Over the past few months we’ve been laser focused on strategic developments that support our overall goals. Top of the list is protecting our community and following a rising number of attacks, we have successfully taken steps to enhance our overall security and eliminate fraudulent activity. We published an article in May to explain why and how we protect ourselves from spammers and other malicious actors and you can read more on the latest implemented measures and their impact below. Growing WOM’s network value is another business priority that has taken center stage since our last update. We’ve published previously about YEAY’s Team feature, which enables community collaboration in order to increase overall network economic value and you will find more details on the latest enhancements to Teams to support this goal below. Aside from this, we have made a number of improvements to our native elements to enhance our user experience and stamped out more bugs with plenty of testing and iteration along the way. The following provides a detailed overview of the WOM and YEAY changelog from March 2021 to June 2021. As always, we have combined the update to feature progress across both WOM and YEAY, as the development of one is necessarily dependent on the other. Backend: YEAY/WOM Commits: 348 Files Changed: 654 New lines of code: +12,489 Refactored lines: -4,398 Frontend: YEAY app Commits: 291 Files Changed: 200 New lines of code: +10,123 Refactored lines: -8,159 Frontend: WOM Authenticator Commits: 43 Files changed: 89 New lines of code: +1,301 Refactored lines: -1,230 Frontend: Crypto wallet module for YEAY app and WOM Authenticator Commits: 12 Files changed: 43 New lines of code: +1,145 Refactored lines: -203 Frontend: various websites updates Commits: 1,012 Files Changed: 1,004 New lines of code: +32,123 Refactored lines: -12,221 All updates Commits: 1,706 Files Changed: 1,990 New lines of code: +57,181 Refactored lines: -26,211 Preventing Fraudulent Activity We have now implemented automated systems for detecting spammers in both the YEAY and WOM systems. We are pleased to report that from the moment that we released this feature we were able to automatically catch around 90 percent of spammers on both systems. This update was accompanied by clear and open communication with our community about the difficult decisions we have had to take, including further clarification in our Terms & Conditions. Driving Network Growth The Team feature implemented in the YEAY app gives select creators with verified accounts the power to recruit friends and followers onto their team — and increase everyone’s WOM Token earning potential. We have enhanced this feature by enabling team leaders to create exclusive video messages for their teams within the YEAY app to motivate, inspire, share tips and help improve content quality and output. We have also given team leaders the ability to promote team members’ videos to help increase exposure and earnings. Updates List: Implemented automated systems for detecting spammers Implemented a report system to catch unusual user behavior in YEAY and WOM Enhanced security protocols to ensure a safer environment for our loyal users Added a new way for team leaders to engage with their team by promoting videos Added the ability for team leaders to create exclusive videos Updated the logic to tag uploaded videos Added notifications to various events Added a countdown on YEAY videos being authenticated Added a notifications list in the YEAY app Updated the search logic on YEAY app Updated the gift cards UI/UX in YEAY and WOM apps Updated search logic on WOM app Enhanced the response speed of the major endpoints Ensured the safety of WOM transactions between the systems Updated the policy for showing the content of banned users Added previews of videos when they are shared in a message Updated native elements for a better UX Fixed minor bugs Tested, tested, and tested again What’s In Store Below are some of the priorities we will be focusing on in our next development sprints. Coming Up List: Graphs to display the earnings directly in the wallet section of YEAY and WOM apps Playlist v2 in YEAY app Filtering and sorting videos by language in the WOM app Do you have any questions or feedback? You are always welcome to reach us through our Telegram communities, on Twitter or via our Help Desk. *Read the Terms and Conditions
