Shui,

What is your link too??

I've had great experience with them. It's obviously a small shop and they can't be everywhere at once so response times can be slow. But once the are aware of an issue the address them promptly. I've had deposits hit in a few hours ( this is clearly a Manual process on their end) And when I hit a certain threshold I was required to verify my accound which took less than 24 hours ( do it now before they start experiencing a gox like lag!).  The interface and API is a bit slow for my tastes but it works. Hopefully they will see more volume in the future. 

Did BFL buy a few Avalons and stick those chips in their machines to send to the press?

Jon, another great article.

+1 Josh4580

Thx

Pirateat40 will be indited by the US SEC

How is it possible that Satoshi Nakamoto is a FOUNDING MEMBER of the THE BITCOIN FOUNDATION, INC??

(a) Founding Members. The Founding Members of the Corporation shall be:

...

vii. Satoshi Nakamoto, at satoshin@gmx.com, author of the white paper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” published on http://bitcoin.org and owner of the PGP Public Key with fingerprint: 5EC948A1.

The press are going to talk to them, and they are going to talk to the press, regardless of whether or not they have a name and a photo on the press list.

Everyone has their knickers in a twist over a tempest in a tea cup.

+1 visual111

thx.

+1 Pyrex

Thx!

Dude,

What did you get the scammer tag for??

once a bitcoin scammer always a bitcoin scammer.

Oh Damn.  Should have uploade to imgur.

Bitcoin 2013 conference request:

CAGE MATCH

Luke-JR vs Erik Voorhees

So maybe we need a list on the bitcoin.org page or the bitcoin foundation page.

You be the judge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59bxqxAdCiM

One of the more popular discussion panels at the recent Social Gaming Asia Summit 2012 featured BitInstant’s Erik Voorhees and Roger Ver discussing the Bitcoin ‘crypto currency’ and its potential impact on the global gaming industry.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GiQEECNcZM
Keiser Report: Jon Matonis on BitCoin vs central bankers (31May11)

Again,

Maybe bitcoin.org  or the foundation needs to submit a press release about this.  I saw one website headline saying "BITCOIN SHUT DOWN"

Mike,

Great effort. 

I also suggest this be kept up to date.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Public_relations

"what is open source"
"what is a developer"
"what is a core developer"

- Talking point so any member of the bitcoin community speaking to press can be talking using the same terminology for consistency.

I think the fundamental need is to to "boil" this bitcoin business down to simple laymens terms for the general media/masses then save the technical details and theory for those journalist who are capable of or or want to dig in.

Trace Meyer was recently on Fox Business "Money" and when he started talking about size of the distributed bitcoin network, host Melissa A Francis said, "That's all French to me."  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfknveaWQ_4

The talking heads have no clue and they are "dumbing down the news" for mass consumption.    When bitcoin supporters get this opportunity they have to be clear and succinct with our message of the benefits of this great technology.  The goal should be for any listener to be intrigued and search for more info and begin their learning process on their own and not for the listener to be turned off by some techno-anarchist's gobblygook about how how cryptography and anonymity will bring down our government (even if that is what some may believe).

MARIA BUSTILLOS writing in the New Yorker recently showed her journalist chops in this article.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/the-future-of-bitcoin.html

Adrianne Jeffries was another journalist who wrote intelligently about bitcoin.

Media coaching is also of great benefits.  We all know what we want to say but when put in front of lights and a camera on a set we don't also say what we mean. 

Maybe with the coming conference, this would be helpful as bitcoiners attending prepare for the coming onslaught of interviews and additional media attention.

Anyway, I'm in New York and work in press and marketing and have access to media consultants and am glad to help.






 

BCB /kicks/ Phinn in the BALLS.

notig,

unfortunately this form of journalism is essential dead. 

Most media outlets just reprint what they are feed.