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legendary
Activity: 1904
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Trusted Bitcoiner
April 02, 2012, 02:33:31 PM
#22
we need a place with 3 different people, very close together and all would spend 100$ of take out for bitcoin

add your self to the map
http://www.umapper.com/maps/edit/id/126278/
hero member
Activity: 815
Merit: 1000
April 02, 2012, 09:05:37 AM
#21
Since both of these projects seem to be run by the OP, couldn't you merge your data from the reviews site with the map?
legendary
Activity: 2128
Merit: 1031
April 02, 2012, 06:12:21 AM
#20
On the map.  Only 7 markers so far.  Need mores!
legendary
Activity: 1221
Merit: 1025
e-ducat.fr
April 02, 2012, 04:19:21 AM
#19
@OP
Great idea! I am now on the map
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 08:34:30 PM
#18
everyone else, make bitcoin local, post you marker on the map!

or tell me why its not worth 2 min of your time Cheesy

because it's taken me longer than 2 minutes to realise that you need to register to add a marker...


you dont need to register
just go to http://www.umapper.com/maps/edit/id/126278/
hero member
Activity: 815
Merit: 1000
April 01, 2012, 08:22:00 PM
#17
I've been served !  Cheesy

In any case please add yourself to the map?

I will.

The textbox deleted my text when I switched tabs once though.

Neat project though.
hero member
Activity: 812
Merit: 1000
April 01, 2012, 08:21:16 PM
#16
everyone else, make bitcoin local, post you marker on the map!

or tell me why its not worth 2 min of your time Cheesy

because it's taken me longer than 2 minutes to realise that you need to register to add a marker...
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 08:20:49 PM
#15
i don't get how to add a marker... i zoomed in to my location but could find how to mark it.

i think your only viewing the map

to add to the map go to
http://www.umapper.com/maps/edit/id/126278/
on the left side their is a tool bar
hero member
Activity: 812
Merit: 1000
April 01, 2012, 08:17:30 PM
#14
i don't get how to add a marker... i zoomed in to my location but could find how to mark it.
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 07:58:19 PM
#13
Well behaving like a douche won't get you organized much  Wink


How are you going to conveniently SEND bitcoins?

Ask everyone to get an Android phone?

Get lost if they only have IPhones?

Ask old grand mothers to manually punch in your BTC address on their old Nokia then send a text to this niche BTC sms pay site that turns out to be a scam later?


Everyone in the Western world uses credit cards/smart cards because it is EASY - get with the program.

I've been served !  Cheesy

In any case please add yourself to the map?
hero member
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April 01, 2012, 07:09:52 PM
#12
Well behaving like a douche won't get you organized much  Wink


How are you going to conveniently SEND bitcoins?

Ask everyone to get an Android phone?

Get lost if they only have IPhones?

Ask old grand mothers to manually punch in your BTC address on their old Nokia then send a text to this niche BTC sms pay site that turns out to be a scam later?


Everyone in the Western world uses credit cards/smart cards because it is EASY - get with the program.
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 06:44:27 PM
#11
what do we need a smartdumbcard for?

just print out a QR code and let the bitcoiner's worry about sending coins to that address...
hero member
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April 01, 2012, 05:58:16 PM
#10
Well I think we need a POS and smartcard implementation up and running first:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7539.40


That done the bitcoin community should choose a town or city and massively launch bitcoin there.

At first we would launch one smallish town in each continent, then each state/country of 10 mil + people and so on.


A "Launch" could be something like the following:
1. Sending BTC smartcards to every or most residents - younger/marginalized/IMMIGRANT workers.
2. Renting out BTC POS terminals to many of the shops.
3. Free BTC donations to first time users in town.
4. BTC promoters/users/tourists/millionaires prioritize going to that town and spend a coin or two if they can.
5. Contact media outlets.
6. BTC businesses are already located there or re-locate there - paying in BTC naturally.

By focusing our energy we can skip over the slow adoption phase and accelerate things markedly.


