Bitcoin Forum

Anyone ? maybe we can share the idea out and see anyone would do it.

Maybe some flash mobs of btc fanatics dressed like shiny coins could bring curiosity to the people :)

How bout air dropping millions of paper wallets with 0.001 BTC on each of them...

Dropping millions of 0.001 BTC are thousands of bitcoins... not so cheap for a giveaway :P

Send some to celebrities, all celebrities.
If celebrities painted themselves with their own faeces, it would be a world pastime by next week.

Maybe you should advertise it on YouTube, FaceBook and other social media sites.
The majority of your audience lays in front of you.

You just need to make it happen.

Start a rumor that using bitcoin makes breasts and penises grow. You won't be able to make them fast enough to match demand.

Bitplants... hmm you might be on to something here

meaby the people that should addopt bitcoin in this phase are the ones that know something about pc or are kind of geeks.
I liked the idea of "celebrities". How about, those that are really famouse on youtube that has millions of suscriptors. They could help a lot if they make a mention in one of their videos.
imagine piediepie with his 29 million suscribers.... ,)

The key is to get more national vendors (e.g., Starbucks, Wendy's, General Dollar) with physical locations to understand how Bitcoin can save them $ by reducing fees and eliminating charge backs.  They could offer their customers a small discount to use Bitcoin and/or integrate it with their apps

That's a good idea, they all like to wear tshirts sent into them from fans.
No faeces required

for one thing getting them too do that is not very easy, I wanted to sponsor some on youtube, some of you heard him, he is called fousey tube and he never got back to me,  they really do these videos for themselves to make money.  They dont care for anything if they already have it.

retailers need to start offering bitcoin-only transactions on some of their sales.. newegg's been doing that. if you want a PS4 for $320 ($80 below MSRP), then you're going to need bitcoins.

those retailers also should pay all of their employee bonuses in bitcoin as well.

it needs to be trendy and trends are not east to create
it will happens without intention for sure
acceptation of importants shops is really imporntant in this way

In Argentina we are trying to start a new trend with meetups around the country, merchandising, stickers, etc...


it's slow, but our bitcoin community is growing, now we have 2 Subways, a few taxi drivers and a new movement for "bitcointips" for restaurants
 (http://www.coindesk.com/propinabitcoin-promotes-bitcoin-latin-america-restaurant-tipping-service/)



for more ideas about bringing bitcoin to the mainstream please visit my thread and share what you think, to be mainstream is our next goal
 
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=742342.0

1 example out of ... thousands of youtubers that are popular.
So now we know we dont need to reach fousey tube.
we... can start with the other 999 popular ones :)


Meetups are important. tons of them! (been mainstream is the goal of everybody here. we all benefit )

I googled Wake Up Accept Bitcoin and the sign I made and displayed was on twitter (not my account)!

https://twitter.com/blockchain/status/476465165157007360  While this is not the mass public, it's Fuckin' awesome to me!

I think that large charity works for the faint hearted. But how about reality. Stage a commercial where every Visa holder in the WORLD wakes up with a $1000 erroneous charge on the card and begins asking for a refund. Busy phonelines, clogged up bandwidth, Illustrate how management would be begging to the board about integrity of the ecosystem, and the only ended..."it's not our problem. It doesn't say in God we Trust on our credit cards, didn't you read the terms and conditions? I didn't think so."

First of all, who is going to pay for this kind of thing? There is no CEO of bitcoin, there is no entity that backs bitcoin or that is responsible for it's performance. As a result no one is going to want to pay for this because their benefits would not be proportionate to what they spend.

What really needs to happen is a greater amount of bitcoin related trade, not trade on exchanges, but trade as in economical trade. People need to trade their bitcoin for goods and services from merchants or people you buy things from. The more that bitcoin is used, the more people that will be exposed to it and exposed to it's benefits.

A fully self-funded mockumentary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mockumentaries#Television) entitled OBAM (Operation Bitcoin Awareness Movement).

Three dudes (white, A-A, and a Hindu) and a blonde dudette travel the countryside (eventually world) try to convince diverse prospects to accept bitcoins (and/or other cryptocurrency) for their various products and services.

