Wow! You're that hot and a total computer geek!
lol thanks! I can't help it though. Once I started playing WoW it was a downward spiral into the abyss of nerdville
Topic: How do we get the women on board? - page 14. (Read 38373 times)
lol thanks! I can't help it though. Once I started playing WoW it was a downward spiral into the abyss of nerdville
Me rockin a shirt I helped design. I'm an avid Bitcoin miner, hardware enthusiast, and mediocre as hell Starcraft2 player and even worse MW2 player. And yeah I love shopping
I'm jealous! I just have a pair of 6970s.
I would LOVE to have some 6970s but they're wayyy out of my budg right now. I had to settle for some 5870s and a 5850 I found off Craigslist.
I wonder when the first bitcoin online sex shop's gonna open? I mean, girls would love that. Buying a toy anonymously.
You mean something like http://www.bitcoinsextoys.com 
Seems to have been around since December last year - amazing!
Lol there was a vib on newegg in the deals section yesturday it was mad lulz
I wonder when the first bitcoin online sex shop's gonna open? I mean, girls would love that. Buying a toy anonymously.
You mean something like http://www.bitcoinsextoys.com Seems to have been around since December last year - amazing!
I wonder when the first bitcoin online sex shop's gonna open? I mean, girls would love that. Buying a toy anonymously.
I've heard one already exists.Not impossible but still extremely uncommon in proportion to most female computer geeks!
Really, all the female computer geeks I know are very attractive. But maybe that's a thing that only applies here in Sweden. 
Wow! You're that hot and a total computer geek!
Actually not as uncommon as one might think. I know several very, very attractive female computer geeks, of which one is my girlfriend.Not impossible but still extremely uncommon in proportion to most female computer geeks!
I wonder when the first bitcoin online sex shop's gonna open? I mean, girls would love that. Buying a toy anonymously.
Wow! You're that hot and a total computer geek!
Actually not as uncommon as one might think. I know several very, very attractive female computer geeks, of which one is my girlfriend.
Wow! You're that hot and a total computer geek!
Actually not as uncommon as one might think. I know several very, very attractive female computer geeks, of which one is my girlfriend. Wow! You're that hot and a total computer geek!
Actually not as uncommon as one might think. I know several very, very attractive female computer geeks, of which one is my girlfriend. Wow! You're that hot and a total computer geek!
Actually not as uncommon as one might think. I know several very, very attractive female computer geeks, of which one is my girlfriend.
The OP is out of the loop on this one.
Women are not logical minded like men. Therefore, Women do not care whether bitcoin or not exists. Women only care that men have what it takes to buy them the qualities of life they enjoy. If not, that they can get it for themselves. Men are the only ones who care about money, because we need it to buy material items and security for women. Duh!
Mind you all, I'm making a very general statement here. I love women who think for themselves. I know there are a few out there. I am with one. Praise you all.
Women are not logical minded like men. Therefore, Women do not care whether bitcoin or not exists. Women only care that men have what it takes to buy them the qualities of life they enjoy. If not, that they can get it for themselves. Men are the only ones who care about money, because we need it to buy material items and security for women. Duh!
Mind you all, I'm making a very general statement here. I love women who think for themselves. I know there are a few out there. I am with one. Praise you all.
Me rockin a shirt I helped design. I'm an avid Bitcoin miner, hardware enthusiast, and mediocre as hell Starcraft2 player and even worse MW2 player. And yeah I love shopping
Wow! You're that hot and a total computer geek!
I'm going to say we shouldn't get the women onboard for now.
First impression makes a big difference and if the first few women decides the experience's awful, you can be sure the power of the Women's p2p network will pretty much give Bitcoin a stinking reputation that would take years to overcome.
First impression makes a big difference and if the first few women decides the experience's awful, you can be sure the power of the Women's p2p network will pretty much give Bitcoin a stinking reputation that would take years to overcome.
There's nothing wrong with Bitcoin right now. However, we lack the infrastructure to make online BTC transactions as seemless and user-friendly as using Paypal, let alone buying things at B&M shops. I think one big piece of the puzzle we're missing is a Paypal-like entity to serve as a kind of escrow-slash-exchange which will encourage people to actually use their Bitcoins to buy things without fear of getting scammed. Add to that a secure, easy to use mobile app for POS transactions and we're almost "there". That's it... so simple, but yet as with many other things in life, simple doesn't necessarily mean easy.
Which is primarily my point, the big piece missing is a Paypal like service for bitcoin, without which, transacting via bitcoin is going to be PITA for the average person.
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Whether you're a guy or a girl at this point in the game is largely irrelevant IMHO.
In an ideal world... maybe. But we live in the real world. Be it sociological or biological, men and women tend to behave in distinctive and different manners when it comes to certain things. A bunch of geeks guys (and some gals) are going to be more forgiving about a new technology not being terribly user-friendly, than the kind of women we're going to get when aggressively marketing to that market.
