PUBLISH is pleased to announce the release of a major upgrade of PUBLISHiD and PUBLISHlink read-and-earn solution.
What’s new?
This release reflects the experiences and lessons learned from a closed beta of PUBLISHlink. “We made it a lot easier to use and more accessible,” said PUBLISHalliance General Director Kim Kihyeun.
PUBLISHlink now comes with a new subscription feature, allowing PUBLISHiD holders to subscribe to their favorite publications with ease and receive notifications when articles of interest are published.
Also new to this release is the addition of new “Like,” “Recommend,” and “More like this” buttons, helping news media organizations decide what to publish more of in the future.
Other changes include the ability to display banner ads within the PUBLISHlink widget area. The banners can be edited from within the PUBLISHlink admin and used to promote read-and-earn campaigns or as an invitation to sign in and start earning.
PUBLISHiD also sees a number of improvements. The transaction history page, which lists rewards earned in the process of reading and sharing news content, is now more detailed than ever before. A data dashboard feature has also been added, giving users a more visual representation of their reading and sharing activities across the whole network of publishers adopting PUBLISHlink as their read-and-earn solution. Users can also view and manage all of their subscriptions from a single area within the dashboard.
Last but not least, a new QR scanning feature has been added, making it easier for PUBLISHiD users to securely sign in to PUBLISHlink. Previously, users had to sign in with an ID and password.
Looking forward
In the future, we plan to roll out a new NFT minting feature, allowing media companies to monetize content and users to verify the authenticity of news content.
“During the closed beta, we received a lot of valuable feedback from participants,” Kim said. “Therefore, we intend to conduct another closed beta throughout 2023.”
Participants in the closed beta will receive technical assistance with NFT minting as well as an allocation of NEWS coin for the purpose of rewarding their users throughout the closed beta period. Participants meeting all requirements of the closed beta will be compensated accordingly.
Media companies wishing to participate are asked to submit their interest by 30 June 2022.