Quote from: toast on December 03, 2014, 04:41:18 pm

Plus the mechanic is different now and relies heavily on price feeds which are not mentioned.

But yeah, this is the video that got me into BTS.

I'm not a techie, but it seems to me there a bit of a divide between the developer types and the masses. I'm trying to spread the word of BitShares, but everyone i speak with want quick summary of what it is. If you cant explain it in a 30 seconds peoples eyes glaze over.

I just think we need to series of videos - ranging from a 30 second take away to a much longer description.
Also, a tips in the bitshares app would be nice - like a ? next to things that give a sentence explanation. Several people have said that they downloaded it, but arn't sure how it works.

I'm not trying to be critical, just trying to be honest because i really want this to work.

Thanks
Michael

I would take whatever chunk of the marketing budget it took to do exactly what you described. 30-60 second videos describing the major concepts and then glue videos to tie the concepts together.

Quote from: jsidhu on December 03, 2014, 07:15:53 am

Quote from: hpenvy on December 03, 2014, 07:03:47 am

Fantastic.

If you had a 100% delegate, could Open Bazaar be something you could also handle?

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=11567.msg152455#msg152455

Sure..

jsidhu for 100% delegate 

100% delegate.  If you're working through the thread, take a few minutes to test the work Jsidhu has posted in OP.

We have someone willing to work on the code, let's get the delegate voted in.

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=11840.msg157693#msg157693

Fantastic.

If you had a 100% delegate, could Open Bazaar be something you could also handle?

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=11567.msg152455#msg152455

Videos on the front page introducing Bitshares

A clear description of the product
https://ripple.com/integrate/

There is some progress. I've set up a simple proof of concept demo, please check this out..

(There are two independent parts, one is simulating the client the other one the faucet, currently they are both on the same domain, please don't be confused - in real life these would be totally separated talking to each other via api)

• [faucet] open this link http://bitsharestestdrive.com/admin/coupons/new  and create your coupon (only XTS is supported yet), copy coupon code to clipboard.
• [client] open http://bitsharestestdrive.com/ , log in with bitshares/password, go to My Accounts, click on Create New Account, select any name and paste your coupon code below, click Create New Account - now your account should be registered and you should receive coupon amount in 10 seconds.

Included in the community marketing newsletter.

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=11947.0

I hope it draws some testers your way.

These newsletters are meant to be down and dirty summaries of what's happening in the community marketing forum Nullstreet. The formatting is ugly, the material is direct.

Community Marketing Newsletter Dec 02


MeTHoDx writes "We got off to an explosive start. Dozens of bright community members stepped up in a big way. I'd say December or January will be known as "the month of bitShares".


Hired by the Blockchain

The community marketing team requested assistance in writing press releases, Matt608 developed a press release about being hired by the blockchain. MeTHoDx offered assistance spreading the press release to a test market below.

http://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/2nouij/make_2500_a_month_being_one_of_the_first_persons/

If you haven't reviewed the Reddit link yet, head that way asap.  Our upcoming steps involve pushing the press release to like minded Reddits, develop a Bitcoin friendly video introducing the concept of being hired by the blockchain, posting to both Bitcointalk and /r/Bitcoin, spreading the word through Muderistic's PR contacts and finally contacting writers from our Bitcoin writers list that's updated daily.


Don't Cry For Me Argentina

The community marketing team is making significant progress in organizing a penetration campaign in Argentina. Expect updates in the upcoming newsletter.


CME Virtual Conference

Thanks to the generous donations from the community, Bitshares will be represented by Robrigo and Bitmarket  at the CME Virtual Conference 11 AM EST  Friday December 5th. Robrigo is doing a great job working with other members of the community marketing team to make sure we have everything from banners to videos prepared.

http://www.cryptomoneyexpo.com/expos/inv2/


Upcoming Bitcoin Conferences

It's never too early to start planning to attend a Bitcoin conference.  If you see an event that's local to your location and you're willing to attend, reply in this thread. 

https://bitcoin.org/en/events


Beyond Bitcoin (repeat)

If you haven't been keeping up with Beyond Bitcoin, you're missing out on an important piece of our community. Beyond Bitcoin hosts a series of live Mumble sessions with different members that shape the Bitshares ecosystem.