Along the way they hold court with prostitutes, politicians, clergy, gang members, boys and girl scouts, old folks in homes, cops to see if they would accept bribes via bitcoins, Amish, newborn fresh from the womb,... You get the picture.

Some of the content can be scripted, some not. Viewers can send in suggestions, or may have a relative/friend that they desire to convert, needing the team to help in this effort.

The more skill sets the four have, the better the show. Think Bubbles playing Rush on guitar.

I did say self-funded, thus introducing OBAM Coin. And, the four star's character's names start with one of the letters, viz. Oliver, Betty, Ahman and Mondo.

God damn Bruno!  912 posts since June 28 of this year! How do you find the time? Do you post while you're shitting and eating?

On Topic: Yes, I think that's a very good idea. Especially Rush on guitar.

I honestly do post during my longggggggg shit sessions.
My 64 year neighbor looks like Geddy Lee and HE wears dresses.
And, you're not going to believe this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs4qn_bHQQ0 (hence the reference)

^^^Anybody else think O.B.A.M. (think Man from U.N.C.L.E. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E.)) is a good idea? If so, I'll move this over to project development. I've been toying with this idea for a couple days now, figuring this thread is as good a place as any to see if there's interest. The naming of the show just came to me when I opened up the reply section and readying to pen my first post in this thread.

Posted elsewhere but here it is again ..coz I like it

Different/higher bitcoin prize structure for European / US markets

http://bitstars.ph/

http://bitstars.ph/rules

Since we're brainstormin' to the nth degree, it's not outside the realm of possibilities to incorporate your idea, along with the best of the others presented in this thread, into the O.B.A.M. Mockumentary.

À la Mission: Impossible (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_(film)), O:B:A:M (change title again) episodes start out with all four getting their next assignment(s) from Satoshi.

Each time they make some mundane purchase, they ask the clerk if they accept bitcoins.

While walking to some final destination where they're about to start the task of converting somebody, they always pass some place of business that already has a sign in the window depicting "Bitcoins Accepted Here" but they pay it no mind, but always stopping in front of it for some weird-ass reason, e.g.

<The last person is about to pass the obvious sign in the window, when he/she yells outs...>

Hey, guys! Look at this. <seeing him about to point what you think is the sign>

<the others double-back to see what it is>

<Now, pointing to the groud (or up, or across the street)>

First time I've even seen a penny in a cement sidewalk before. <lame, but you get the idea>

<Then a dialog continues on about the penny, how it got there, etc. till the shop owner comes out (always the same shop owner - continual gag) and tells them to move on. The final episode could be that that shop owner that's in every episode turns out to be...>

^^^Give me the word, and this goes to Project Development. And, all the best ideas presented in this thread could be worked into the show one way or another. And, you guys could earn O:B:A:M Coins to boot.

Discount Discounts Discounts for people who pay with BTC

I have explained it fully here --> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=747324.new#new

If I visit a shop or I go online, and I see the item, I were looking for was on 20% discount, if you paid with BTC - I would most certainly, consider buying some BTC and paying with that.

These discounts could be funded at first, with the lower fees, companies are paying. {Once adoption increase, discounts could be reduced or removed}

This is the only way to increase adoption amongst consumers, using traditional payment methods.

Bitcoin is already in online news a lot of times.

BTC can be promoted if at local level people start spreading the word about it, its advantages and its usefulness.

Markets should start accepting BTC too.

Making a game in worldwide like quiz game, or something like tournament, published it on tv channel or youtube and every selective winner win some amount of bitcoin.

This already exists:

http://takemybitcoins.tv

Btc needs to grow organically for the mainstream to absorb it.

since last week in Argentina now we have something like Tigerdirect www.avalancha.com.ar and it had 10% discount paying in bitcoin all week ;D



this is a great idea, but sometimes it's difficult for small shops do discounts like that

Update: Needs name change. Why? Think Obama. Hence, need to rid the M. How about O:B.A.P. (Operation: Bitcoin Awareness Project)?

