If you have a specific purchase in mind, you can always use the service provided by Bitcoin Agents
 - http://www.bitcoinagents.com

For instance, to make a purchase from the U.S., choose a U.S. agent.   You pay the agent, the agent places the order and ships to you (or re-ships to you if the site won't do international shipping).

They describe the problem here:
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64810.msg761995#msg761995

Isn't AliPay about as reversible as PayPal?

Firstly, do no harm.  If I understand this correctly, right now to earn extra points for voting you needed to participate.  Allowing bitcoins to purchase points would allow someone to buy their own rank (rather than rank being based on popularity / merit as it is now).

So as a result I don't know that bitcoin and YouNow points should be convertible between each other.   Additionally, since points are earned from participation -- you'll see bots trying to earn points by creating fake accounts and posting synthetic comments, and then the bot owner spending those points on a controlled account/performance.

Perhaps one method that would be useful would be for YouNow to add the ability to accept donations (in bitcoin) for the performer (or show the performer's bitcoin address so that YouNow isn't in the middle).

Perhaps there is room for a version of the site just for "Pros" -- in which there aren't points but instead just currency units used for voting.

This also gives me an opportunity to describe a killer idea that I had.  Add in a wagering component.  There is a place for some type of in-site investment model where a performer's "stock" is IPO'd, where investors can get their money back (or profit even) by speculating on that performer's eventual success on the site.  This is quite a tangent from what YouNow offers but I wanted to show how there are related concepts where Bitcoin might become very useful.

Assuming you've filed a ticket and gotten no response then another contact method for Bitcoin-VPS that they show is their phone number.
 Email: sales@bitcoinvps.net  Phone: 0870 4710 895
 - http://www.bitcoinvps.net/contact/#

Have you tried that?

PayPal is just one place that accepts MoneyPak for deposit (Serve from American Express), to reload prepaid cards or for bill payment (e.g., Metro PCS).
 - https://www.moneypak.com/WhoAccepts.aspx

Yup, a more than just those 7:
- http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_35/facebook-credits-money-transmitter-license-bank-regulation-1046825-1.html

"Facebook Fast-Tracks Its Payments Business"
- http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_35/facebook-credits-money-transmitter-license-bank-regulation-1046825-1.html


And a related thread here:
 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64326.0

There was a service, http://twitter.com/paybitback but the service seems to no longer process payment requests.
YouTipIt had offered tipping to any Facebook member, but they've since discontinued that.

Here's a discussion on the topic:
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64421.0

On a related note:

This miner In Brazil is reporting electric utility rates of more than $0.50 per kWh.
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=64232.msg761059#msg761059

More about Brazil's electric industry sector:
 "In Brazil, large government-controlled companies dominate the electricity sector."
 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Brazil

So if bitcoin is to gain traction in Brazil, it won't be because there are tons of miners there flush with coins.

But the point is, state policies (such as an energy policy like Brazil's) could make it so mining of bitcoins becomes unprofitable for its constituents.

That actually should be the "if all else fails" action.

Step 1, to getting support from Mt. Gox ...  open a ticket.
 - https://support.mtgox.com/anonymous_requests/new

limit

e.g.
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?type=rss;action=.xml&limit=20

Details:
 - http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=25009.0

The maximum rent you would be able to charge would be relative to the local electric rates.  Do you know what those rates are?


Mining over a wi-fi connection?


Is this a residential or commercial property?  Even though electric is included in the rent (or in the utilities), the landlord is assuming typical use.   Does the space have its own meter?  If it does, it is likely only a matter of months before the landlord knows which door to knock on.

As far as security -- there has been at least one instance of the person hosting the rig disappearing with the equipment.  There are other concerns as well.  For instance, are your rigs safe from getting messed with when your renter is around/

Because so much of the cost to mining is for the electricity, being able to add mining capacity at no additional cost for the power consumed is a factor that would make it fairly profitable to you.  Is it the access to (or cost of) capital the reason you aren't considering just adding capacity yourself?

 - http://bitcoinmedia.com/libbitcoin-first-steps/

Bitcoin is an undiscovered gem for use in retail marketing.   Bit-Pay and others are figuring out the best way for consumers to pay merchants, but nobody is doing much thought on how Bitcoin enables the ability for merchants (or manufacturers) to pay their customers.

The use of bitcoins in a promotion enables many things -- not the least of which is that many of the expenses in fulfillment for the promotion can be offloaded (e.g., self-serve to the participant).

For instance, want to get customers to try Brand A versus Brand  B, but don't want to discount?   Simply include inside the packaging (or printed on the receipt when purchased) a paper Bitcoin's minikey and its QR code.  Include an expiration date so any funds not spent by a certain date are reclaimed by the promoter.

I almost convinced a restaurant owner I know to hand out a Casascius coin with each $25 order. Then the exchange rate rocketed up to where 1 BTC (plus the cost to purchase a phyisical coin) made the offer no longer feasible.  But maybe a 0.5 BTC gift (paper bitcoin with scannable private key QR code) would be a replacement that would still convey value.

The Trade page has some:

 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Music
 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Music_2
 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Musical_Instruments
 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Creative_services

Also, for Buskers:

 - http://youtipit.org/

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Then of course, is the escrow safe?

Consider
 - http://BTCrow.net

Charges just 1% and provides dispute arbitration.

They have had only good reviews (though, oddly, none recently)
 - http://www.bitcoinsreview.com/2011/07/21/btcrow-com/

Are you asking for charts of this data?
 - http://blockchain.info/nodes-globe

As far as transactions though?  Bitcoin, as a peer-to-peer network doesn't reveal the ip address or geographic info.   To explain this, do a transaction yourself, and then look at what blockchain.info shows as the "Relayed by ip" -- chances are it is not yours nor a node in the same geographic area as you.

Does StrongCoin's MicroPayments serve your need?
 - https://strongcoin.com/blog/bitcoin_micropayments_with_strongcoin
 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52849.0;all

Example:
 - http://strongdemo.herokuapp.com/

You are on your own for the hosting though.

Ubitious does digital goods sales / hosting:
 - http://ubitio.us