Glossary
Plain-English definitions
Every term we use across hashtag.org — from #Name and keyword auctions to wallets, RAG, and the spatial web. Click any entry below for the full explanation.
55 terms · 6 categories
hashtag.org & GIGI
The product vocabulary you will see across the site — your #Name, your GEO portal, GIGI itself, and how you pay for and rank in front of visitors.
- #Name
Your unique identity on hashtag.org — a channel, profile, and namespace you own.
- #SPACE
The underlying spatial-web protocol/marketplace where #Names and keywords live.
- GEO Portal
A #Name pinned to a place on the map; visitors can chat, call, follow, and buy from it.
- GIGI
The Global Interactive GEO Interface — the AI assistant + interface that powers hashtag.org search, voice, and video.
- Gigi credits
An in-platform USD balance you can top up and spend on AI tasks, video minutes, or keyword purchases instead of using a card.
- Keyword
A phrase you pay to rank for inside discovery; auctioned with annual subscriptions.
- Most Visited
Homepage strip showing the #Names a visitor has actually opened most often.
- Outbid / Top bid
The keyword auction state when someone pays more than you to take #1 position.
Web3 & crypto basics
Plain-English explanations of the wallet, key, token, and smart-contract concepts that power optional crypto checkout and ownership of your #Name.
- Blockchain
A public ledger that records ownership and transactions in tamper-resistant blocks.
- Bridge
Moving a token from one blockchain to another.
- DAO
A Decentralized Autonomous Organization; a group whose rules and treasury live in smart contracts.
- dApp
A decentralized application (front-end + smart contracts).
- Decentralized identifier (DID)
A wallet-rooted ID that proves you control your name, not a platform.
- Embedded wallet
A wallet auto-created at signup so you don't manage seed phrases on day one.
- Gas / gas fee
The network fee paid to validators to include a transaction on a blockchain.
- Mint
To create a brand-new on-chain item.
- NFT
A Non-Fungible Token; a unique on-chain item like a #Name or a piece of art.
- On-chain / Off-chain
Recorded on a blockchain vs. handled in a private database.
- Private key
The secret that signs transactions; never share.
- Public key / address
The "username" of your wallet; safe to share.
- Seed phrase
The 12 or 24 words that recover a wallet; whoever has them controls the wallet.
- Self-custody
You, not a company, hold the private keys; nobody can freeze your funds.
- Smart contract
Code that lives on a blockchain and runs the same way for everyone.
- Stablecoin / USDC
A token pegged 1:1 to USD; how most #Name and keyword crypto checkouts settle.
- Token
A unit of value on a blockchain (e.g. USDC, ETH, SOL).
- Wallet
Software that holds your keys and signs transactions on a blockchain.
- Web3
The read/write/own version of the web where users (not platforms) hold their identity, keys, and assets.
The spatial web
How #Names get pinned to physical places, why a portal is more than a webpage, and how augmented reality and geofences fit in.
- AR / Augmented Reality
Real-world view with digital overlays — your phone camera + #SPACE markers.
- Digital twin
A live virtual representation of a real place, person, or device.
- Geo-tag / Geo-pin
Coordinates (lat/long) attached to a #Name so it shows up on the map.
- Geofence
A virtual boundary that triggers when someone enters or leaves an area.
- Map layer
A filterable view of the map (e.g. Food, Creators, AI Agents).
- Spatial web
The layer of the internet tied to physical places, geometry, and devices, not just URLs.
AI agents
What it actually means when we say GIGI is an "AI agent" — models, tools, prompts, voice, and the parts you should care about as a creator or business.
- AI agent
Software that takes goals, plans steps, uses tools, and acts on your behalf.
- Context window
How much text/history the agent can see at once.
- Fine-tuning
Extra training so a model speaks in your brand's voice or knows your specific data.
- Hallucination
When an LLM makes up an answer that isn't grounded in real data.
- Inference
Actually running the AI model to produce an answer.
- LLM
A Large Language Model — the model powering chat, voice, and agent reasoning.
- Multi-modal
An AI that handles text, voice, images, and video together.
- Prompt
The instruction you give an AI agent.
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
Feeding the agent your real documents and portal data so its answers are grounded in your truth.
- Tool / Tool call
A specific capability an agent can invoke — search, send email, look up a portal, etc.
- Voice agent
An AI that listens, speaks, and runs tools in real time.
Creator economy & platform risk
The vocabulary behind why creators move to hashtag.org: demonetization, deplatforming, audience portability, and first-party data.
- Algorithmic suppression / shadow ban
When a platform quietly limits who sees your content.
- Audience portability
The ability to take your followers/customers with you when you leave a platform.
- Creator sovereignty
The principle that creators should own their channel, audience, and monetization.
- Demonetization
When a third-party platform blocks your ability to earn on your own audience.
- Deplatforming
When a third-party platform removes you entirely.
- First-party data
Visitor info you collect directly through your own portal, not borrowed from a platform.
Payments & commerce
How visitors and creators move money on hashtag.org — card, stablecoin, credits, subscriptions, escrow, and partner economics.
- Crypto checkout
Paying with USDC or another stablecoin from your wallet.
- Escrow
Funds held aside for a pending action and released or refunded after.
- Fiat checkout / Stripe
Paying with a debit or credit card.
- Reseller
A partner who earns a share when their referred users buy #Names or keywords.
- Subscription / Annual renewal
Keywords and #Names renew yearly; if you stop paying, they expire.
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