At that point why not just call it a dev fund instead of an airdrop+5% yes, it serves as a dev fund and anything that benefits the new DAC and PTS/AGS holders
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Unimerico - so on point tho. it will soon be time to hunt. Let's call this a dev fund and hash out a strategic plan.+5% Agreed
To your point also, airdrops should be strategic too.
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There are a lot of ideas being floated that are being called airdrops. I assume airdrop is an analogy to leaflets being dropped over an area. An even distribution. Then on bitshares.org the term was used with blockchains.
Now you guys talk about other things which no longer seem to even fit the analogy of airdrop. This creates problems because the discussion of the merits of the blockchain airdrop are lost and it isn't even at odds with other suggested marketing ploys. You're muddying the discussion and it doesn't help the 2 things to be discussed in a productive manner.
Personally, I'd like to see a group of guys who are passionate and read a lot of crypto-currency media (reddit.. everything) and are willing to take the side of Bitshares. I'd like to see someone who is in charge of a small pool of money to tip these people. I see the competitor mentioned all too often and no Bitshares in sight. This seems like it could be fixed and cheaply by finding the right guys in the community.
IMHO, Airdrops as proposed here and elsewhere are mostly misguided.
Failing restaurants, clubs, etc... Will opt to give away their product via groupons and all you can eat/drink specials. This type of shotgun/Hail Mary marketing is wasteful.
For a high percentage shot you need to research, aim and fire. I propose a "Strategic Targeted Airdrop":
Find specific much more vertical pockets/communities.
Find specific brick and mortar companies and merchants...
Find specific high profile individuals, celebrities, political and business figures, etc...
Solicit endorsements
pay for spokesmen
buy celeb tweets
etc...
Imagine a hospital with poor occupancy, should they give away services? or give shares/equity to doctors that will bring paying patients.
Should the fledgling restaurant give away food, drop prices and quality or partner with event planners and caterers?
An Airdrop implies and in effect picks a general area, drops something of value, people then randomly scavenge. often the early arrivers hoard or go back to the village and gouge those to weak to reach the drop zone.
Instead, I propose we:
Solicit the already vested Bitshares community to nominate worthy recipients.
Recipients must add value to the BitShares community:
Developers
Social media giants
Related community leaders
News worthy charities
This may sound calculating, slightly Machiavellian and not very altruistic , it is and yes it's not. This is business not charity. But in the end it allows us to continue our mission which is worthy and does serve the greater good.
Giveaways are for charity (swag at best) this is business, we behave accordingly or pay the consequences.
Unimerico - so on point tho. it will soon be time to hunt. Let's call this a dev fund and hash out a strategic plan.+5% Agreed, lets hash away (no pun intended) ... what venue/tech would you suggest for collaboration. I'll make myself available and pledge seed money as needed, count me in. 8)
To your point also, airdrops should be strategic too.
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People love shit that's exclusive, like Facebook when it first came out. Possible to make airdrops feel exclusive, while including as many as possible?
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People love shit that's exclusive, like Facebook when it first came out. Possible to make airdrops feel exclusive, while including as many as possible?
+5% yes precisely
The heat seeking missile rather than the carpet bomb as our meme and metaphor to explain it.
People love shit that's exclusive, like Facebook when it first came out. Possible to make airdrops feel exclusive, while including as many as possible?
Have people sign up for an invitation to the beta, and promote it on r/Bitcoin. That way, you get to a likely audience, and only those interested take up your time.
Also, BitShares supporters in Los Angeles, New York, and South Florida should have little difficulty finding B-List celebrities who might be looking for something to draw attention to them. Maybe we could recruit some to identify airdrop recipients.