Now what towns should we go with for (my ideas in parenthesizes):
Europe ("Totnes" - http://blog.inpolis.com/2012/03/19/towns-in-transition-resilient-innovation-as-response/)
North America
Asia
South America
Australia
Africa
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 05:54:10 PM
#9
I think I did.. Smiley

cool,

everyone else, make bitcoin local, post you marker on the map!

or tell me why its not worth 2 min of your time Cheesy

hero member
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You're fat, because you dont have any pics on FB
April 01, 2012, 05:18:50 PM
#8
I think I did.. Smiley

legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 05:03:44 PM
#7
I wanted to do something like this a while ago, but I don't make website & everyone told me no one will post.  Let's hope people post!

Two thoughts:

1) can we have people post how many bitcoins they have ready to spend?

This will help us understand how much capital stores can access.  Is it $100 worth of marketshare or is it $10,000 worth of marketshare?

2) we could verify these amounts just so that duplication of bitcoins for markets wouldn't happen by posting spending wallet addresses.

I'm sure this would be tough to track & have people be honest about, but it's a thought I had.

I think having market data on where the bitcoins are ready to spend is very valuable to help people like me focus my efforts on the markets with a critical mass of bitcoin users/spenders.



Yes, posting about how much you'd spend pre year would be good
I dont think we need to verify amounts, the fact that they signed says enough

I see Someone is playing with the map Smiley, please zoom out b4 saving the map
Thank you!


legendary
Activity: 2128
Merit: 1031
April 01, 2012, 04:45:47 PM
#6
I wanted to do something like this a while ago, but I don't make website & everyone told me no one will post.  Let's hope people post!

Two thoughts:

1) can we have people post how many bitcoins they have ready to spend?

This will help us understand how much capital stores can access.  Is it $100 worth of marketshare or is it $10,000 worth of marketshare?

2) we could verify these amounts just so that duplication of bitcoins for markets wouldn't happen by posting spending wallet addresses.

I'm sure this would be tough to track & have people be honest about, but it's a thought I had.

I think having market data on where the bitcoins are ready to spend is very valuable to help people like me focus my efforts on the markets with a critical mass of bitcoin users/spenders.

legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 04:26:33 PM
#5
Great idea! One way we could do it is for each local bitcoin meetup to insist that the restaurant/bar they meet at on a regular accept bitcoin, and if they do, add their information to thebitcoinreview.

yes add the petition marker next to the meetup local, stat your demands, and start getting people to sign.

please make markers for anything "bitcoin local" related.


I was just thinking about this.  Great idea.

I want to make a point.  Which businesses will be most easily persuaded to give Bitcoin a go?  IMO, it will be the independent businesses.  My reasoning is that independent local business owners should be more accessible to Cash Mobbers to hear the case of Bitcoin.  Additionally, CC merchant charges weigh more heavily in the mind of smaller operations.

agreed,

place your general location on the map, as more people do this, we will be able to target the best location for the first restaurant/bar to accept bitcoin in your area
sr. member
Activity: 252
Merit: 250
Inactive
April 01, 2012, 04:22:35 PM
#4
Great idea! One way we could do it is for each local bitcoin meetup to insist that the restaurant/bar they meet at on a regular accept bitcoin, and if they do, add their information to thebitcoinreview.

yes add the petition marker next to the meetup local, stat your demands, and start getting people to sign.

please make markers for anything "bitcoin local" related.


I was just thinking about this.  Great idea.

I want to make a point.  Which businesses will be most easily persuaded to give Bitcoin a go?  IMO, it will be the independent businesses.  My reasoning is that independent local business owners should be more accessible to Cash Mobbers to hear the case of Bitcoin.  Additionally, CC merchant charges weigh more heavily in the mind of smaller operations.
legendary
Activity: 1904
Merit: 1037
Trusted Bitcoiner
April 01, 2012, 04:06:56 PM
#3
Great idea! One way we could do it is for each local bitcoin meetup to insist that the restaurant/bar they meet at on a regular accept bitcoin, and if they do, add their information to thebitcoinreview.

yes add the petition marker next to the meetup local, stat your demands, and start getting people to sign.

please make markers for anything "bitcoin local" related.
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