I would like to see mock-up software and devices that show the real strengths of Bitcoin. IMHO the biggest strength is not anonymity, but transparency. Privacy is great, and should be protected, but we live in a culture of laws we create. Law enforcement can be given the tools to make every Bitcoin transaction transparent and traceable. No more money laundering, no more incentive for organized crime. Don't give me the Big Brother bullshit, that boat sailed long ago. In fact, so much money would be saved in law enforcement that because crime would decrease, prison population would decrease, and folks would save a fortune in taxes. The social benefits of Bitcoin are numerous.
The second best attribute of Bitcoin is security. It can't be stolen if properly stored and backed up. No FDIC needed. Mugging would be rare for people that don't wear jewelry.
The next attribute is obvious. Obscure securities based on credit and margins could not be bailed-out by printing fiat money.
Please add to the list.
May be we can mix this with the ATT progression of lifes idea..... First it shows old western times with police investigators trying to track down crime, mean while it displays a sense of thriving trading and bartering going on. Then it fast forwards to the 80s with police tracking down with a fancy gear compare to the old west days. Mean while showing people bartering and trading with credit cards and major banks. Then it shows modern day era where police are using the internet along with scanning the Bitcoin network to track down an in-progress Hugest Bitcoin bank heist.... Mean while showing people all tied bound and gagged being kept hostage. It depicts the robbers trying to "Steal Bitcoins" and fail EPICLY! Swat team pops in takes down the criminals arrests them and as they are being loaded up they the chief of swat can say something catchy like.... "Didn't you know Bitcoins can't be stolen?" Or somthing along those lines....... That'd be so fail when people who watched it google it and find out all about allinvain, or the bugged 0.4.0 encryption, or ... Could you elborate a little bit more I'm sort of confused. |
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Well i was going to give it to just newbies... but Looks like nobody else wants it i guess
BTC sent!
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I would like to see mock-up software and devices that show the real strengths of Bitcoin. IMHO the biggest strength is not anonymity, but transparency. Privacy is great, and should be protected, but we live in a culture of laws we create. Law enforcement can be given the tools to make every Bitcoin transaction transparent and traceable. No more money laundering, no more incentive for organized crime. Don't give me the Big Brother bullshit, that boat sailed long ago. In fact, so much money would be saved in law enforcement that because crime would decrease, prison population would decrease, and folks would save a fortune in taxes. The social benefits of Bitcoin are numerous.
The second best attribute of Bitcoin is security. It can't be stolen if properly stored and backed up. No FDIC needed. Mugging would be rare for people that don't wear jewelry.
The next attribute is obvious. Obscure securities based on credit and margins could not be bailed-out by printing fiat money.
Please add to the list.
May be we can mix this with the ATT progression of lifes idea..... First it shows old western times with police investigators trying to track down crime, mean while it displays a sense of thriving trading and bartering going on. Then it fast forwards to the 80s with police tracking down with a fancy gear compare to the old west days. Mean while showing people bartering and trading with credit cards and major banks. Then it shows modern day era where police are using the internet along with scanning the Bitcoin network to track down an in-progress Hugest Bitcoin bank heist.... Mean while showing people all tied bound and gagged being kept hostage. It depicts the robbers trying to "Steal Bitcoins" and fail EPICLY! Swat team pops in takes down the criminals arrests them and as they are being loaded up they the chief of swat can say something catchy like.... "Didn't you know Bitcoins can't be stolen?" Or somthing along those lines....... |
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Liking the ideas everyone.
I don't think I can respond to them all, I'll try not to be so enthusiastic about getting the Bitcoin name out there... I see it makes people worried about their donations are really going too(lol I joke i don't care what anybody says if I like the idea Im going to say it!!! bottom line is I'm gonna save up for this my self if you guys want to help feel free to donate your time if you think Im going to run off with $1500 of joke amount of money....).
I do intend to start small like start with targeting my local city of Redding, nothing Super bowl HUGE! (like i got the money for that anyways). About the radio spot Idea that isn't a bad plan, someone from New York contacted me about a possible radio interview but I haven't heard back from him yet. Obviously I'm not just gonna sit by the phone and wait for the interview either, not my kind of cup of tea.
I do like the idea of purchasing a radio spot ad instead of tv ads those might do better as people who only listen to the radio nowa days are 99% probably stuck in their car and can't change the station on the account of the need to pay attention to the road.
I think I'm going to settle with a Radio ad.
deltanine, I'm going to PM you now for some writing ideas or samples? or anything else you can contribute to..
Were probably going to need voice actors for sure.... Anybody up for that?
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I just want to get rid of this 0.0045 BTC first person to post with Bitcoin address gets it  Seirously... its just lingering in this wallet i'm about to delete just take it please.... |
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Send me your offer to purchase
MiningFarm.com
MiningFarm.info
MiningFarm.mobi
Looking to sell them all to one buyer.
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the only problem is that its not actually cheaper in bitcoins here. Its more expensive.  Some things are cheaper and some are expensive.... Anything you were looking for in particular? Maybe I can give you a better quote? |
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Lets start with no more fractional banking....
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starting to go through glbse widthdrawl... *twitch*
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I think a good meme would do nicely
Gordon Liddy here for Magic the Gathering Online Exchange!