One of my favorite Mumble sessions is every Friday at 11pm EST. Bytemaster spends an hour updating us on progress and answering questions. This is your opportunity to get directly involved with the development of Bitshares.

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?board=58.0
https://twitter.com/Beyond_Bitcoin


IRC

If you would like to talk to other Bitshare's enthusiasts in a live environment, head on over to the Bitshares IRC channels.

http://wiki.bitshares.org/index.php/IRC


Faucet/Referral Update

Valzav updated us a few days ago on his progress development a simple, self-sustaining and easy to implement referral program.  A demo is available below, take a few minutes to offer feedback.

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=11356.msg157046#msg157046


Thunderclap Campaign

You might remember G1ng3rBr34dM4n's work in our last Thunderclap campaign. Thanks to his efforts and those that supported the initiative, our social reach was over 63,000 people. 

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=7447.0

He's working with the community marketing team to launch another campaign focused on bitAssets. Cass and MeTHoDx continue to provide ongoing support.


Massive Lists (repeat)

In anticipation for the big 1.0 client push, the community marketing team is developing lists of contact information for each of the upcoming markets.

VCs that have invested in Bitcoin
Writers that have written about Bitcoin
Crypto Twitter addresses
Meetup groups that will filter into webcasts and AMAs
Skillsets
Podcasts

The lists are daily tasks that continue to grow a little more each day.


News.Nullstreet.com

Want to keep up with what's happening on Nullstreet with the community marketing team? Spread the word.

http://news.nullstreet.com/


Value Proposition of Bitshares I and II

Delulo has been busy helping developing guides on Bitshares technology for the average joe.

"Article series: The value proposition of BitShares.
Two articles: Part I - BitShares Core Technology, Part II - BitAssets

I wrote them both for the Bitshares blog back in September, Part I is already published: http://bitshares.org/the-value-proposition-of-bitsharesx-part-i-core-technology/

The idea was to explain where the value proposition of BitShares lies as simple as possible but without loosing too much precision. Actually I was tired of explaining it over and over again to people so I always sent them these articles which contain all my good arguments why BitShares has value. [I might have to update Part I with paid delegates]

I also have written Part II back then but didn't publish it because the market mechanics for BitAssets kept changing. Now I rewrote the "how BitAssets work" Part over the weekend.

I would like your feedback on it. I won't rewrite the whole thing But if you see mistakes or if you think something is missing then let's add it. Then we can put it on the blog or push it to whatever channel you can come up with. So here it is: "

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=11915.0


Reddit Push with BitUSD

"I want to set up a reddit "blitz" this Thursday in the following subreddits:

/r/Libertarian
/r/Cryptocurrency
/r/ronpaul
/r/austrian_economics
/r/Anarcho_Capitalism
/r/??? (ideas?)

We will set up an AMA style faucet similar to this. Our "pitch" will be something like: "It's official: bitUSD and bitGOLD work: come get 1 bitUSD or bitGOLD and see for yourself that stable p2p money is a reality."

http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMarkets/comments/2ftfti/bitshares_x_ama_trade_btc_derivatives_on_the/  "

The date might be pushed to next Monday, we will keep everyone up to date.  Thanks to everyone that's been working with MeTHoDx to make it happen.


Marketing Delegates

Each newsletter, I will highlight a delegate proposal from one of our community marketing participants. Today I'd like to draw your attention to Matt608.

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=11847.0


Crypto for Bloggers

After developing a successful press release for the hired by the blockchain initiative, Matt608 is working on his next major piece.

"I'm starting work on a 3 part article series on how bloggers can leverage cryptocurrencies

How to leverage cryptocurrencies to increase blog income
How to issue your own blog coin (mini-IPO on Bitshares)
Marketing your blog coin - Guide to Marketing Cryptocurrencys "