Everyone I've talked to has ordered 2 copies for that exact reason.

You'd be absolutely right in thinking that (it is mentioned about a dozen times in the main thread).

I messaged Thiago to apologize for any confusion on my part.

We're moving as fast as we can!

Glad you approve!

Actually it's a screen shot from InDesign. The real deal is 300 dpi.

I noticed your "looking for work" thread.

Would you be interested in posting the same Job hunting ad in the magazine's classifieds section? It's $0.50/word but the exposure to the community is going to be massive (more than obscure threads/subforums).

Let me know mate!


Matthew N. Wright
Editor in Chief
Bitcoin Magazine.net

Time to move again.

 

Ah yes, but that was unfounded speculation related to "what could happen" if people saw the episode. We all know what will happen when we get our own magazine-- party! Not to mention, this 'community' of ours will finally start looking like one.


EDIT: And another thing-- The good wife is a TV show, and that's fine, but the kind of people who are looking for Bitcoin will find it through reading, not through watching dramas. It's also very hard to ignore something when it's no longer digital. Even when our magazine is laying in the street soaking up rain water, someone will pick it up because they've never had the chance to find anything out about "Bitcoin" or weren't interested enough to remember to look. People are busy creatures these days. They like everything summarized, and shows like "The good wife" don't ask questions, they give answers and pacify people to that summary (hence why Americans are mostly idiots these days). Our magazine will deliver Bitcoin as a culture, make it sound interesting (because it is!). All that show did was make it look like another complicated thing no one would understand unless they're a nerd. Pff.

"Oh. So that's Bitcoin. Next drama!".

Probably everyone buying up in anticipation of the magazine's popularity. 

I'd say it's worth less than $2 at the moment because I still can't pay for anything I use in my real life with it. It's about as useful as WOW gold to me.

Enough speculating--- let's get busy on making ourselves more valuable so that we ourselves back it!

Is that a fucking whale tattoo!? LOL

How about some sushi and potatoes?

For the record, I chose "yes" in the poll.

I've seen Bitpond and others try their hand at this thinking it would be a magnificent opportunity that everyone else is wasting. Unfortunately, inactivity towards an opportunity is sometimes better for the opportunity than improper action towards it. Look at every exchange, store, etc that pops up every week. If you put those guys together in a room and stripped their greed and infatuation with being important away, you'd have the makings of a world changing initiative and a potentially globally recognized business in some cases.

I do agree with asking questions, and I do admit that I am not capable of appreciating and understanding everything about every idea that I come across, but actions speak much louder than words. Make a site first and see if it gets any attention or support. If it does, you can gauge your investment in it off of that. Word of advice though, give it your all on that first try but never give more than you can afford to. A successful businessman for example, is not someone who makes a single successful business-- it's someone who can walk away from 100 failed businesses unscathed.

Here's what I can say about that.

If you want to take the responsibility, lead the team, find the resources, and make this your life from now on, always listening to criticism and doing what's best for the business, even if that means shutting down-- then even I'd be willing to follow you so long as it make sense to.

Ideas are essentially worthless though. Anyone can make anything, the question is "Who is actually going to make it?". Ebay already did. Craigslist did too. You're riding on a niche here and it might not be recognized for 5 or so years, even with mine or anyone elses' help.

If you hear all this and STILL want to proceed, I know 5 others like you who wanted to start and thought the same thing-- "If only I had the team to help me I could get this done!".

Well, you've got the team but..do you have the money to waste?

You're absolutely right. The marketing effort needed would be something that absolutely everyone in Bitcoin would need to be involved in though, with absolutely no guarantee of success.

Not to mention, you'd be fighting not only the giants (which are obviously way bigger and more prepared than anything we bitcoiners could make on our own from scratch), but you'd be arguing Bitcoin at the same time.

Some people might see that as a plus, but I tell you-- it's a liability.

"Use this new site! All you need to do is Bitcoi-- where are you going?"

All kidding aside, it's not a bad idea, it's just not time yet imo.

The DCAO has already discussed to great depths why a site like this is crucial, yet doomed to failure.

The key points are:

• Volume
• Volume
• Volume

Rest assured. We could make a company, the site, and the business "thrive", but what exactly is "thrive" when bitcoin has less than 1 milliion active users? There is no point to doing it for bitcoin only, when you could just convince a company to accept bitcoin for their already accepted payment method on eBay for example.

Bottom line, reinventing the wheel is a fun adventure (I do it all the time!) but never do it as a serious business endeavor.

Dem's da rules.

First timer's opinions are almost entirely my focus at this point, but only en masse if you know what I mean.

I'll keep the community posted with things we would like outsourcing initiatives for. Everyone is being so great right now supporting us. If only I could find someone better at magazine designs who will work for free like me... hehe

You heard me. We're giving out FREE issues to people who help support us!

(And we realize that not everyone has the BTC to spare at the moment)


Here's how it works:

If you can get 1 person to support us with the single purchase of a magazine issue, digital or print, we'll send you 1 free digital copy of the magazine.
If you can get 2 people to support us with the single purchase of a magazine issue, digital or print, we'll send you 1 free print copy of the magazine.

Have your friends put your email address, name, or forum username in the "How did hear about us?" box and your free issue(s) will be credited.


Point them to http://www.bitcoinmagazine.net !

This campaign expires February 4th 2011

Digital currency reaching paper magazine. Interesting.

UPDATE: Now offering classifieds section and taking ads.

Visit https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=61318 for information.