Like you, I'm worried about the falling US Dollar. Experts are calling this economic crisis the worst since the Great Depression. The Fed is printing money faster than ever, paying for Wall Street bailouts on our ten trillion dollar debt. But you don't have to watch your hard-earned savings shrink to nothing!
Invest in BITCOINS! I got into Bitcoins two years ago! It's the smartest move I ever made. During hard economic times, Bitcoins are the currency that goes up, not down. The value of Bitcoins has gone up by over 100 times in two years, and the best is yet to come!
Buy your Bitcoins where I buy mine -- Magic the Gathering Online Exchange.
 haha a meme might do nicely indeed.... |
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Ideas?
Show a child progressing through different stages of their development where Mom/Dad buy/sell things for them on the Internet. They buy a nice Play House toy for toddler, then a bike when they're older. They sell the play house on eBay when they are older still, etc. End with a call from patagonia or somewhere when they are 20 and backpacking around the world. They are calling because they need money to get home. Mom/Dad gets on the Internet and sends them money so they can get home. .... Then have a big round golden bitcoin that comes up from the bottom right of the screen and centers in the middle, and positioned around the coin are stillshots showcasing the child from each of the previous buy/sell/send money scenarios. A voice-over says something like: "Buying, selling, or sending money-- when it matters most, Bitcoin will get the job done securely, quickly, without hassles and generally no fees." Voice continues: "Bitcoin is a secure, decentralized payment system*** that opens up worlds of possibilities. To learn more, visit weusecoins.com". Something like that, anyways. weusecoins.com would need to have a landing page that has a simple step-by-step layout: 1. Download this program. 2. Add some bitcoins to your balance * 3. Start using your bitcoins ** * Have an "official" not-for-profit service on weusecoins.com where you can deposit cash in an account at any of the world's major banks (in most countries) to get bitcoins. ** Have a list of mainstream merchants/services that accept bitcoins, as well as places to earn bitcoins, such as auction sites *** I like the term "Payment system" because that's the easiest for people to understand. I think the terms "currency", "money", "barter" etc, would just turn people off. Although this kind of sounds corny just reading it, you can kind of imagine how the commercial could potentially go. Its always good to make the audience feel like they can related directly with what they are watching. I think child in need of money to get home could reel any parent in. we would have to think about whom this would appeal too if we chose this direction |
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Perhaps a Bitcoin infomercial would be better.
20-30 minutes giving people a step by step way of going from non-Bitcoiner to full knowledge of how to use Bitcoins.
An infomercial isn't a bad idea as I'm sure a lot of nocturnal peeps need something to do while their trying to go to punch them selves to sleep why no try out a new payment system. |
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I understand that you want to use different media to raise awareness, but tv ads are geared for impulse buying. We have a long way to go before Joe Blow is ready for Bitcoin. We still don't have very user friendly apps. Bitcoin is visionary. I wish we could do something like these 1993 ads. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZb0avfQme8QR code in side the commercial so people can "impulse redeem" some small amount of bitcoin? QR codes are a must! |
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No Mysql support for poller?
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Still down, can't check balance or anything else data wise.
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I understand that you want to use different media to raise awareness, but tv ads are geared for impulse buying. We have a long way to go before Joe Blow is ready for Bitcoin. We still don't have very user friendly apps. Bitcoin is visionary. I wish we could do something like these 1993 ads. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZb0avfQme8Indeed, My ad campaign is set to be released in a the far future for next year. Bitcoin could have highly evolved by then. I have pre-decided that I won't release the commercial until its ready to be released and all other economic factors have been taken into consideration(perfect buying time for new customers to come in, appealing services &/or products to be reffered to). Which is why I'd like the Bitcoin community involved in almost every decision i make. I figure its going to take a year of planning and fund raising(hopefully less, we'll what the future holds tho) As far as the link you gave me. Thats a nice video of ATT showing how they will push for the future! I hope to convey this message as well and I plan to attract anybody that already has a good working understanding of using computers maybe I can attract new business owners to accept Bitcoin. I've been talking with deltanine about his idea on how the commercial should go, and I can't wait to have everyone review it once everything is settled. |
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I have had a lot of responses on this thread and I think I have a writer and a production team to make the video. I'll be sure to keep the community in the loop of course after all I don't want to mislead people so I'm going to need everyones help. If you would like to donate to this fund send your contributions to the following address 1MPoqSfGfPA9YUkAdaKUQXZxztj4gjHUF2
looking at around $1300 - $1500 for production and advertising costs At the moment I have around $150 saved up for the commercial and plan on adding around $50 to $100 a month; Every little bit helps guys! |
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Blockchain to sql database!
Your my hero mate!
Ive always wanted to revamp the blockexplorer website with more intuitive interface
Thanks buddy ill be donating some bitcoims once i have a go at your program
Exciting stuff!
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Oh dear. Just everyone chill out i'm just teasing....
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Unencrypted as in, "not encrypted". This really is not that hard of a concept. Unencrypted is not synonymous with decrypted.
I think the word your looking for is plain text. The dictionary is telling me prefixes of "un" and "de" me to reverse or undo, care to explain how you reverse or undo plain text? |
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