How to get BitCoin noticed in your town...

[FinShaggy]

Jeez , you are going around spreading this FUD while at the same time saying that we have to get the "real world" businesses into bitcoin. How do you propose to do it and have no connection to facebook,youtube,google and the rest? this IS the real world today ( as much as I hate it).

Yeah. Even real world business is having to look to facebook to get an audience. How can you expect to merge with business if you won't even connect with them?

The age old question.... What was life before The Facebook?  Lol

Lol. I don't even remember, I was in like 8th, 9th or 10th grade when it became popular. So it's been here about 1/3 of my life.

[FinShaggy]

This is getting out of hand. Bitcoins are still not ready for "my friends"

I'm confused.

How is it out of hand? And what do you mean coins are not ready? Don't you mean they are not ready?

[FinShaggy]

You both are living in very fucked up part of the world, maybe to move somewhere else? No, wait! Stay where you are and report on how bad situation is at your place so that we
others can make proper decisions on what to accept and what to reject. Future generations will be thankful for your sacrifice and might even promote you to saints or something. 

Just because we live in a fucked up part of the world, doesn't make Facebook any less useful.
It started the rebellion in Egypt Remember?

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SPREAD THE WORD LIKE THIS!

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[farfiman]

It started the rebellion in Egypt Remember?

I remember rebellion in Egypt started because coalition of fucked-up countries decided to overthrow no longer suitable regime put in place by themselves earlier, through pouring a lot
of money and other resources including co-ops to NGO and other similar spying agencies. Primary use of Facebook was to pinpoint at least some members of the resistance (those dumb
enought to use Facebook themselves or those who have friends dumb enough to use Facebook and post info on their resistance friends not using Facebook) so they can be neutralized,
bribed or whatever else the easier way.

Are you watching Fox? I bet you do because you seem to have no clue about anything that matters.

Ok,   now I see where you're are coming from.  An Alex Jones type of guy. Although I'm not a main stream media user, I do watch Fox sometimes for the comedy.( actually I watch Alex Jones also for the comedy...)   

Yes , there is a possibility that the rebellion in Egypt was sparked by "powers" from the  outside . But the will of the people to participate was there 1st and the "evil" facebook/twitter was part of it as well. Especially in getting the word out of Egypt .

[FinShaggy]

It started the rebellion in Egypt Remember?

I remember rebellion in Egypt started because coalition of fucked-up countries decided to overthrow no longer suitable regime put in place by themselves earlier, through pouring a lot
of money and other resources including co-ops to NGO and other similar spying agencies. Primary use of Facebook was to pinpoint at least some members of the resistance (those dumb
enought to use Facebook themselves or those who have friends dumb enough to use Facebook and post info on their resistance friends not using Facebook) so they can be neutralized,
bribed or whatever else the easier way.

Are you watching Fox? I bet you do because you seem to have no clue about anything that matters.

Lol, no I don't watch Fox. And I'm glad you can make such a generalized opinion about me from talking about Facebook. You're a real open minded guy.

[yocko06]

I am speaking to local business and pointing them in the direction of bitpay. this cost them nothing brings publicity and helps bitcoin become excepted. I tell them they may not even get any bitcoin transaction happening yet but they will be noticed. small business seem to be very receptive to the idea.

[justusranvier]

I am speaking to local business and pointing them in the direction of bitpay. this cost them nothing brings publicity and helps bitcoin become excepted. I tell them they may not even get any bitcoin transaction happening yet but they will be noticed. small business seem to be very receptive to the idea.

If you search the forums there is a link somewhere to a couple PDF copies of trifold pamphlets that you might find useful.

[yocko06]

I am speaking to local business and pointing them in the direction of bitpay. this cost them nothing brings publicity and helps bitcoin become excepted. I tell them they may not even get any bitcoin transaction happening yet but they will be noticed. small business seem to be very receptive to the idea.

If you search the forums there is a link somewhere to a couple PDF copies of trifold pamphlets that you might find useful.

Yeah thanks

[joesmoe2012]

Put bitcoin paper wallets with directions in geocaches.  I think I am going to do this myself.  It would definitely get some more people into bitcoin.

Geocahes are awesome. That is the "Treasure Hunting" hobby right? Where people leave codes/trails for each other to follow/solve.

Yeah..I'd def go in search of some bitcoins :p

I have tried to try out that hobby a couple times but never actually followed through.

Run naked through the streets with bitcoin slogans painted on your body.

Great...make sure to have a QR code on your back so people can scan it as you run by and send you donations.

[joesmoe2012]

This is getting out of hand. Bitcoins are still not ready for "my friends"

Couldn't agree with this more.

While at the conference I tried making my first non-online, person to person purchase. It was a nightmare. I couldn't setup the blockchain client on my iphone with using a computer (which we didn't have with us).

The website for blockchain won't let you scan a qr code because it says you must use a supported browser.

During the poker game I hosted, there came a point where we actually ended up typing in someone's entire address manually (it may have happened more than once).

The transactions are slow and confusing.

If i can't get it to work without being quite frustrated, there's not much hope for many of my friends.

[FinShaggy]

Is Bitpay how to start accepting Bitcoins on a website?

[Darktongue]

Is Bitpay how to start accepting Bitcoins on a website?

Bitpay abd Coinbase are pretty easy for quick injection.  You do have many devs who have taken the time to build scripts for some of the popular commerce software.