The O:B.A.P. Team:

http://pageboy.info/wp-content/uploads/Cheynes_Geek_Chic_12-18_mens_medium_length_hairstyles_photo.jpg
Onė

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/d7/82/ef/d782ef42b60d3b47bf89b0d888f8d768.jpg
Bùi

http://www.homorazzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cntm-cycle-3-headshot-heather.jpg
Alysyn

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ed/eb/82/edeb82b455e7f90518d83e8c16809df1.jpg
Pandüü

---

---

http://img.archilovers.com/people/thumb2_b24d110f-9120-4924-9b40-8cf2be5a920f-log1.jpg
Plays multiple roles as various shopkeepers that has an Accept Bitcoins Here sticker displayed in the shop windows, revealed in the final episode of the Mockumentary to be...

The best promotion is adoption by large online companies. All we need is Amazon and Ebay and then anyone who hasn't heard of Bitcoin will!

You guys keep talking. I'm in development: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=749075

Feel free to jump in over there with your ideas anytime, whereupon together we'll do our best to incorporate them.

^^^Hell, I'm already toying with a Kickstarter campaign to jump-start this bitch.

A good old fashioned FB viral effort could do it:

1. Start a BTC campaign FB page, or use an existing one + get someone (or many ppl) to donate 1.5BTC for this 'awareness' campaign.

2. of this 1.5BTC, divide 1BTC into 500 or 0.002BTC ie ~50c (or whatever multiple you want).

3. get word 'out' via posters around town or through facebook or whatever works in your area, that the 'next 500 people who like the fb page will get some free btc' via facebook (ie quickcoin). Avoid using BTC forums, this would mean BTC converts will just take the BTC for themselves which is a waste. Id try reaching out to fans of Snoop dog or other musicians that are selling their albums via btc, or something like that.

4. distribute that 0.002btc to the subsequent 500 'likes' received and at the same time:

5. tell them when they get that 0.002btc that if they send that to someone, and that person sends it to another person and that person to another person etc (like a pass the parcel game), that the first one to prove they have sent it through 20 people, that the originator will receive a prize of 0.5btc (which is the remainder of the original 1.5btc investment). This part can be changed to whatever way you want, like the prize can be shared among the 20 people for eg, but its important to get people to convince their friends to receive the btc and then they send it to someone who has to convince the next person etc.

6 repeat every time you can get 1.5btc investment.

This way you get people actively/aggressively spreading the word out and at the same time getting people to use btc (sending and receiving).
Once they dip their feet in, it opens the flood gates and they are way more likely to re-dip on their own later.

Next, once they then become aware of where they can spend btc (which is what you can do via fb posts) now that they know how to use it, it should be more likely those people will go buy btc on their own afterwards and hopefully get some more believers along the way. 

I think youd get the first 500 people pretty easily, then after that youd have maybe 5% of those actively seeking the prize meaning they'd try to convert another 2~20 people on their own too. So thats 500 to 750 people reached with 1.5 BTC spent...


Whatever you do when promoting, i'd always skip ideology and economics and technology when converting the average joe. keep it light, simple get them to have fun using it and just show them how fast it is and that its cool 'cos you can do it over facebook or apps etc. the average joe doesnt care about the things 90% of us here signed up for, so keep it simple and fun and centered around gadgets they already use: phones apps and facebook.

Everyone have given their share of great idea I like them all. how i wish everyone from every corner work together and mainstream campaign BTC. It would be awesome i guessed hahahah. Is it even possible ?

We need to kidnap the President of a Significant country and demand ransom to be paid in Bitcoin. 8) 8)

Just normal talk. Nothing fanatic, that is what turns people off. Show them benefits and try to find some fun examples to do it. Video are always good to explain something fast.

In some sub-forum I saw someone has created a iOS and Android game where you play a super hero and earn free bitcoins along the process. That can work.

Also we need a killer app like WhatsApp which makes it a lot easier to send BTC to people on your contact list. Think of a WhatsApp where you choose someone from your contact list, input the amount you want to send and the payment instantly goes out to recipient.

