http://crypt.la/2014/03/01/top-100-digital-currencies-by-social-media-presence/
1 Bitcoin....... 410,184
2 Dogecoin.... 207,791
3 Litecoin...... 37,596
4 ReddCoin.... 36,092
5 Vertcoin..... 34,594
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55 DarkCoin.... 582
LOL. Behind such titans as BBQCoin.
Impressive, though, that DRK has the market cap that it does. Comparable to VertCoin with far less awareness.
Note: the list is missing our /r/DRKCoin subscribers so I added that in.
We're not even a blip on the radar yet, but I think that's good. It's funny eduffield said he wanted to have the same kind of growth Bitcoin had, and though it's expedited, it's really amazing how closely we're following their footprints. On an expedited timeline, yes, but similar growth pattern.
I'm a fan of this coin and have some. But promotion isn't going to make/break this coin. If you really believe in it, don't stress on the daily price. This will rise or fall based on 2 things.
1. How successful DarkSend is when people starting kicking the tires and test how anonymous the transactions truly are.
2. Market adoption. I think there's enough people, regardless of transaction type, that would like to know it's truly (or more?) anonymous. If it works as advertised, people will want & use it.
You know, I see this market adoption sentiment everyday and I have to ask, if people don't know about the product, how can they adopt it? Believe it or not, marketing can make or break a coin. A quick stroll down the alt coin list shows as much. I'm not even talking about the pump and dumps. See Quark, Max, vert and the like.
I won't lie, seeing those coins gain exposure while dark remains dormant is disheartening. Hell a quick google search turns up very little on dark. That list of coin exposure should tell us something. No one is going to market dark for us. If we say we are going to hold for long term, you should understand that this is a different calibre of markets. New coins saturate the markets everyday. Lets not bury our heads in the sand here. See earthcoin for a great example of a coin that depended too much on the whole "long term" plan. That coin has lost 800% value in under 2 months and is sinking lower as other alt coins rise.
Just my two cents... And to answer the unasked question, yes I try to promote dark coin on Reddit.
I agree, when Dogecoin first came out, it had nothing but good marketing going for it and it BLEW UP. Missed that train myself cuz I thought it was gonna take more than that kind of marketing for a coin to do good. Boy was I wrong lol