Time to get back to the deal.
Personally, I adore the idea of the single bitcoin being distributed in a traceable way, but there weren't that many proposals on it (at least for what I expected).
So it's not like: "I will add it to my wallet and will buy/develop/gamble from the pool". Sure, any development can lead to really cool things, but it's not the main point here. There's no problem with taking half of BTC to yourself and using the rest for a bigger purpose, however there were not that many deep proposals on it.
I've selected these favorites, and to make it a bit harder for a final winner, I'll ask to prove their points. So, guys, if you care, please give more details on how you are going to do it and prove it with blockchain/timelog etc.:
BitPirate
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=158226.msg1686229#msg1686229I like it so far - still ready to do it? Would you share some details on the process?
crazyates
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=158226.msg1688803#msg1688803Would you care to create a plan for that?
MarlboroMan
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=158226.msg1694857#msg1694857Sounds cool, just how can you prove?
mobile4ever
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=158226.msg1702811#msg1702811Could you elaborate on how the plugin is going to function? So far it's a bit vague.
And thanks to everyone else too!
I'd forgotten about this. It's been a long time -- quite a lot has happened since I posted here (see my sig, LOL). I'm actually in the process of giving away 20 BTC as "marketing expenses" (special offer) to new users on my new China exchange -- and dealing with all the upfront losses as a result.
I'd still be up for this though -- I won't turn down 1BTC. :-) Obviously I have a vested interest. Here's how I'd do it...
Have you heard about the current Chinese 'Gold Rush'? I'd print out 2,000* high quality flyers and give them to people / leave them lying around outside Shanghai's big gold shops, and to a lesser extent around the business district.
The flyer would be printed on glossy paper, double sided. Top side would be about Bitcoin and how it is "Gold 2.0". The bottom side would be "how to buy", but would include directions for my exchange :-)
* The quantity would be such that the total cost would be 2BTC -- I'd double your money. I might have to include expenses for handing them out though, as flyposting here is quite high-risk. If after the first day I deemed it too risky, I'd pay someone else to do it for me.
Just one thing: I would like to get some proof, could you post some photos of the flyers or something similar here? In that case please give me your address.