• Lens Protocol
• Farcaster Social Graph
• Content Monetization

🎯 Success Metrics

• Content posting <2 seconds
• Tip processing <1 second
• Revenue distribution automatic
• Support for 10000+ users