AMA: We are Anna, Alexa, Elizabeth, Igor, Lomesh, Matthias, and Michael from the Growth team Ask Us Anything about growing the Internet Computer Ecosystem

STATUS: The AMA has ended. Thanks everybody for the great questions! If you're too late but still have a question be sure to ask it anyway. I will relay any late questions to the team for the next week. (it just might take a bit longer)

Hi everyone,

This is already the 6th AMA following the Consensus AMA, the Chain Key Technology AMA, the Execution Layer AMA, the Motoko AMA, and the NNS AMA. Thank you for all the great questions so far!

This AMA will be with the growth team, which is responsible for the growth of multiple aspects of the Internet Computer ecosystem. This includes the growth of applications and developers/entrepreneurs on the IC, but also the broader community and awareness of the project.

A couple of topics that are suitable for this AMA are:

  • The DFINITY grants program
  • The Reboot - DFINITY's editorial site
  • All things Developer relations
  • Educational content around the IC
  • Entrepreneur ecosystems around the the IC

RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION

  1. Announcement of the grant program - https://medium.com/dfinity/dfinity-announces-chf-200-million-program-to-support-the-internet-computer-develo…
  2. How to write the perfect grant application - https://medium.com/dfinity/how-to-write-the-perfect-developer-grant-application-8d1c53e6477c
  3. The developer forum - http://forum.dfinity.org/
  4. The DFINITY ecosystem page - https://dfinity.org/ecosystem
  5. Event Recap: Exploring Entrepreneurship in the Open Internet Boom - [https://medium.com/dfinity/event-recap-exploring-entrepreneurship-in-the-open-internet-boom-d8a2e4811b95](https://medium.com/dfinity/event-recap-exploring-entrepreneurship-in-the-open-internet-boom-d8a2e48
... keep reading on reddit ➑

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πŸ‘€︎ u/fulco_DFN
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I just opted out of Sidewalk, and now Alexa App says it has lost internet.

The moment I disabled sidewalk (I have two echo's, a clock and a Portal) the Alexa App on my iPhone SE complains that it cannot connect to the Internet. Which is dumb because all the other apps can.

I even deleted and re-installed the app (which requires the internet BTW) and it's still complaining. Although I'm on WiFi, I also checked that Cellular was enabled for Alexa App. It is.

So is this some form of "retribution ?" Seems miss-guided sine they want me to use their app... The Irony is that I can't even re-enable Sidewalk of I wanted to..... because the app refuses to get online....

Maybe: Is the Alexa App trying to use the Sidewalk network that I just turned off ?????

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Philbot2818
πŸ“…︎ Jun 09 2021
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Italian ISP Fastweb forces you to have Alexa with your internet connection. The router itself literally has a speaker and microphone built in.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/iFred97
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Endless Error Message Cycle: Any way to change the β€œI’m having trouble accessing the internet. Take a look at the help section in your Alexa app.” message?

Occasionally, my devices have trouble connecting to the internet. I have two Echo Dots (2nd Gen) in my apartment within audio pickup distance from each other.

When this alert goes off in Dot #1, Dot #2 hears the word β€œAlexa,” and then Dot #2 responds with the same message.

β€œI’m having trouble connecting to the Internet right now. Take a look at the help section in your Alexa app.”

Which then of course sets off Dot #1 give the same message again.

I’ve taken to shouting nonsense words while the message plays to drown out the word β€œAlexa,” but there has to be a better fix, doesn’t there?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/kailenedanae
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AmazFit GTR2 - Alexa issue internet connection -

Hi everyone, a few days ago I bought the amazfit gtr2. But when I try to use Alexa, the following problem appears. I have tried resetting my phone and accounts, reinstalling the apps, unpairing the watch and phone but it doesn't work.Can someone help me? Thank you.

