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by ankeshk 14y ago
Other noteworthy charts: Number of bitcoin transactions go from 40,000 to 57,000 per day in 2 months. And from 6,000 to 57,000 in 1 year: http://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions The trade vs transaction volume remains relatively stab
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by ankeshk 14y ago
You can make an argument that Bitcoins is not a foreign currency as it can be mined domestically in your own country.
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Here is a chart that shows bitcoin trade volume vs transaction volume. It gives a good idea of speculation vs demand. http://blockchain.info/charts/tx-trade-ratio (This article may help in understanding the chart: http://codinginmysleep.
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by ankeshk 14y ago
I had read that 55% of all transactions are due to Satoshi Dice. Can't find the source right now, but it seems about right by going through the latest transactions on blockchain.info
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Yes. The demand has increased 10x. Last year, 6,000 bitcoin transactions occurred each day. Today, 60,000 transactions occur each day. Source: http://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions
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by ankeshk 14y ago
This is a chart for number of bitcoin transactions per day: http://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions ASIC hardware sales don't even make 1 days worth of transactions (when we account for the "number" of transactions). I don't see the
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Bitcoin-Central, first exchange licensed to operate as a bank.(bitcointalk.org)
5 points by ankeshk 14y ago|0 comments
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by ankeshk 14y ago
There are a few online media companies that are doing really well without organizing events. Copyblogger did really well by partnering with others to develop products that the community could benefit from. Thats the route you have to take.
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by ankeshk 14y ago
1. Do a google search for any keywords in the URL. Or any related keywords. Find the advertisers. And send a pitch email to the advertisers. These are guys who have already shown that they will spend money behind particular keywords. Show
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by ankeshk 14y ago
This news is exciting because it marks the beginning of offline wallet-less transactions. You can go to a store with nothing and end up buying something with your phone number and a pin code. PayPal retains its crown for convenient payments
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by ankeshk 14y ago
The main take away for me wasn't that Pocket Books introduced 25 cent paperbacks when hardcovers were priced at $2.75. The main take away for me was that Pocket Books changed their distribution model too to disrupt the book publishing indus
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by ankeshk 14y ago
I like the game mechanics. A story that comes to my mind is: there was a grocery store in London in the 1950s who didn't have the best of locations. They ran a contest: They would randomly select a half an hour time period (eg: 2.20 to 2.50
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by ankeshk 14y ago
James Webb Young is a copywriting legend. You should read his ads to realize how problem focused ads work better than benefit focused ads. You first have to raise the problem before you list your solution and benefits. His full page ad: "Cu
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Airtel was penalized by an institution similar to the small claims court. Airtel didn't contest the complaint. Most likely because it would cost them more in legal fees than the maximum penalty a "District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum"
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George A Miller - author of "Magic number 7, plus or minus 2" has passed away(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by ankeshk 14y ago|0 comments
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by ankeshk 14y ago
We had to make a choice: go with a signup form which leads to fewer referrals. Or automatically sign people up when they add their email id at the end of "any" page on your domain to increase adoption rate and get more people to promote you
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Thanks for your feedback. Any suggestions on a replacement font?
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Thanks for your comment. Good idea. Made the change and lowered the barrier to 5 clicks. (I had kept the milestone at 15 clicks as a comparison to $3. But you're right, lower base doesn't matter if it can increase the number of people who s
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Thanks for your comment. I'm at a loss as to how to respond. I'm show casing my startup that is a referral marketing app. Of course, the demo that I set up for it will be about referral marketing too, no?
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by ankeshk 14y ago
We're the same guys actually. Promotioner is owned by SuccessNexus :) Promotioner is a lean rebranding effort to focus more on the site-wide referral idea, and less on the all-in-one ecommerce + mailing list + referral program tool.
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Thanks Michael. The long term idea is to bring the idea of referral marketing to blogs and CMS systems. ALL of the top 500 ecommerce websites have their own referral or affiliate programs. None of the top blogs have their own referral progr
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Thanks. Creating a username requires people to signup. Signing up = friction. And makes fewer people promote you. Allowing people to refer any URL without signing up, simply by adding their email id at the end of the URL seems to be working
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Show HN: Promotioner - Allow your readers to pay with clicks(promotioner.com)
15 points by ankeshk 14y ago|24 comments
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Neil Gaiman's Commencement Speech for Art Students (20 minute video)(vimeo.com)
1 points by ankeshk 14y ago|0 comments
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Facebook pre-market order book shows $70 a share in Frankfurt (firstpost.com)
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by ankeshk 14y ago
This seems like a pretty good deal if you go beyond the headlines of Berkshire investing in a declining industry. 1. All the newspapers Berkshire Hathway is buying are modestly profitable according to Poynter Institute. They didn't buy the
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by ankeshk 14y ago
You need a coupon for tracking. You don't necessarily have to give hefty discounts that are attractive to the bargain hunters. Even offers like get a soda for free will work in helping you keep track of what is working. There really aren't
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by ankeshk 14y ago
Thanks. To tell you the truth, Google Adwords is a lot more complicated than Facebook ads. With Google, you need to: 1. Work on keyword research. Long tail keywords. Negative keywords. If you only rely on keywords Google recommends, you're
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by ankeshk 14y ago
So there are quite a few things that Pizza Delicious didn't do right with their Facebook ads. 1. They target people who like Italian food. They don't target people who like Pizza. 15,440 people in New Orleans have liked Pizza on Facebook. 2
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How Joanna Wiebe Sold Nearly 5000 Copies of Her CopyHackers Ebooks(successnexus.net)
1 points by ankeshk 14y ago|0 comments

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