BTW... how is the Bitcoin Boulevard going in Cleveland?
Its going very well! Merchants continue to see customers, and the community is still talking about it. We have one business who has already switching from retaining USD to BTC. New businesses have reached out and are now learning about the POS systems. We have had a few new businesses (a software company and a PC repair company) join our project.
This is also a great locale to host Cleveland Bitcoin Meetup events, rotating these meetups between the various merchants.
^^^ They did do a good job. Calling Bitcoin "controversial" didn't help the story, but it is an exciting article about what's happening in Ohio.
I think they did a great job too. But, I also think it an often controversial topic. Part of our goal was to have a local for the community to disucss the controversies surrounding Bitcoin, and dispel the many myths and misunderstanding surrounding it.
Glad to hear that their story wasn't a hit piece.
I did not read it. As a matter of principle I will not give their pages any additional views.
When I heard Newsweek was on the street, I became extremely cautious and I was very concerned about what they were asking of the merchants. But, once I spoke directly with Joe, it became clear this was going to be a very interesting and fair piece. Newsweek did great on this one, and Joe is a great writer. Here is a PDF version of it if you don't want the hits to their site:
http://bitcoinboulevard.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Bitcoin-Makes-the-Jump-to-Brick-and-Mortar-in-Cleveland.pdf
Will stop by next time we make the trip.
