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Easiest post ever, in no particular order:
Coindesk - probably most popular Bitcoin/Crypto news site on the web
Cointelegraph - cool comic book like pictures; easy to read
CryptocurrencyNews - pretty up to date news site
NewsBTC - Nicely formatted news site
InsideBitcoins - Nice site design, good articles and writers
Honorable mention:
Bitcoinmagazine
Bitcoinist
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But what did the 91% say? It's not clear to me, even after reading the article. 91% had different one word responses to the logo. 3% of the 100% surveyed said the logo represented Bitcoin. 9% of the 100% gave puzzled or confused as their one word answer to the logo. It wasn't a fill in a blank or text survey, it was simply say the first thing in your head when you see an image survey. |
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9% of Americans were left feeling "puzzled" or "confused" after being shown the bitcoin logo, according to a recent survey by The Digital Currency Council (DCC).
The survey, which asked 504 people across the United States to provide a one word response to the logo, also found that 7% felt "nothing".
Approximately 5% of those surveyed recognised that the image had something to do with either "money" or "wealth", whilst 3% noted that it represented bitcoin.
The survey also found that 2% of people expressed indifference and the remaining 1% failed to know what the symbol meant. The remaining responses can be viewed here.
So, I looked at all the %s, and I just can't figure out what they mean by the REMAINING 1%. None of those numbers add up to 100%, or any % previously mentioned. Am I bad at math, or does this just not make sense? Sorry, should've linked the source article where Coindesk linked to: https://www.digitalcurrencycouncil.com/professional/how-does-the-bitcoin-logo-make-you-feel/Basically one of those surveys, where you spit out the first thing the comes to mind. 9% said puzzled or confused as the words to associate with the yellow Bitcoin logo. |
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Please stop dumping guize, you're breaking my heart(wallet)....   |
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this is difficult .
That could raise ?
Not sure what you're asking. If you think CGMiner or command line is too difficult, just get the Antminers, only plug and play and GUI web page involved. |
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9% might not be significant but one thing that the survey needs to mention before it comes to the conclusion is what pool of people the guy is using. For instance, education level, age, gender and I can imagine most bitcoiners are somehow younger male who are probably internet geeks with some knowledge in programming, so if it is out of these pool of people, the conclusion made from the survey might not be that accurate.
That's true. Which demographic did this particular survey target is a good question to ask. Say they polled a bunch of com sci guys in MIT or Harvard or Stanford, and I'm sure the results would be drastically different. That said, if it was a broad survey with several age ranges, sexes, races, and walks of life and we came up with more people still not "getting it", we all need to collectively do a better job. At the end of the day, this is good news. It means back to drawing board, and get some real traction with the masses with a true and real launch and campaign going... |
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Who cares about Russia or Ukraine? They can go suck on their precious Putincoin for all I care.  As long as China keeps Bitcoin afloat, we should be aite!  |
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Interesting discussion.
So it is still a probelm for a unbanked African, without a passport and just a mobile phone.
Hmm, I thought, that was fixed somehow...
SO BITCOIN DOES NOT WORK FOR THE UNBANKED YET !!!
...and it looks like there is no reason for them to jump in, before a new created service is providing a solution...
If you are clever, this might be a big business!
Only works in Kenya and Tanzania so far: https://www.bitpesa.co/ |
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Sounds about right: http://www.coindesk.com/survey-9-of-americans-still-puzzled-by-bitcoin-logo/9% of Americans were left feeling "puzzled" or "confused" after being shown the bitcoin logo, according to a recent survey by The Digital Currency Council (DCC).
The survey, which asked 504 people across the United States to provide a one word response to the logo, also found that 7% felt "nothing".
Approximately 5% of those surveyed recognised that the image had something to do with either "money" or "wealth", whilst 3% noted that it represented bitcoin.
The survey also found that 2% of people expressed indifference and the remaining 1% failed to know what the symbol meant. The remaining responses can be viewed here.
David Berger, founder and CEO of the Digital Currency Council, spoke about the implications of the results:
"What does this mean for bitcoin as a brand? Quite simply, the diversity in response means that the brand doesn't yet stand for much of anything. Mainstream America doesn't know much about bitcoin yet, so there is plenty of room for its re-introduction."
He added: "That said, this is also evidence that past outreach and educational efforts have yet to establish a meaningful and common understanding amongst most consumers."
This is the second in a series of DCC Pulse Reports on public perceptions of digital currency. All this means is that we haven't even been released yet. We're still in secret closed door beta stage right now. Lots of room to grow, to correct, and to fully introduce ourselves to the public. What would you guys do to improve Bitcoin's brand recognition? |
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I'd highly recommend to cancel or exit out of Bitcoin Core and download a more lighter weight wallet like Electrum instead.
With Electrum, you don't have to download the entire Blockchain for hours(days), but it functions pretty much the same.
i don't agree, core is more simple and intuitive for beginners, while remaining secure you just need a ssd to download the blockchain faster(a 850 pro can dl the whole blockchain in 45 min or less than an hour) Normally, I'd agree with you because I personally have and use Bitcoin Core. But we're talking about a Noob here, who probably has small amounts, maybe even faucets amounts. Does it make sense to upgrade to a SSD and download the Blockchain for even 45 minutes for like a few satoshis? Shit, if I had 0.05 BTC or whatever I'd be turned off by the whole process. |
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I'd say if you want to make $50 or more a month, just wait it out in this forum and join a Signature Campaign.
Easy enough if you have a half a brain, and eliminates the need to slum it on those waste of time faucets.
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So, did OP try anything?
Reading through this thread, there seem to be ways, to make it work, even in Namibia.
It really get on my nerves, how people always just suggest, that it wouldn't work, making statements about a country, they don't know anything about.
Fun fact: Not everybody in Africa lives in a hut, with no clean water. Your educations system obviously failed you.
Nope, it was merely a hypothetical question to stir up discussion. No attempts have been made yet... https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=999791.msg10857611#msg10857611 |
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Good method to use is Mobile Phone carrying less than $100 like you'd do your leather wallet in your back pocket.
For larger than $100, you'd use your PC or laptop wallet.
For anything in the $1000s or higher, you'd use a paper wallet or Hardware wallet like Ledger or Trezor.
So once again:
Less than $100 = Mycellium
Greater than $100 = Electrum
Greater than $1000 = Paper wallet, Ledger, Trezor
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I'd highly recommend to cancel or exit out of Bitcoin Core and download a more lighter weight wallet like Electrum instead.
With Electrum, you don't have to download the entire Blockchain for hours(days), but it functions pretty much the same.
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