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name: "Waku Product"
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name: "Waku as a Product"
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title: "Waku Product"
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title: "Waku as a Product"
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date: 2022-08-20 00:00:00 +0000
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date: 2022-11-01 00:00:00 +0000
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author: franck
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author: franck
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permalink: /waku-product
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permalink: /waku-product
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In 2021, we started to push for the adoption of Waku by projects other than the Status app.
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In 2021, we started to push for the adoption of Waku by projects other than the Status app.
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Waku is the communication component of the Web3 trifecta,
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Waku is the communication component of the Web3 trifecta,
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which originally was Ethereum (contracts), Swarm (storage) and Whisper (communication).
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which originally was Ethereum (contracts), Swarm (storage) and Whisper (communication).
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Hence, it made sense to first target dApps which already uses one of the Web3 pillar: Ethereum.
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Hence, it made sense to first target dApps which already uses one of the Web3 pillars: Ethereum.
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As most dApps are web apps,
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As most dApps are web apps,
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we naturally started the development of [js-waku for the browser](https://vac.dev/presenting-js-waku).
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we naturally started the development of [js-waku for the browser](https://vac.dev/presenting-js-waku).
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[examples](https://docs.wakuconnect.dev/docs/examples/)
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[examples](https://docs.wakuconnect.dev/docs/examples/)
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and [PoCs](https://github.com/status-iM/gnosis-safe-waku).
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and [PoCs](https://github.com/status-iM/gnosis-safe-waku).
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We branded this overall web app outreach effort as Waku Connect:
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We branded this overall web app adoption effort as Waku Connect:
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Waku Connect's goal was to create docs, SDKs, PoCs to promote and facilitate the usage of Waku in the browser.
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Waku Connect's goal was to create docs, SDKs, PoCs to promote and facilitate the usage of Waku in the browser.
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By discussing with Waku users and watching it being adopted, we learned a few facts:
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By discussing with Waku users and watching it being adopted, we learned a few facts:
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1. The potential use cases for Waku are varied, complex and numerous,
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1. The potential use cases for Waku are varied and numerous,
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2. Many projects are interested in having an embedded decentralized chat feature in their dApp,
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2. Many projects are interested in having an embedded decentralized chat feature in their dApp,
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3. There are a number of complex applications, which are not a simple web app, that need Waku as a solution.
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3. There are a number of complex applications, which are not a simple web app, that need Waku as a solution.
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As we tackled the effort to make Waku [multi](https://github.com/status-im/go-waku/tree/master/examples)-[platform](https://github.com/status-im/waku-react-native),
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As we tackled the effort to make Waku [multi](https://github.com/status-im/go-waku/tree/master/examples)-[platform](https://github.com/status-im/waku-react-native),
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we realized we had to pivot the outreach effort beyond web dApps.
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we realized we had to pivot the outreach effort beyond web dApps.
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We understood that we should see the whole Waku software auite (js-waku, nwaku, go-waku) as an asset for the success of Waku.
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We understood that we should see the whole Waku software suite
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([js-waku](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku),
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[nwaku](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku),
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[go-waku](https://github.com/status-im/go-waku),
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[waku-react-native](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-react-native)) as an asset for the success of Waku.
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Outreach, marketing, documentation must not be limited to the web, but target all platforms, from mobile to desktop to the cloud to the web.
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Outreach, marketing, documentation must not be limited to the web, but target all platforms, from mobile to desktop to the cloud to the web.
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# Waku Product
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# Waku as a Product
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The Waku Product project is born from the need of having a consolidated effort to make the various Waku implementations **usable and used**.
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In 2022, we shifted our focus to Waku as a Product by consolidating our efforts to make the various Waku implementations **usable and used**.
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We are retiring the _Waku Connect_ branding in favour of the _Waku_ branding.
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We are retiring the _Waku Connect_ branding in favour of the _Waku_ branding.
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When promoting, documenting or discussing Waku with Web3 projects,
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When promoting, documenting or discussing Waku with Web3 projects,
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We are also consolidating the documentation for all implementations on a single website (work in progress)
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We are also consolidating the documentation for all implementations on a single website (work in progress)
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so it is easier for a developer to find the right information.
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so it is easier for a developer to find the right information.
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We call the task of pushing for Waku to be used by other projects _platform outreach_.
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This year, we also started the _operator outreach_ effort to push for users to run their own Waku nodes.
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We have recently concluded our [first operator trial run](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/issues/828).
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This year, we will also start the _operator outreach_ effort to push for users to run their own Waku nodes.
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Nwaku's documentation, stability and performance has improved,
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Nwaku's documentation, stability and performance has improved,
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it is now easier to run your [own Waku node](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/tree/master/docs/operators).
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it is now easier to run your [own Waku node](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/tree/master/docs/operators).
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Today, operators wannabes are most likely running their own nodes to support or use the Waku network.
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Today, operator wannabes are most likely running their own nodes to support or use the Waku network.
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As we are [dogfooding Waku RLN](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/issues/827), our novel economic spam protection protocol
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As we are [dogfooding](https://twitter.com/oskarth/status/1582027828295790593?s=20&t=DPEP6fXK6KWbBjV5EBCBMA)
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and looking at [incentivizating the Waku Store protocol](https://github.com/vacp2p/research/issues/99),
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[Waku RLN](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/issues/827),
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our novel economic spam protection protocol,
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and looking at [incentivizing the Waku Store protocol](https://github.com/vacp2p/research/issues/99),
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we are adding further reasons to run your own Waku node.
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we are adding further reasons to run your own Waku node.
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# In Conclusion
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# In Conclusion
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- Easier to [run your own waku node](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/issues/828),
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- Easier to [run your own waku node](https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/issues/828),
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- Improvement of existing protocols based on field-testing feedback and functional requirements
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- Improvement of existing protocols based on field-testing feedback and functional requirements
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(e.g. [Waku Filter](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc++12%2FWAKU2-FILTER)),
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(e.g. [Waku Filter](https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc++12%2FWAKU2-FILTER)),
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- Continue our focus on ensuring that Waku can run anywhere: Browser,
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[Raspberry Pi Zero](https://twitter.com/richardramos_me/status/1574405469912932355?s=20&t=DPEP6fXK6KWbBjV5EBCBMA) and other restricted-resource environments,
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- More communication & marketing effort around Waku and the Waku developer community.
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- More communication & marketing effort around Waku and the Waku developer community.
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If you want to help us, we are [hiring](https://jobs.status.im/!
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If you want to help us, we are [hiring](https://jobs.status.im/!
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