Been thinking about this idea and why I find it cool even if location reviews on maps is not new or groundbreaking.
Most location pins and reviews will come from fellow nostriches, and with NOSTR still being the niche it is, that colors the type & quality of posts.
Maybe that's how rating and review systems get better. When I'm looking for a vibe or experience, i don't really care about the rating or opinions of the world, or at least not as much compared to the recommendations of my tribe(s).
Addendum:
It's also built for nostr. So it is groundbreaking as a baseline ;)
When I built it I had in mind the reviewers on Google Maps app. There are people there reviewing for the sake of it but what if those creators had a way to get paid for their reviews ? Surely people would want to create reviews and get paid for it. BTC or even USDT for the non Nostr users on BTC rails is possible. Not sure about the USDT as US may take it down at some point but its technically possible AFAIK.
Yeah good point.... what will the good people of Nostr tag? For me it's mostly cafes and food but as long as you're in the current place I allowed anyone to tag anything. I wanted to do that to restrict somewhat what people could tag but that may change. I call it 'proof of walk'😉
But also it would be possible to tag a shop which accepts BTC or even grab this info from various API like that which BTC Map uses. This app would allow reviews in top so an added bonus as well as the chance to earn zaps for your contribution...
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