I hope this won't cause too much tension here, we've had enough... but I like the idea

And I may add that they would be well inspired to have more presence in this very forum... I'm really enthusiast about the bitshares music idea, but currently I still use about 80% of my new investment funds to buy BTSX rather than notes. Advertising and communicating here more wouldn't hurt them...

french translation of www.bitshares-x.info online now!!!

Thx for contributing 

Thanks cass . There will probably be some typo corrections.

Je m'attaque à la GUI, si quelqu'un a envie de participer on peut se faire un google doc ?

Merci oco pour la petite correction. Je m'attaque à la traduction de la GUI ! C'est hard, y'a plein de mots que j'aurais envie de laisser en anglais (en particulier "asset", le mot "actif" va pas du tout...)

Hello,

It's really strange to realize that we could easily multiply our market cap just by being present in more countries. Internet is worldwide, but English is still a barrier to most people.

I wonder if translating the wallet and subtitling BM's key videos is enough to spark interest in BitShares in a country. If it does, then it would be extremely cheap to hire some translators in at least all the major languages, maybe even in some niche languages were other cryptos have not reached yet. What do you think ? We may trigger huge interest in BitShares in some developed developing countries (like the Chypre crisis bitcoin thing) by pushing other pegged currencies. We may harvest some of the country best talent without pain by just showing interest in their problems and offering a great solution. Rich countries don't really need us, but in some developed developing countries, I guess that BitShares can fill a crucial need, and if it is the case, we don't even have to market the thing : they will just flock to us.

It also seemed to me (I have no real data to back this up) that Japan is very open to cryptocurrencies. Has any thought been given to try to open the market in Japan ?

Even if bitcoin drops, we can market bitUSD to non crypto people. If bitcoin drops when bitshares is up, some bitcoin coin fanatics may want to join the trip to the moon rather than staying on the sinking boat.
In my opinion bitcoin's position doesn't matter

Sweet! Please dump so I can buy. What exchange?

Ahahah perfect answer 

Quote from: sschechter on October 22, 2014, 07:03:35 pm

Folks, lets be honest here.  Of all the people that bought DNS on an exchange, how many of you were waiting for the coinmarketcap listing so you can flip it and make a buck?

To the guy who bought DNS at 400 satoshi - you panic bought on no news after seeing a massive price rise, and your fear of missing out greedily caused you to make a poor decision.  Sucks for you, don't do that again.  Its a lesson every investor will eventually learn, whether the easy way, or the hard way (myself included).

To the guy who said he wouldn't sell DNS until it was worth more than Namecoin.......how long were you planning on waiting?  As of now, DNS is a rebranded BitShares fork with no other features beyond an IOU future implementation of good ideas.   There is no product.

And Toast, I know you're pissed, but why the hell did you rush to release a product with no features?  Why were you in a such a hurry to make your ideas tradable to the point where you're doing midnight emergency builds by yourself?

Placing value on ideas is a risky business.  You can make a lot of money, and you can also get badly burned. If you're crying, you invested money you can't afford to lose.  Investor life lesson number 2.

What was the estimated market cap of DNS before the crash, 4 million? For a BitShares fork with a new splash screen? Does that sound like a proper valuation for a company with a cloned tradable token and no features, run by a recent college grad with limited life experience and real world business knowledge, on a project that is devoid of critical manpower and infrastructure? If you ask me, bytemasters proposal is more than fair, to the point its sane. Ideas don't realize themselves, they requires competent handlers to execute.

Disclaimer: I own a substantial amount of DNS through AGS.  I also own BTSX, PTS, and eventually NOTES.

That's the meat of it right there.  There are a couple things to keep in mind regarding all of this "merger" business. 

One is that it involves a certain number of "rich" or "powerful" people whose support I3 needs.  All the proposals are designed to placate these people first.  Small players have no power, and so have little say in the merger.

Two is that buying DNS on an exchange was a pure gamble.  In the interest of your long term trading success, It would have been better to get burned and learn the lesson, than to expect to be made whole when you speculate and lose. ( I lost some too :-/)

Three  I3 giving their 10% in DNS to the traders was a pr move to buy goodwill from the community, showcase their integrity, and their lack of inside trading.  They would've had to do this, and likely will have to do more to get the fishy smell off of them.  They have shaken people's confidence and the integrity of their word with this change of plans.  The reality is that although this "merger" is probably an inprovement, I3 still broke promises to it's supporters, It sold a bill of goods that was not delivered.

Fourth  these company f*ckups highlight some of the recurring problems with I3.  Broken promises is one.  Remember keyhotee?  Lack of communication.  It can be really hard to find the relevant information/ press releases etc.  Unnecessary complication.  It feels sometimes like complexity is being showcased, not hidden.  If DACs are going to be mainstream and loved there, people can't be privy to even a hint of confusion.  There must be a zen-like ease of usage, people want cognitive ease and security above all else.

The tech is great, but pure tech is not enough. Pure talent is not enough. (The same way that many great bands never get famous.) These weaknesses have to be addressed and soon.  The bitshares brand needs to be so smooth and simple that it slips into people's minds with no resistance. People want a way out of the banks, but if they cannot be sold on it in 5 seconds or less, most won't.

Broken promises is much MUCH better than a failed product... Every broken promise had a rational justification and increased our chance of getting BTS to the top.

bitUSD will be a no brainer and easy to market. Many simple products can run on BTS without the user knowing what happens beside. The tech is the single most important thing for long term growth.