From what i am thinking we should start a facebook page with some posts explaining how BTC works.
Then a post how to become a millionaire. The giveaway thing can totally work. like bring 10 friends of yours to this page and you get 0.002 btc this could eventually work out if everyone plays their part. But the question is where will we get those 0.002 btc. So it would only be possible for a guy who has tons of BTC and can get back his profit after BTC reaches 5000$ or 10K$ landmark :D

Send Obama a bitcoin and let him mention it on tv.

Nice, but how do we get him a wallet address?  :P

Give it to Michelle?

Maybe some other celebs that are more receptive to audience tweets and mails etc? THeyd hopefully mention it on their shows and it would have more impact than any president lol

Bitcoin can be easily advertised if companies start accepting it, along with Paypal.

Then it will also become more publicly used.

You could send Obama a tip on @changetip.  They will set up a wallet for his twitter account, which he can claim if he chooses.

Nice! I just signed in and they gave me 50c for free. If many of us tip the same person it might get attention. I what about Colbert or similar? I'd imagine he'd be more open to mentioning it and getting some more momentum with it?

@madbitcoins tried to get a mass tipping to Youtube celebrity Jenna Marbles a couple of weeks ago.  She didn't respond/collect the bitcoins and after a while it looked like borderline Internet stalking.  I'm not sure any celebrities (other than some of the more tech savvy like Tim Farris, Mark Cuban, etc.) will take the tip and start talking about it.  Joe Rogan has had two podcasts on it, but that was back when it was over $800.

If some rich guy takes initiative of paying all television advertising costs, and all banners offline, then it will be a great promotion..

How about asking for BTC option everytime you are about to pay something? It will increase the word use and people will start becoming aware.

I do this all the time in pages like ebay!

I just tipped Colbert and Jimmy Fallon as they seem like the type to bring it up on their shows, I dont actually know any other USA presenters anyway lol
If they even notice it, it might stick in their minds at least

If everyone tells two people about Bitcoin each week, the number of people working with Bitcoin in some capacity could grow faster. As blockchain technology continues to evolve, people will see Bitcoin and blockchain technology every day. You won't be able to go somewhere without seeing something about Bitcoin. Think of how many places show prices in the local currency. If people start seeing BTC everywhere, then they'll need to learn more about it in order to shop while using Bitcoin.

Tell him installing the software prints a coupon for a free large bucket of KFC and a 35 pound watermelon.

I will make a following action for my friends:

1) I printed paper wallets as banknotes with private keys (https://www.offlineaddress.com/)
2) I sent there 0.005 BTC in every

3) I invite my friend to restaurant
4) I give every person by bitcoin "banknote"

And here interesting :)

5) We eat but i notified them before restaurant that they will pay by cash but i send amount equivalent at end of our meal (right in restaurant from my Adnroid phone through "Bitcoin Wallet") to each to his paper wallet in pulic address.
6) May be i will print small crib how to use bitcoin (software wallets for phones)

Goals:

1) It's fun
2) I spread some bitcoins between people and they get a real tools for trying.
3) We eat fine and they learn new technologies

So they will get real bitcoins, fine meal and beautyful paper wallet.

Yes, it costs for me. But it can be done not often :)

The promotion of bitcoin will come from VC investment.

And on a more gradual pace P2P.

Flowing through my phone electricity.

Asking the exponential question explicitly.

"Do you take bitcoin for these?"

Actually when i used changetip it sent another tweet afterwards to them with a link for them to create a wallet to receive my tip to them.
if they never do this im not sure what will happen to the bitcoin...

