Pleeeaaase, if you are going to tip people:
1. Tip enough that they can actually buy something with the tip. Otherwise, it's just spam, and will probably annoy them more than anything.
2. Give them info on how to spend it! A link to the Wiki might suffice:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/TradeIf they think it's just a few cents of useless monopoly money, they won't even bother to claim it. On the other hand, if you make them understand they can go right ahead and order a Pizza with what you just gave them... That has actual merit.
Let me quote a ChangeTip detractor:
Tipping is a nuanced act that requires some social savvy, tact, and grace. Here are some quick tips to reduce the cringe factor associated with tipping strangers online:
Selfishness and tipping do not mix. Do not tip because you want something, such as increased exposure for Bitcoin. Do not tip someone to get something later. Tip only because you unconditionally want to give something nice to someone else.
Tip only when there is a service that was rendered that is of immediate benefit to you. Do not tip out of sympathy. Human emotions are not denominated in dollars or Bitcoins. No one wants to know that you feel $1 worth of sad.
The tip must be commensurate with the service performed and the utility received. No fractional pennies, in fact, no pennies at all. If you wouldn't pick it up off the floor, don't give it to someone else as a gift. A tip that has a low net present value is downright offensive.
And we live in the here and now. No one cares if you believe your measly one ten thousandth of a Bitcoin will be enough to go to the moon some day. Mark it to market.
Do not tip people who work out of love or passion. Do not tip people who are kind to you. Do not tip anyone just for being themselves, especially if they have lived through an adverse event or illness.
Do not tip people whose accomplishments dwarf yours. Keep in mind that when you're behind a made-up username, you look indistinguishable from the know-nothing-did-nothings and loquacious shills that crowd out social media; "anoncryptoman" is the equivalent of a Victorian street urchin -- do not tip from such an account to someone whose real-world identity is known.
Do not tip people who have dedicated their lives to what they believe is a higher purpose.
Do not tip government employees, accountants, military personnel, and financial officers, who need to keep their finances clean of conflicts of interest.
Do not tip judges, doctors, nurses, EMTs, cops, DAs, professors, construction workers, in fact, any professional of any kind outside the service sector.
Do not tip members of the Night's Watch.
And please, and I'm not making this up, do not tip Oprah! Or Bill Gates for that matter.
If you feel that the situation calls for a microtip, do it privately. In cultures with extensive tipping, you always slip the cash discreetly, often through a handshake. Remember, it's a selfless act, neither your ego nor your public perception ought to be involved, so there is no justification to do it publicly.
But overall, it is far better in most cases to organize a charity drive than to drive-by-drop a few penny shavings. These microtips have never made the world a better place, in the same way that those New-Agey emails about how someone once paid for someone else's toll on their commute never accomplished any lasting societal change for the better. As the New Age flakes like to say, not all who wander are lost -- but they sure get in the way of other people. Changing the world is difficult and requires concentrated action. Penny gifts are a dead-end distraction, an easy way to appease one's conscience and justify inaction.
Finally, some people trot out the argument that the online tipping mania is harmless. It's very much not, because the underlying motivations are all too clear and reflect on all of us. It's at best spammy. Tipping penny pieces to increase the value of one's Bitcoin holdings is duplicitous. And yes, even people who were "making it rain in the club" have actually been sued for throwing cash at people. Not everyone is hunting and hurting for dollars, and normal people would like to earn a living with dignity. Penny tipping violates social norms and makes the Bitcoin community look cringeworthy, which in turn is bad for Bitcoin.
http://hackingdistributed.com/2014/12/17/changetip-must-die/(I definitely don't agree with all that, but it's still worth reading as it describes how you might
appear to others, as a fanatic...)
dont really agree with that imo; tipping small amounts to showcase the potential of BTC i think is ok, and not really comparable to tipping in the real world - its not done for the amount actually tipped or the implied 'generosity' behind it, but just to showcase what can be done with the tech. At least i think it is for most users at this point in time, in the future when 'everyone' uses btc tipping systems (or similar) casually in every day life then it will be more analogous to tipping in the real world and the etiquette would be comparable. but for now i think were focused more on spreading adoption.
any halfway intelligent market/promo person (particularly involved with charities im thinking) who notices lots of people tipping organisations on fb or twitter will see the potential for 'viral fundraising' if they adopt it and look into getting it on board (regardless of how much people tip these days with it, they hopefully see the potential as a new means to raise funds).
and adoption spreads though these kinds of actions, when they see other people using BTC with changetip or whatever else, they are more likely to look into it for themselves - i cant think of a better way to get the average person into it than changetip/facebook (and i cant see how to get an organisations attention in a better way either: lots of people sending them money?!).
Now - im thinking more about people tipping organisations, not individuals tipping a few cents to each other randomly (regarding that much i can see what youre talking about more, so - maybe were coming at this from different angles). for individuals i agree its better to send something substantial and point them to somewhere they can use it.
also, i seriously doubt its going to cause a rally in price whichever way its used, i think anyone still holding out for the '2012/13 any tidbit of good news = price rally' is going to wait a long time to see that again. true, lots of other people will still tip trying to cause a rally but for me at least its just about spreading the good word for now - and for the get rich quick hopers, at least they are giving away their btc than cashing out...
i think big price rallys are only going to come through mass public adoption in new markets (which will come, but not through changetip!).
anyway, we probably have dfferent ideas of what CT can be good for :p but doing things with some social etiquette in mind is always good:)
, Thanks to gjgjgj for bringing this to our attention: 