EDIT PROBLEM SOLVED: I solved my problem deleting my Zepp account did with Gmail and i logged with my Mi account paired with the same google account to sychronize my data on google fit.

https://preview.redd.it/662gbinlqt571.jpg?width=4512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8f476409090905e89d1518b66b61260e3203ba9

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For Amazon Alexa to work in the 2022 MDX outside of wifi range is an in car internet connection required? Is Acuralink service required? Or can it just work with the cellphone data plan? Thanks
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TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A7) -Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router for Home, Works with Alexa, VPN Server, Parental Control, QoS. Now: $64.99 After $15.00 (19% Off) altechelectronics.org/pro…
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TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A7) -Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router for Home, Works with Alexa, VPN Server, Parental Control, QoS. Now: $64.99 After $15.00 (19% Off) altechelectronics.org/pro…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Masterkey4
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TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A7) -Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router for Home, Works with Alexa, VPN Server, Parental Control, QoS - SAVE: $30.01 (38%) PRICE:$49.98 allelectrodeals.com/produ…
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TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A7) -Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router for Home, Works with Alexa, VPN Server, Parental Control, QoS. Now: $57.99 After $22.00 (28% Off) altechelectronics.org/pro…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Masterkey4
πŸ“…︎ Jun 15 2021
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Alexa now ranks noise.cash at #365 for internet traffic in Venezuela!

If you haven’t seen it before, noise.cash is a sort of combination of a social media platform and a Bitcoin Cash faucet where you earn small amounts of BCH and can tip content that you like. Looking at its Alexa rankings, it’s now #365 in Venezuela (also top 1k in the Philippines), and Venezuela is by far the source of the most traffic. It seems like a sign of the importance of crypto as a way to earn and use sound money where the government fails to provide it.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/-__-_-__-_-__-
πŸ“…︎ Apr 11 2021
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TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A7) – Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router for Home, Works with Alexa, VPN Server, Parental Control and QoS. Now: $57.99 After $22.00 (28% Off) altechelectronics.org/pro…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Masterkey4
πŸ“…︎ May 24 2021
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Alexa now ranks noise.cash at #365 for internet traffic in Venezuela! /r/btc/comments/mp2hf2/al…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/JayJay1don
πŸ“…︎ May 21 2021
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TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A7) – Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router for Home, Works with Alexa, VPN Server, Parental Control and QoS. Now: $57.99 After $22.00 (28% Off) altechelectronics.org/pro…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Masterkey4
πŸ“…︎ Apr 25 2021
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Why is Siri sooo slooow and often fails? My internet is fine, and while I'm waiting for Siri, I'll ask Alexa and she gets me the answer right away.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/TokyoJimu
πŸ“…︎ Jan 17 2021
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Alexa really sucks at the internet. Folks with both Google and echo, do the Google devices provide better answers to general questions?

I swear at least 50% of the time when I ask a general question to Alexa I either get I don't know how to answer that or just a plain useless response. I end up asking my phone "OK Google what is...?"

So for people who have like a Google nest as well as echo devices are you happier with the Google or do they both have their pros and cons?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/parundrum
πŸ“…︎ Feb 24 2021
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If Harry gets the Svartelves to wire the castle for internet, he can use Bob like an Alexa

Bob, turn on all the lights, Bob, what’s the weather going to be like tomorrow, Bob, how many natural disasters are happening in North America right now.

And Bob will be happy with it because he’ll have a direct IV infusion of porn.

I figure even if the Svartelves hook up the castle, Harry still wouldn’t be able to interact with a computer directly, so Bob, being of the Never Never, would be an excellent choice to use the internet for Harry. Bob could also keep track of the news for him, and also be the alarm system, and activate any magical defenses if the place comes under attack.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Killiander
πŸ“…︎ Dec 24 2020
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Techkid86
πŸ“…︎ Mar 21 2021
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Topless Alexa broke the internet that day
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πŸ‘€︎ u/divadestroyer
πŸ“…︎ Dec 05 2020
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Alexa, delete the internet.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Twinkiedude456
πŸ“…︎ Dec 09 2020
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It is the year 2576. Digital archeologists are attempting to reconstruct early millennium internet culture based on fragmentary post histories from primitive social media. Highly corrupted data is found from one such site. It reads, roughly, "* want t* [unintelligible] Alexa Bl***".
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The Board you have looks alot like an Iot (internet of things) board. Like the one seen below. These are commonly used in smart devices to make usage easier. For example they coyld listen in to you like alexa and have voice recognition and detection. I would be careful when "plugging" it in.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/simeo_demetriou
πŸ“…︎ Nov 29 2020
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Alexa, disconnect the internet to the Caribbean please.
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My internet went out the other day and I had to go manually turn them off at night instead of asking Alexa.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/abovebetweenbelow
πŸ“…︎ Jan 15 2021
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Plex and Alexa and Internet Usage

I access my Plex Server thru Alexa echo's, all on the same LAN, playing music stored on the machine with the Plex Server.

I know Alexa and Plex access the internet to communicate with each other, but does the music stream across the internet, or does it only stream across the LAN from the PC to the echo?

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