I just wanted to let everyone who may be in the market for Fine Artisan Jewelry know.

the Good People at SheDoesLove.com have generously donated three gift cards for me to give away.

1 - 12 BTC Gift Card
1 - 8 BTC Gift Card
1 - 5 BTC Gift Card

All you have to do is sign up an account on CoinConnect.org and register for the Bitcoin Mining Rig Competition.

You can win 25 BTC in that competition but if you dont get enough votes and you dont win, you can still win these awesome jewelry gift cards!

Winners will be announced Oct 31st but you cant win unless you enter!

Now You can Win Something Cool without even having to get the most votes!

SheDoesLove.com has very generously donated 3 Gift Certificates to their fine jewelry store.

(1) 12 BTC
(1) 8 BTC
(1) 5 BTC

Will Be Given away randomly to 3 lucky miners who entered their rigs into the competition but did not place in any of the four winning places.

Good Luck!

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IPO & BUSINESS PLAN

CoinConnect
P.O. BOX 246
Hannibal NY 13074
3155140269
tom@coinconnect.org
www.coinconnect.org

GLBSE Ticker Symbol : CC
GLBSE Asset Link: https://glbse.com/asset/c824a76cf23033143ac462d382b45a5f078d8ce4e5148a49169808c73695dde2

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary   
  Business Description and Vision   
  Definition of the Market   
  Description of the Products and Services   
  Organization and Management   
  Marketing and Sales Strategy   
  Financial Management
  Conclusion   

   

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Executive Summary

CoinConnect is here because of Bitcoin and for Bitcoin. Social networking is quickly becoming one of the most widely used forms of communication and we want to bring that level of success to Bitcoin and the great businesses and organizations that use it and promote it.

It's time for Bitcoin to evolve to the next level and CoinConnect is here to help facilitate that growth.


CoinConnect is the bridge between Bitcoin and the rest of the world.

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Business Description and Vision

CoinConnect was created to not only showcase the Bitcoin community to the outside world but also to provide a familiar social utility for consumers to connect with Bitcoin businesses and each other.

Social networking medium gives consumers, Bitcoin businesses and enthusiasts the chance to interact, participate and contribute. CoinConnect allows them to do all of this and more - in the Bitcoin world and provides a bridge connecting the Bitcoin community with the rest of the world.

The first goal of CoinConnect is to be adopted by the Bitcoin community at a positive level. This is already happening - everyday new Bitcoin businesses and enthusiasts are registering accounts and setting up their profiles. To encourage this first goal we are hosting the inaugural year of the first ever Bitcoin Mining Rig Builders Competition. This is an event which we hope we will be able to continue each and every year as long as mining is continuing. We have four Bitcoin corporate sponsors outside of CoinConnct who are sponsoring the prizes of the competition. GuildMiners.com, SpendBitcoins.com, BitcoinBux.com & SheDoesLove.com all are enthusiastic Bitcoin businesses who see the potential of CoinConnect and have partnered up with us on this venture.

The second goal of CoinConnect is to be operating at such a level where we can become profitable by selling advertising. We truly believe that Bitcoin is still in it's infancy and we want to help take Bitcoin to the next level. Common social networking sites like Facebook(c) and Twitter(c) are boasting record profits and we feel that CoinConnect only needs to get a small piece of that pie in order to make big profits for our shareholders, and provide Bitcoin in general with that exposure it needs to get to that next level.

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Definition of the Market

For Bitcoin to grow we need to change the perception that the Bitcointalk.org forums are the heart and soul of Bitcoin. This perception holds Bitcoin back and the Bitcoin community needs to grow beyond this forum. The decentralized currency needs a decentralized community, and CoinConnect is a step (one of many that are necessary) in that right direction. CoinConnect is currently getting 100-200 hits per day and we are certain we can multiple that 10x or more. Our target customer is the Bitcoin business startup who needs exposure. Our target users are people all around the globe who want to find out more about and connect with Bitcoin, Bitcoin businesses and organizations.

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Description of the Products and Services

CoinConnect will provide a platform for Bitcoin business owners and enthusiasts to showcase their business, group, blog or just themselves. CoinConnect will showcase this Bitcoin community to the rest of the world and provide a familiar social networking medium for them to connect with it. CoinConnect once adopted publicly and on a large scale will begin to sell advertising space at competitive rates to Bitcoin businesses. The inaugural Bitcoin Mining Rig Builders Competition is a perfect example of the possibilities that CoinConnect holds.

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Organization and Management

CoinConnect IPO was offered on the GBLSE on 09/25/2011 with 5000 (out of 10,000) Shares available at (0.02) Per Share (at time of publication there are 2899 shares still available for sale)

CoinConnect was founded and is operated by:
C.E.O. Tom Van Riper
P.O. Box 246, Hannibal NY 13074
(315) 514-0269

CoinConnect.org is hosted by Godaddy.com

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Marketing and Sales Strategy

As stated before our revenue market is the Bitcoin business or organization that wants positive exposure to potential customers.

