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Ugh. I'm not in favour of the Gnu at all.
It has a strong association with a certain virally incompatible licensing system - which thankfully not much software in the Bitcoin world uses.
Even if (unlike me) you are a fan of the Gnu philosophy - why would you want it associated with Bitcoin?
How is it even relevant to Bitcoin?
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Just one mention of Bitcoin - but in this article, Nathaniel Borenstein (a co-creator of the MIME email standard) sees a bright future for some sort of 'alternative' internet payment system. Alternative Online Payments: The Dream That Refuses to Die Nathaniel Borenstein 2011-12-29 http://www.xconomy.com/detroit/2011/12/29/alternative-online-payment-systems-the-dream-that-refuses-to-die/"From Digicash to Cybercash to BitCoin, there have been plenty of demonstrations of the technical feasability of alternative Internet payment mechanisms" ... "A cynic might say that, because of the power of the banks and card associations, such an infrastructure will never come to be. I’m a bit more optimistic; I think the powers that be will continue to resist any attempt to open up the world of payments, but they’re unlikely to succeed forever. At some point, the combination of a clever new payment system and a market niche that needs it will be so useful that the world won’t let it die. And then, “suddenly”—after decades of waiting—we’ll see people sending money by email, new institutions floating their own currencies, and micropayments enabling sub-penny transactions that accumulate to form the basis of whole new industries." |
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Can anyone edit that page of theirs?
Bitcoin addresses on publicly editable wiki pages? How umm.. innovative :/ |
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It made me realise we have all these techies working on improving Bitcoin at the technical level, but virtually none of us know the Art of Marketing. To recruit even a single person who knows this area inside out would be beneficial overall I think.
Well I agree some marketing will be good to have some time.. but I think weusecoins.com is pretty good - and in fact perhaps too good. Same with some other videos from crowds like bit-pay & cryptoexchange. We're *already* marketing at a level that seems above what can be delivered in terms of convenience. |
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I think we need improvements in Bitcoin clients for mobiles before we need more marketing.
My family and friends use a mixture of iPhones and android devices.
If.. in a matter of minutes I can install a bitcoin wallet app which has an integrated QR scanner (or launches existing QR app),
and if I can then perform small demo spends between android and iPhone without
a) waiting 10 mins or so for block inclusion
b) paying a proportionally large fee even on a small amount such as 0.01 BTC
then.. I think Bitcoin has a chance to grow much more rapidly.
I've tried a few times to do some demos on friends/family phones and it's been a pretty tedious and flaky experience so far.
Full blockchain download on mobiles is a non-starter except for enthusiasts or people who specifically know about and want a local blockchain.
Wallet apps also need to explain 'where' the bitcoin private keys are kept, both in a detailed manner for the techies, but also in a user-friendly manner for the average user - at least enough to know things like:
a) if my phone is thrown in the sea do my bitcoins disappear with it
b) if the company providing the wallet goes out of business - do my bitcoins disappear with it
c) is there a way I can just hit a button, enter a password and backup/restore my wallet using a cloud service something like dropbox.
To me these things seem like basics that need to work - or the marketing is largely wasted.
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That appears to be merely one specific campaign on the indiegogo.com site - not IndieGoGo itself. |
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I may be able to make it to Berlin. I won't go to one in London (not for a few years at least)
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Such disrespect for gravity.. it's unseemly! ..and awfully reminiscent of those 'up up up' bitcoin bimbobulls  |
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Just another slashdotting. |
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I'm not familiar with this French site.. but it appears to be a magazine 'Digital Age' |
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This article seems a little hyperbolic, but if browsers can 'war' why not online currencies? |
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While Nagle was a bit over the top - some grumpy realism as provided by proudhon is a valuable damper on the irrational exhuberance and groupthink that can arise within a community.
We need some Bear perspectives. Sometimes they'll be wrong, but they help stop this thing from running too far ahead of itself.
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