# Features

We have exciting plans to enhance the platform with various social features and community-building initiatives:

1. **Social features:** Introducing messaging and commenting functionalities would foster interaction  and community building among artists and collectors. This would create opportunities for networking, collaboration, and valuable feedback.
2. &#x20;**Mutual follow:** Enabling creators to connect through mutual follows would facilitate communication and provide a shared timeline for sharing updates, work-in-progress (WIP) posts, and alpha releases. Creators can choose to keep this timeline private or make it visible to their holders.
3. **Support pod with rewards:** Building a support pod that encourages engagement and rewards meaningful interactions, such as engaging with and supporting tweets, would generate genuine engagement and provide value to the algorithm.
4. **Public Creator Discussions:** Implementing a "Hot Topics" section on the homepage, created by users and accessible to all profiles, would enable discussions, voting, and active participation on various creative subjects.
5. **Gamification:** Adding gamification elements like leaderboards, badges, and rewards would create a more interactive and enjoyable experience on the platform. This feature would motivate users to participate actively and add value for both artists and collectors.
6. **Discovery button and page:** Implementing a one-click "Discovery" button that leads to a collage page featuring hundreds of amazing art pieces would enable collectors to easily explore emerging artists. Users can quickly filter the artworks by price and style, enhancing the discovery process.
7. **Weekly/Monthly spotlighting:** Creating dedicated spotlight sections to showcase the best work, sales, and emerging artists on a regular basis would provide additional exposure opportunities beyond the highest sales. The focus would be on highlighting the most creative, most liked, and newest artists.
8. **Like and commenting function:** Allowing users to like and comment on listings, with the option for creators to choose whether this information is public or private, would enhance engagement and enable users to easily save and revisit their favorite listings.
9. **Fee reduction levels:** Implementing a leveling system that reduces fees based on user activity and engagement would incentivise users to participate more actively on the platform.
10. **Wild Collaborative opportunities:** Facilitating collaborative opportunities between artists, enabling them to create together and explore new artistic horizons.
11. **Long-term Podcast:** Establishing a podcast focused on the platform's community, featuring interviews, discussions, and insights from artists, collectors, and industry experts.
12. **Event hosting/live streaming:** Hosting live events and streaming sessions to engage the community, showcase artists' work, and create immersive experiences.

These initiatives aim to foster a vibrant and supportive community, enhance engagement, and provide valuable opportunities for artists and collectors to connect, collaborate, and thrive on the platform.\
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We plan to explore and implement these features as part of our platform's development. However, we greatly value the opinion and input of our community, and we will prioritise their feedback to ensure that our platform aligns with their needs and preferences. Their valuable insights will guide us in refining and expanding upon these features to create a platform that truly meets their expectations.
