skynet-webportal VS skyfeed

While you're here have a look at sia Skynet the beginning of internet 3.0, people want easy to use storage this is it. It's also has a very simple tonuse SDK for devs to build upon.

You can use Sia from browser nowadays. They built a decentralized CDN network called Skynet on it. https://siasky.net

No longer worrying about servers and uptime for a simple react app is a big accomplishment already. Drag and drop your /build directory at https://siasky.net and you're live and running (for as long as the app has active users I believe, I'm still learning a lot too).

Use Skynet

It will totally be capable if Filecoin can start to get their tech in order. However, Skynet is not only capable of this but encouraging devs to get things up and running on the network.

In the end both of these concerns you have in regards to the mass adoption are negligible since the introduction of Skynet. With Skynet the only people that will ever have to be running any Sia software will be just the hosts. Skynet is kind of like a intermediary between the end user and the Sia network. The end user (you) will never need to buy Siacoin or install any software in order to use the Sia network. What happens is you essentially pay for the storage using your normal means of payments through the use of websites and apps like Skyspace, MARStorage, Filebase or Siasky. They in turn handle all the technical details of getting your data on to the Sia network. So once enough developers jump on board and enough websites and apps have been built on Skynet, the average end user might not even know what Skynet is even though they are using it every single day because it is the new internet. All they will know is there is less adds and things seem to work a bit differently.

I'm making this a separate reply so you are sure to get it. But make sure you also go sign up an account at https://siasky.net as well. It keeps track of ALL your data that you upload and download to and from Skynet through the Siasky portal.

SkyNet runs on blockchain

Here is the SkyNet WebPortal source code if anybody is interested.

I would be very surprised if such app doesn't come out of the recently announced developer program. Someone could partner with redsolver (https://github.com/redsolver/skyfeed) to give use to all the know-how he gained in the process and come up with decentralized twitter that will be actively developed.

Skyfeed - Alternative to Twitter by RedSolver

https://skyfeed.hns.siasky.net/ is a decentralized social network by Skynet, the same people that created Siacoin that also offer decentralized cloud storage!

Still pretty simple but yes there is one called Skyfeed

The easiest way to support the network is to begin using Skynet. You could use something like Filebase, Skyspace's, or MARStorage to begin transferring the data you currently store on something like Google Drive or Dropbox and store it on the Sia network. Additionally you could take a look at the current applications and begin using things like Skyfeed which all require Siacoin to be used as they all run off the Sia network via Skynet. You could also begin looking in to becoming a host for the Sia network if that is your kind of thing which would allow you to earn Siacoin for renting out your unused hard drive space. But ultimately the best way to help grow the network is to begin using it any way you can and to encourage everyone you know to do so as well. It would be worth while explaining to people you know why Skynet is important to them and how it will benefit all our lives. Once people know what the project is about there will be nothing stopping it from going mainstream.

If you go to Siasky and upload a file, or Skyfeed and make a post you have just used Siacoin to do so. Additionally you could download the Sia-UI and rent personal storage using Siacoin yourself. However, since Skynet's inception it is no longer necessary for a person to purchase Siacoin to rent storage. You could use something like Filebase, MARStorage, or Skyspace to store your files on the Sia network without needing to worry about purchasing Siacoin. So since the end user no longer needs Siacoin to use the Sia network, it doesn't make sense for them to buy it unless they are wanting to invest in the coin. The people who are buying Siacoin with the intention of using it are mostly hosts and portal operators.

Everything I possibly can! But what this post is about is the Sia host I am running which provides storage space to the network. I also use the Sia network via Skynet to store my files, send files and even some social media (Skyfeed. Eventually I'll be using Sia and Skynet for everything I do once the appropriate skapps are made.