Already started  ......from 10,000 merchants to 35,000 + today, with a target of 1 million in 27 months  that is fast promotion

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=718153.0

“We have set a goal to enroll 1 million merchants by the end of 2016 […] When we started BitPay in 2011, we saw an opportunity to finally give merchants around the world relief from interchange fees. By offering a basic plan that is free and unlimited, forever, we give merchants yet another reason to be excited about bitcoin.”

http://www.coindesk.com/bitpay-eliminates-fees-basic-merchant-processing/

I don't think we need celebrities mentioning bitcoin for it to be know to the mass public. Bitcoin is well known enough so that most people have at least heard about it, but probably don't know what it is/how it works. It has made the news many times, and there has been the misconception that bitcoin has "filed for bankruptcy" many times. What needs to happen is for the public to be better educated as to how bitcoin works.

honestly, a lot of the change in this world comes from concentrated masses of dumbasses. Silicon valley produces the stuff for the masses/dumbasses then they go around and be stupid with eachother. which is fine, most of us do stupid things oh well. but bitcoin isn't for the masses, yet. its too complicated for people who have no concept of even what video game money is.

thats the thing, they dont need to understand anything about it. btc is easy to use, even for the dumb masses, and thats enough imo.
if they literally link their fb account to quickcoin or even better changetip they just need to know how to type a tweet or a post to their friends with the right tags and they are already using btc.
think how many ppl use the internet but have no idea what their IP is, for example. they just know how to get online, google search and send emails and thats it. imo if they can do that much already, they can use btc - btc is even less complicated to use than email or fb or whatever.

thats the biggest blockade for mass adoption imo, the btc world tries to explain 'what and the why' with blockchains and ghash rates and milibits or satoshis and 2 factor auths and cold storage etc etc. the masses just want the simplest version of the 'how' and not a word more.
also, the btc world are just waiting for word of mouth to work and the world to come to them etc, but really it needs to be pushed to them (in the right way).

i think, the only real education needed is when ppl need to buy it. once the btc world provides a super easy way to do this, then we are 100% ready to go. so far atms are too complex or rare, the online exchanges need id and proof of address and a blood sample before you can use it, then after that its risky waters on ebay or whatever.

People say the btc price volatility is another problem, but only when more ppl use it will the price stabilize as it will be less prone to market manipulation (as it is now). so stability can only really come with mass adoption anyway, so its not a reason to hold off but rather a reason to push harder.

man, if i had 50btc to spare i bet you i could get 10,000 new people using btc in 1 month with some simple online fb marketing and competitions. i need to find a btc millionaire whos interested... or maybe start a kstr...

How about making a huge Btc wallet holding tons of coins, used for only donation, maybe 1$/person...just like stellar did.

Provide bitcoin T shirts to all over the world for free of cost

Sounds Good... Would definitely get mass interest. Through Celebrities would be the fastest way to promote bitcoins I think tho.

This has to be the best method ever suggested!!

Hope this makes the top five list for best suggestion: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2eawbv/warm_10_gallon_bucket_of_shit_challenge/

when bitcoin is ready for mass adoption there will be many mass adoption efforts.. its just not there yet so settle down folks.

one idea i have is a few youtube video's of "secret millionaire" where i will go to charities that actually do some frontline important stuff in communities, and then at the end of the video, ill give them bitcoins.

other idea's is to give homeless paper wallets (ofcourse in area's where there is a ATM or merchant to use the paper based bitcoins on).

but for now its not ready for average joe

How about bitcoin and litecoin make a porno? Worked for kim k.

Good ideas, particularly about the charities.

Can I ask why, in your opinion, the avg joe is not ready for btc or why btc is not ready for them?
Every avg joe Ive talked to about it in a bar or party, ended up with a wallet installed on their phone by the end of the evening and i sent them a few pennies each time. They never had any trouble with any aspect of it in terms of how it could be used by them, and the general overview of how it works - i didnt go into details because most people dont really care how technology works to any great detail, but they still happily and successfully use it. How many people understand their mobile phone networks or their computers ram type or how the clothes on their back is made? but they all know how to use it.