• Products
   We will offer many levels of advertising to the potential business customer. We have teamed up with graphic design firm BTCGFX.com and can offer banner / logo design and basic to premium placement on our site. We are also looking into other income sources.
• Payment processing
   We will only accept BTC as payment. Payments will be processed through Bit-Pay.com (application approved)
• Pricing
   We have not hammered out all the details yet on pricing but will make this information available soon. Prices will start out very reasonable. Basic advertisement packages will start out at 1 BTC.
• Promotional avenues
   We plan to promote CoinConnect on many different platforms including GoogleAdwords(c), Facebook(c), Twitter(c) and Operation Fabulous just to name a few.

** New Product Announcement
 We are very excited to announce the development of this product area, which I feel will be very profitable for CoinConnect:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45905.0

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Financial Management


Start up costs: We are initially looking for 100 BTC in start up costs (IPO : 5000 shares x 0.02) These funds are going to be used to promote and expand CoinConnect.

• Promote
  We want to immediately invest into some of the promotional avenues we discussed above - our Google Adwords campaign should start this week.
• Expand
  We have many exciting new features that we want to incorporate into the site including Facebook style games - with a Bitcoin twist. We have been in talks with a programmer (Bitcoinlabs) to get this part of the site developed.
• Profitibility
  CoinConnect is projected to become profitable in the first quarter of the next calendar year with dividends being paid at that time.

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Conclusion

We truly believe that Bitcoin will one day be at the center of digital currency and we are very excited to be a part of it. Our most fundamental motivation is to help Bitcoin and all the great Bitcoin businesses to be successful. Thank you for your time and interest in CoinConnect.

[THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOCKED THREAD - DUE TO VANDALISM OF OTHER THREAD]

If you have a question or comment please PM me or email me at Tom@CoinConnect.org

I will be using this thread to post information and updates to Shareholders and interested Parties. Thank you.

We are looking for Bloggers who want to write Blogs for the Bitcoin Social Network - CoinConnect

please PM me if you are interested, thank you!

thank you to the council who emailed me and who wishes to be anonymous. I appreciate you taking the time to explaining that to me.

We are still moving forward with Facebook style games but these may or may not be gambling games.

Still looking for a programmer who wants to make some coin and get in on the ground floor of CoinConnect - the Bitcoin Social network.

email tom@coinconnect.org

thank you!

Thats good information and something I definitely need to look into further, I am still going to develop facebook style games for the site but probably not with gambling capabilities. It's too bad there are no bitcoin accepting lawyers around here I can consult, because law is not an area of my expertise.

please explain how this would be bad, because other feedback I have gotten from this indicates it would be a good thing for traffic and a good source of revenue.

I understand the legality of it may require moving the server offshore, but other than that what are your concerns?

My entire mining operation was paid for by mining profits starting when bitcoin was $0.85 usd, I can trace my entire operation down to an initial $150 cash investment ( a single used 5870) the rest was paid for with mining. I'm not going to go into detail but I make about double what my entire electrical bill is.

If you want to invest in Bitcoin don't mine or buy coins, invest in one of the great Bitcoin businesses or start one of your own. Cheers!

It's based on votes, and I am sure everyone will vote based on their own preferences

There will be open voting starting 10-11
All you need to do to vote is register an account at CoinConnect.org

I am really sorry you are offended by my statement. I honestly did not think anyone would be stressing me because .02 is a day late, when they should know that I am going to be paying them. It takes time to verify everyone had my "god awfull" orange button and then send out 7 payments to 7 different addresses.

But please go be angry because you got paid 0.02 btc a day late and then I had the nerve to act like I have other things more important to do than make sure you get your 0.02 on time.

Have a nice day!

btw: some people  are still rocking the button just to support the competition.

take it easy. I am sorry everyone is so nervous that they are worried about getting .02

You would not believe how busy I am.

I am currently running 4 businesses
one of them is a regular bricks and morter business and the other 3 are online Bitcoin businesses

I will send everyone two payments today and then you can remove the signature.

I dont have time for this

thanks for playing!

You should post that at the Bitcoin Mining Rig Builders Competition , we are giving away 25 BTC!

We have exciting new features coming soon! Including Facebook Style Games with a Bitcoin Twist!

Sorry it took me so long to respond to your Peter, I am very busy running my Business and all the other projects I have going on!

Here is a sneak peak into one revenue stream for CoinConnect that I am very excited about.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=45905.0

Introduction:

CoinConnect - The Bitcoin Social Network
http://www.CoinConnect.org
Publically Traded on GLBSE: c824a76cf23033143ac462d382b45a5f078d8ce4e5148a49169808c73695dde2

Project:

We are looking for a programmer who can program a customized elgg plugin Facebook style game for CoinConnect.org.

The game would have to install has a elgg (social network engine) plugin. (google elgg)

I have specific ideas of certain games I would like to do and this would be discussed with programmer.

Compensation:

CoinConnect has set aside 50 BTC to pay for the first game. Additional funds will be available to the right programmer who can develop additional elgg plugins for the site.

Contact:
Contact myself. Tom Van Riper @ (315) 514-0269 or Email tom@coinconnect.org

I can verify the legitimacy of the seller. I bought one of those crazy 100 trillion dollar Zimbabwe bills off of him and he shipped it very quickly.

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you cant win unless you enter!

thats slick man, excellent work.