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Phinnaeus Gage

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Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending

Quote from: Gabi on March 15, 2012, 12:11:51 PM

Quote from: Andrew Vorobyov on March 15, 2012, 09:28:15 AM

I think any idea of giving bitcoins for free is fundamentally wrong

+1

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/_freeprizecndsd.pdf

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There are hundreds of available edges, things you can add to, subtract from or do to your
product or service. Find an edge and go all the way to it. Going partway is time-consuming
and expensive—and it doesn’t work very well. Going all the way to the edge is the only way to
jolt the user into noticing what you’ve done. If they notice you, they’re one step closer to
talking about you.

It’s all marketing now. The organizations that win will be the ones that realize that all they
do is create things worth talking about

Gabi

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If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat

Quote from: Andrew Vorobyov on March 15, 2012, 09:28:15 AM

I think any idea of giving bitcoins for free is fundamentally wrong

+1

Andrew Vorobyov

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Quote from: memvola on March 15, 2012, 09:52:53 AM

Bitcoin is appealing because it provides functionality that is not possible in any other way. For someone to be carried away by the idea, they have to be in a position where Bitcoin can demonstrate its magic. That's why I think "spreading the word" per se is counter-productive, and attracts the wrong crowd.

+ I also don't understand these stupid threads "Ask them to accept donations in Bitcoin"...

You can NOT force people to love you... The only way for anything to succeed is to become attractive enough, let's work in this direction and stop asking people to accept bitcoin into their lives.

memvola

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Quote from: Andrew Vorobyov on March 15, 2012, 09:28:15 AM

I think any idea of giving bitcoins for free is fundamentally wrong

+1

Essentially, the experience you are offering is either the exchanges (nothing to do with the fundamental utility of Bitcoin and irritating too), or the ungraceful ecosystem of Bitcoin merchants (or in other words, there aren't many interesting things you can do with 0.25 BTC), together with the technical burden of accessing the network.

None of these are cumbersome or boring when you have a real motive though.

Bitcoin is appealing because it provides functionality that is not possible in any other way. For someone to be carried away by the idea, they have to be in a position where Bitcoin can demonstrate its magic. That's why I think "spreading the word" per se is counter-productive, and attracts the wrong crowd.

Andrew Vorobyov

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I think any idea of giving bitcoins for free is fundamentally wrong

Phinnaeus Gage

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Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending

Stop the presses!

What if instead of using USBs, leave a message in a book? Books can be obtained free. The first page or, at the very least, inside cover is blank. For inspiration, I refer you to this established site: http://www.bookcrossing.com/

We can either bootstrap on their site or create a new one. Now, I wonder if bitcrossing.com is available.

~Bruno~

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Quote from: SaintFlow on March 15, 2012, 02:57:42 AM

If i would find one as a normal person
I would plug it into my pc and fromat it.

Never look at the content to keep a clear
concious about having a new pendrive Grin

Otherwise great idea.
I think It would be really important where you do this seed

We can leave a note, right?
Like rubber-band a note to the USB.

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The first is by definition not flawed.

If i would find one as a normal person
I would plug it into my pc and fromat it.

Never look at the content to keep a clear
concious about having a new pendrive Grin

Otherwise great idea.
I think It would be really important where you do this seed

forsetifox

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People love money and some people love a good mystery.

1: Get a bunch of cheap USB flash drives and get the bitcoin logo put onto the side.
2: Put a wallet.dat file on there with like 1/4 a bitcoin.
3: Read "readme.txt" explaining that there is money in data form on this drive and how to get at it.
4: Leave drive somewhere public where "normal" people can find it.
5: Local and national news picks this up as a story and gets more people interested in this new form of currency.
6: Profit. Well.. for some of you. =P

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