The only reason i can see why btc is not ready for the joes is probably because of the point of entry? If someone wanted to get a few $s worth, then the atms and exchanges are really a block because of the effort of verifying accounts and finding an atm. This I'd agree with, but it can be overcome easily enough. Or maybe its because of the lack of merchants? Id say theres more appeal for merchants to adopt after a customer base adopts rather than the other way around... maybe the security aspect?

gas pump stickers?
and
geocaching

I can imagine there are a lot of ways to be able to get the word out about bitcoin to the general public and doing that is the easy part it's the getting people to understand it and how it works and how to store it that will be the hard part I feel which could turn some people away.

you my good sir are definitely on the same wave length as me. it is true average joe do not need to know the technology complicated jargon, just like they dont need to know the ISO number of the dye in bank notes or how they make the cotton weave paper..

so yes point of entry is the main obstacle, and here are some others:
1) an insured and professional webwallet not managed by a basement dweller who programmed it in php
2) the webwallet offering instant 'offchain transactions' which had been pre confirmed when users deposited it into the wallet
3) grocery and bathroom products available locally
4) paying rent, car/house insurance and maintenance

as for the merchant adoption.. it doesnt actually cost anything to set up bitcoin. merchants waiting for customers rather then just adopting it and getting some free press by offering bitcoin to then get customers, is also a flawed argument

How about someone donated few coins to a celebrity, then everything will come on news and BTC popular than anything!

I don't think the products created by silicon valley are created for the uneducated. Most of the technology related products are pretty expensive which means you need to have somewhat of an education in order to be able to afford them.

A little off topic here:
The educated and intellectual class are the group that is most brainwashed by the system. Their status also very much depend on the survivor of the system.

As for promoting to mass public, getting someone famous from Hollywood to do a cool sci fi movie on it will probably do.

celebrities already ensorsing bitcoins
scary spice
50cent
ashton kutcher




already done (well prime time TV shows)
almost human
the goodwife
the blacklist
and a dozen others

Max Holloway on last night's UFC gave a shout out to bitcoin.

cartoons,  we need to condition them when they are young, muahahahahah

actually this is a good idea hahaha


for children is easier understand how bitcoin economy works because they don't have any money paradigms

Bitcoin atms are opening is various parts of world, now this will surely get a shitload of public attention, I am sure.

Bitcoin does not need more 'awareness' gimmicks. Bitcoin needs easier and clearer ways for newbies to get started

Improving wallet security and ease of use will help in this regard.

I think something already exists.
For example "Bitcoin Wallet" @ Android of Andreas Schildbach - it's super easy bitcoin wallet. Only after this application i understood all potencial of Bitcoin micro-transactions and easy of using.

Try it if you didn't tried it :)

For beginers it's more easy than Paypal and other $#@# :)

in Argentina we have only one ATM in a restaurant (whose accept btc and have a lot of stickers and advertisement about bitcoin), but people still doesn't understand what Bitcoin is...

They look up the atm, read the instructions but no one put bills on it

sometimes they ask if bitcoin is a share/stocks and don't trust in the ATM  :-[





http://i.gyazo.com/15a253f920ec5df08404c9bf817e8992.png

Once they see others use it they will. Ever walk down the street and see a crowd staring or standing in line for something and you hang around to see what the fuss is about? Well if you figure out when is the busiest time for the restaurant, get a few friends to stand around and use it and look all  ;D you might get a few others curious to join in just because.

Looking at that screen there, 1 BTC = 7000+(obviously not dollars)?  I think if there is a setting in the Skyhook ATM to display mBTC (millibits), you'll be more likely to see people using it as the psychological barrier is reduced.  People incorrectly assume they need to buy a whole bitcoin, but with mBTC you can have hundreds without having a whole bitcoin.  If the price goes back to 1000 USD again, 1 mBTC = 1 Dollar, currently, it's about 50 cents each.

Hopefully the restaurant is accepting BTC as well, as paying for a meal with the only currency you could beam across space is awesome.

Also, host one of these: DecentralizedDanceParty.com  They're awesome, and with the right planning, could be massive and garner plenty of positive attention for your decentralized ideals.

Actually we have thought that :D, keeping someone using the ATM for get others curious




1 bitcoin it's about 7000 argentinian pesos

you are right, showing price in mBtc could be more effective, especially because 7000 argentinian pesos is an average month salary

I will talk to the atm owner for tell this idea



thanks for the ideas and sorry for my english guys!