For those, the experience is the key and right now as it is, the bitcoin shopping experience is less than underwhelming.
Me rockin a shirt I helped design. I'm an avid Bitcoin miner, hardware enthusiast, and mediocre as hell Starcraft2 player and even worse MW2 player. And yeah I love shopping
I'm jealous! I just have a pair of 6970s.
2 minutes and the GIMP! Problem solved!
WOW! I bet it took a lot of time to Photoshop that guy around the Bitcoin logo.
How to get women to use Bitcoin? Remember where Facebook got started? I'm willing to bet there's a critical mass of college girls that would love to use a currency system so that their parents won't know how or where the money was spent. Exactly what the girls would purchase is currently up for debate, but I say that secrecy is a given.
Perhaps, heaven forbid, more women would watch porn if they had a Bidpay account. On that note, let me ask this: Why is it that almost every good thread on this forum has at least one poster mentioning porn? I also bet that every seasoned poster on this forum has used the term at least once. If not, then they're like 16 year old boys who say they don't do it, but do (BTW, I'm not taking about porn now, but the big M).
Bitcoin: Used by College Girls Worldwide
it will happen. i'm sure you've heard of Bit-Pay. and you're right, this stability will be good for merchants and as more climb on board and the economy starts to rev up an added plus will be a rise in the btc price.
edit: i actually ordered my front desk to refuse all large paid services i provide via credit card. check or cash only.
edit: i actually ordered my front desk to refuse all large paid services i provide via credit card. check or cash only.
Resume price rise, or at least have a reasonably stable, narrow price range. That isn't as good for currency traders (the initial bitcoin moneymaking crowd), but is *MUCH* better for merchants and those who want to do business in Bitcoin space. I'm one of the second; I'm looking for ways to do business online that minimize both risk and costs to me and to my potential customers. My husband and I are looking to open an online publishing and gaming portal with shared storytelling and the like sometime in 2012. I'm here, looking into Bitcoin, as part of my research into how to handle payment and money for the site.
Frankly, given both the risks and the expense associated with traditional payment means (credit cards and PayPal especially), I'm amazed that more online merchants aren't implementing alternatives, and then offering discounts to users who take those alternatives. :/
Frankly, given both the risks and the expense associated with traditional payment means (credit cards and PayPal especially), I'm amazed that more online merchants aren't implementing alternatives, and then offering discounts to users who take those alternatives. :/
Guys dig technology more than girls. Once Bitcoin is more about currency and less about technology then we'll see more women using it.
speak for yourself.
What cypherdoc said. In spades.
Female geek here, and I work with a bunch of others. I love technology, especially the technology that carries with it new ideas about how to do basic societal functions, like Bitcoin does. Where I think that I differ from many of the people I know who also love technology is that I'm intensely aware of the risks as well as the benefits. In my case, that leads to minimizing the risks and then, if I can afford the remaining risks, jumping in and trying it. Others who aren't confident that they know network security may take a pass entirely because they aren't sure that they can protect themselves from the crooks out there. There may be a statistical divide between men and women when it comes to risk taking, but I don't think that these differences in approach are "male" and "female", but "unorganized risk taker" and "organized risk taker".
The whole mess with Mt. Gox, and now Dwolla and Tradehill, are cautionary tales for me. They're outright frightening to a lot of people who don't know how computer networks and financial networks work, and so are less able to determine exactly what they are risking when they use Bitcoin and how to minimize those risks.
this is a very important point. with all the bad news hammering the price down since the mtgox fiasco, the fact that the price has stabilized in a tight range to me is a very good sign and perhaps a buying opportunity. all these bad news events has undoubtedly scared alot of the non risk takers away but for those of us who can see thru the fog i think these issues will be secured and solved for the long term. then we can resume the price rise.
Guys dig technology more than girls. Once Bitcoin is more about currency and less about technology then we'll see more women using it.
speak for yourself.
What cypherdoc said. In spades.
Female geek here, and I work with a bunch of others. I love technology, especially the technology that carries with it new ideas about how to do basic societal functions, like Bitcoin does. Where I think that I differ from many of the people I know who also love technology is that I'm intensely aware of the risks as well as the benefits. In my case, that leads to minimizing the risks and then, if I can afford the remaining risks, jumping in and trying it. Others who aren't confident that they know network security may take a pass entirely because they aren't sure that they can protect themselves from the crooks out there. There may be a statistical divide between men and women when it comes to risk taking, but I don't think that these differences in approach are "male" and "female", but "unorganized risk taker" and "organized risk taker".
The whole mess with Mt. Gox, and now Dwolla and Tradehill, are cautionary tales for me. They're outright frightening to a lot of people who don't know how computer networks and financial networks work, and so are less able to determine exactly what they are risking when they use Bitcoin and how to minimize those risks.
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