If this marketing campaign could attract only half the bitcoin population to use bitshares I would even be willing to give up 50% or even more. Imagine how much other DAC's would make then. I can wait a few years for my millions 

Is dan still working on BitsharesX? His last commit was almost 2 weeks ago...

I would like to criticize the new logo a bit.  I like it on the whole, but I think a few minor tweaks could really make it shine.  It looks fine at smaller resolutions, but blown up large, a few flaws appear.

I will work my way from left to right through the letters:

*Space between "i" and "t" is a bit too tight
*Space between "t" and "s" looks a bit clumsy.  In general, I have a problem with the "s" glyph as it is asymmetrically longer on the bottom left.  On the right side of the "s", the top line and bottom curve line up perfectly.  On the left side, the bottom line protrudes further to the left than the top curve.  I do not like this asymmetry, it makes it look like it is about to fall over.  I think that it could be negated in a way that looks nice with the hook of the "t" lining up nicely with the end of the "s" curve.
*Too much space between the "s" and the "h".  Compare it with the space between the "h" and the "a", it's like twice the distance.
*On the other hand, the "h" and "a" are too close together, separate them by a little bit.
*The top tail on the "a" should be extended slightly and curved a little more to make complement the curve of the "h" next to it.
*The space between the "a" and the "r" should be closed a bit.
*The top tail of the "r" should get the same elongation treatment as the "a" to have it come closer and give a nice complement to the curve of the "e".
*The final "s" should be corrected like the first one, and moved slightly towards the "e".

I have made all of these changes using the blunt tool of Photoshop.  (My Illustrator version was too old to work with the EPS file.)  I humbly submit the revisions below (with the original on the bottom, my changes on top).  When seen as a whole, it really does not look much different.  But when you look at the individual letters, it looks much more harmonious IMO.  (Although it really needs more work, there is a little glitch in the "r".  And I did not fix the "s" completely, as doing so made it look top-heavy, but I did shorten the length of the bottom curve noticeably.)

Thank you very much for your hard work. Have you thought about a video more in this direction? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDc7A047-is

I think it helps the user to understand the content more than just listening to a toy story 1 looking character.

I know the animator if 3I wan't to invest some AGS funds into this.

Most shops in the US can accept bitAssets just with their phones, unfortunately they aren't doing enough volume to really need a better solution.


and so I think what CrazyCripple is saying is if there is a really simple wallet that doesn't really having trading or complex features

a wallet actually geared at non-crypto users. 

I think a lot of the population that HATES bitcoin today, will accept bitAssets tomorrow


that could be a powerful adoption tool

Exactly what I'm trying to say. If the BitAssets really track the real world price you could even call id dollars or euros on that front end. Think of the acceptance then!
And why not. Banks do the same.

Quote from: trader on March 13, 2014, 11:11:45 pm

There is a GUI being developed to interact with the market and put in bids/shorts for BitUSD. There are some screenshots floating around (looks quite promising). And yes after acquiring BitAssets you can send them on to a merchant's address for example.

It doesn't look promising but its a start. The GUI needs to be configurable. It needs to be skinnable and extensible.

Well said 

What do you guys think of my idea of marketing two products (Bitshares for traders and BitAssets for normal users)?
That way you could leave all the complicated stuff out of a video for example and make it more or less fool proof and focus on the real world like paying in your own currency but with all the benefits and none of the flaws of bitCoin. Video has to be in a format like this in my opinion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F97a-SlOTyY (I know the guy who mad this, if I3 needs an animator)

customers have to be excited about the features and how easy it is. We should not talk about the prediction market and all its features. This should be separate in my opinion.

sanity check?

Yes I saw that interface. I think that in the end there should be two. An easy one for users with bitAssets and then an advanced for traders. I design GUI's for ERP Systems and I know that most people will not use the system if it is only slightly complicated. If we want to overtake bitCoin someday we have to easier to use. I think the technology is very good. I just want to encourage 3I to get more end user friendly and focus some marketing power on a BitAssets introduction video. And just mention that price tracking will be done with BitShares. People that are really interested in the technology can look it up if they want to. It is the same with bitcoin many people don't know and don't need to know what a blockchain is they just want to use the service and it has to be easy.

I know that I'm probably a bit early with this but I just want to know it 3I is going in that direction as I invested quiet some money in PTS and AGS.

Thanks

What if my Buddy is an adjustor and I make small claims from different users and he just pays me this claims every now and then under the cover off real ones?