Bitcoin ATM's

What are your thoughts on bitcoin atm’s…..how many countries are really going to allow anonymous purchases before they crack down?

Is there really enough money in the “exchange transactional fees” to make this work in enough friendly locations?

I keep wondering if I’m standing on the sidelines of the great monetary change of our time…..or watching the start of the Dutch Tulip mania.

Cheers,

Dean

Hey BitAngels,

 

Robocoin had a pretty nice week:

1. We kept our promise: We launched, on time, Tuesday 10/29 to an amazing response.
2. The press is fond of us: Wired, Time, Huffington Post, Nasdaq, Forbes, Mashable, Reuters, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Venturebeat, The Daily Beast, Russian Times and Business Insider among others. BBC and CCTV are coming soon.
3. Our operators are happy: Week 1 - Vancouver Robocoin saw >$81,000 in transaction volume. 
4. Entrepreneurs who want to become Robocoin Operators: >205 inquiries since we announced on 10/27
5. Bitcoin likes us: Since our announcement on 10/27 -> today, bitcoin is up from $180 -> $230. Correlation? We think yes!

TIL: Minitel was pulling in over $1b a year in the nineties

I knew Minitel was pervasive but had no idea that they were pulling in over $1b a year in online app revenue per year in the nineties.

-       https://www.makegameswith.us/gamernews/276/the-first-app-store

YouTube video payments

Reading this article now - http://qz.com/67991/you-didnt-make-the-harlem-shake-go-viral-corporations-did/

So can someone explain to me, if the copyright holder gets 50% of the $6cpm and the video uploader also gets $3cpm…..then is YouTube actually making any money from a cost for content of $6cpm +server hardware+internet bandwidth +engineering salaries OR are these payment actually CPA and not CPM?

Are companies really paying >$6CPM for those tiny banner ads on YouTube and when was the last time you clicked on one OR didn’t fast forward through an interstitial?

Thoughts?

Whats wrong with most internet advertisements

Yeh uhm this is whats wrong with most internet advertisements, a website about how to make chainmail at home (you know medieval knights and swords and stuff) and Tresemme think this is an appropriate spot for an "anti hair frizz" product advertisement.

Has anyone reading this heard of "Puzzles and Dragons"?

Has anyone heard of "Puzzles and Dragons"?

……..and if not…….Are we missing something in that they are making $3.8m a day in revenue?

-          http://e27.co/2013/07/18/is-gunghos-slow-expansion-strategy-working-us3-8m-daily-says-yes

QR codes allow Woolworths customers to meet their growers

Cool use of QR codes

The barcode lets shoppers learn more about the local farmers who supply the stores where they shop.
Woolworths has now announced that it is rolling out QR codes, as of the start of this month, that will allow customers to be able to access details regarding the local growers who supply the stores with the fruit and vegetables that they buy.

The program is called Meet the Grower and includes a number of different kinds of media for information.
http://www.mobilecommercepress.com/qr-codes-allow-woolworths-customers-to-meet-their-growers/857450/

virtual object building

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/551975293/meta-the-most-advanced-augmented-reality-interface

I’ve often wondered why a Second Life in the real world never took off eg along the lines of this - http://blog.collins.net.pr/2012/11/minecraft-reality-not-augmented-reality.html

If you are looking for older examples of what should form the framework of something like this check out the Mogi Mogi game play (that as far as I can tell has never been replicated) http://blog.collins.net.pr/search?q=mogi+mogi