Hey everyone! Finally getting around to sending out a propdate on prop 215. It's probably been a while since some of you have heard from us, so here's a quick recap:

> Uplink bootstraps brand development by turning observers into super users through the power of co-creation. From art campaigns to open-sourcing new logo design and more, organizations can host creator contests to unlock access to low-cost creative, authentic content and deeper connections with their most passionate supporters. At the same time, supporters gain a novel, immersive, and rewarding way to interact with their favorite organizations. In addition, our services are integrated with the Xitter API, allowing hosts to collect submissions via Twitter for max proliferation.

## Progress

We launched on October 20th with a contest of our own to remix the new platform branding. We received some awesome submissions and officially kicked off the Uplink era. After this contest, we shipped support for video submissions.

*New loading screen by gulamanyow.cc0-gang.eth*

Shortly afterwards, Krause House and TNS jumped on the platform, each hosting a Halloween themed contest with their own unique twists. From our perspective, the TNS contest was a big hit and probably the most successful contest they've run with us to date (going back to our old MVP). An animator from Rick and Morty [submitted](https://twitter.com/SloppyPencil/status/1719187556426780784) and lived streamed his creative process on Twitch. 2 of the winners were video submissions, giving us confidence that video is an important medium for creators on Uplink and worth investing more brain cycles in.

Yesterday we launched integration with assets on Base L2, and later that night Based Management came onboard with a [contest](https://uplink.wtf/basedmanagement/contest/262) of their own.


That pretty much brings us to where we are today. We're (hopefully) launching an awesome new feature by the end of this week. Right now we're aggressively in ship mode - taking feedback from the latest contests and designing new features for our incumbent hosts and creators. Next week we'll spend a bit more time in the onboarding department.

## Usage metrics
Here are some analytics from launch to now (last 30 days). As you can see, visitor influx is tightly coupled with contest activity. We're planning some new features that will bring users in regardless of contest status.


## Wrapping up
I wanted to keep this update short and sweet, but we plan on using Farcaster, updates.wtf, and our Twitter accounts to share the latest - we haven't quite figured out how to balance all 3 of these yet but we're getting there. Also, the site is open for anyone to create a contest. If you're interested or have questions, please [let us know](https://twitter.com/nickddsn).

## Links
* [Website](https://uplink.wtf/)
* [Fun promo video](https://x.com/nickddsn/status/1715499250946068929?s=20)
* [My Twitter](https://twitter.com/nickddsn)
* [Uplink Twitter](https://twitter.com/uplinkwtf)