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Title: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: CurbsideProphet on July 22, 2011, 08:27:50 PM I THINK this is the same article posted a few days ago, it's dated today but reads very similar. Anwyay, it's prominently posted smack dab in the center of their homepage today.
http://www.cnbc.com/ Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: Serge on July 22, 2011, 08:33:43 PM yup, it's the same article and dated July 20th, interesting to see link to it on the front page
Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: tvbcof on July 22, 2011, 08:37:43 PM It seems to me that the attitude toward BTC in the mainstream media has changed significantly in the last few weeks. It kinda makes me wonder if the potential utility of BTC has not become apparent to a new segment of players.
Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: CurbsideProphet on July 22, 2011, 08:41:50 PM yup, it's the same article and dated July 20th, interesting to see link to it on the front page You know I looked at the date of the article and thought today was the 20th.... alright time for some coffee. Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: error on July 22, 2011, 08:57:38 PM It seems to me that the attitude toward BTC in the mainstream media has changed significantly in the last few weeks. It kinda makes me wonder if the potential utility of BTC has not become apparent to a new segment of players. Bitcoin survived allinvain's 25,000 BTC theft, the MtGox compromise, and an onslaught of malware, which combined are very nearly the worst that could possibly happen. You can expect the media to be a bit less skeptical now. Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: FlipPro on July 22, 2011, 09:00:47 PM It seems to me that the attitude toward BTC in the mainstream media has changed significantly in the last few weeks. It kinda makes me wonder if the potential utility of BTC has not become apparent to a new segment of players. Bitcoin survived allinvain's 25,000 BTC theft, the MtGox compromise, and an onslaught of malware, which combined are very nearly the worst that could possibly happen. You can expect the media to be a bit less skeptical now. Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: evoorhees on July 22, 2011, 09:13:39 PM I THINK this is the same article posted a few days ago, it's dated today but reads very similar. Anwyay, it's prominently posted smack dab in the center of their homepage today. http://www.cnbc.com/ If I were an optimist, and I am, I would guess that they featured it today because it got significant traffic when they originally posted it. They saw it was popular, so they stuck it on the home page. Probably as simple as that. I love the title... "The New Currency" Couldn't have put it better myself. Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: CydeWeys on July 22, 2011, 10:13:12 PM That's actually a really good and well-researched article. It doesn't make any major mistakes about the way Bitcoin works and it doesn't talk about Bitcoin with a prejudicial bias (as some of the articles that focused solely on The Silk Road did). Getting such serious treatment by CNBC is very big news.
Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: kjj on July 22, 2011, 10:26:35 PM A Howard Johnson hotel accepts bitcoins? That was the biggest surprise in the article for me. Anyone find a reference for it?
Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: Viceroy on July 22, 2011, 10:31:24 PM http://hojomaingate.com/blog/now-accepting-bitcoin-for-your-stay/
Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: ptshamrock on July 22, 2011, 10:41:27 PM can somebody please link to the article directly? cannot find it :D TIA
Title: Re: Bitcoin on CNBC Post by: kjj on July 22, 2011, 10:44:30 PM http://www.cnbc.com/id/43823614/
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