The problem StreamAds solves

🌐 In today's digital marketing world, companies often struggle with promoting content effectively and ensuring engagement through targeted campaigns. Traditional methods frequently lack transparency and accountability when it comes to measuring campaign success and distributing rewards.

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What People Can Use It For

StreamAD is a blockchain-based platform that addresses these challenges by enabling companies to:

• 🚀 Create Promotional Campaigns: Easily define target audience criteria, set performance metrics, and establish prize pools for maximum impact.
• 📈 Manage Campaigns Efficiently: Monitor campaign progress, engage participants, and drive campaign success seamlessly.
• 🤖 Automate Reward Distribution: Use smart contracts to automate and secure reward payouts based on campaign performance.
• 🔍 Enhance Transparency: Leverage blockchain technology to ensure all transactions and rewards are fully transparent and verifiable.

Challenges we ran into

1. Integrating Aptos (Move) with Our Existing Tech Stack 🔗

Working with Aptos, which uses the Move language, presented a steep learning curve, particularly in developing smart contracts. Move's unique resource-oriented programming model required a paradigm shift from traditional smart contract development.
Solution: We overcame this by deep-diving into Aptos and Move documentation, collaborating within the community, and refining our approach through numerous iterations until we achieved the desired integration.

2. Efficient Data Management with MongoDB ⛁

Ensuring data consistency and fast retrieval between the blockchain-based transactions and our MongoDB storage was challenging. There were cases where data synchronization lagged, potentially impacting user interactions.
Solution: We implemented optimized indexing, developed data validation layers, and utilized event-driven triggers to ensure real-time updates between MongoDB and blockchain events, minimizing latency and improving data reliability.

3. Collaboration and Version Control with GitHub 🤝

Managing a rapidly changing codebase with multiple contributors using GitHub was occasionally challenging due to merge conflicts and differing development approaches.
Solution: We standardized our branching strategy, leveraged GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation, and conducted regular team sync-ups to align development priorities and reduce conflicts.