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Topic: aljazeera reporter trying to do a story on Bitcoin (Read 2630 times)

full member
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I've sent him some info to get them started (basics: white paper, trade data, Wiki articles/calculators on mining, list of merchants, 'weusecoins.com', etc).

Better to just leave mining out.

Mining is essential. Although I would prefer miners be a bit more concerned about what they are actually doing. Instead of leave mining out, present mining properly. Focus on distributed.
newbie
Activity: 23
Merit: 0
Yeah, I'm not going to upsell mining as free-money or anything.... but he'd already heard of mining.  I think they're more interested in the concept/potential application for freedom angle than the get-rich-quick scheme.
kjj
legendary
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I've sent him some info to get them started (basics: white paper, trade data, Wiki articles/calculators on mining, list of merchants, 'weusecoins.com', etc).

Better to just leave mining out.

+1

Unfortunately, verification is crucial to the system.  Oh, and if they've heard of bitcoin, they've heard of mining.  Go into detail on verification and difficulty, but gloss over the coinbase transaction as a trivial reward.
sr. member
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Merit: 256
I've sent him some info to get them started (basics: white paper, trade data, Wiki articles/calculators on mining, list of merchants, 'weusecoins.com', etc).

Better to just leave mining out.
newbie
Activity: 23
Merit: 0
I've sent him some info to get them started (basics: white paper, trade data, Wiki articles/calculators on mining, list of merchants, 'weusecoins.com', etc).
hero member
Activity: 630
Merit: 500
Get our most learned forum members on this, stat!
legendary
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Yeah~ Do it! Someone good at slogans and catchphrases, please teach the man!
hero member
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can't wait to read the article.
sr. member
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youtube.com/ericfontainejazz now accepts bitcoin
Awesome.  I trust al-jazeera more than most US papers.
legendary
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Just cought the following tweet:

rampietti‎ @TheRealPlato Hi, can you contact me at [email protected] please. trying to do a story on Bitcoin for al jazeera english.

Could someone contact the man?
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