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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
1/10/2018 12:04:41 PM
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Re: AT&T Positioning
I saw that Long Island iced tea news... it's a bit crazy. I also saw somewhere that the "market cap" of all cryptocurrencies together is larger than some small countries' GDP now. The thing that I haven't seen... is market solutions for resolving fraud or user complaints regarding cryptocurrency transactions. I thought I read about some bitcoin escrow service, but.. I haven't seen much discussion about many people using it (especially since everyone mostly likes to talk about eliminating middlemen with blockchain tech, not improve middlemen).

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Ariella
Ariella
1/10/2018 9:15:56 AM
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@mhhf1ve just after I posted that comment, I saw this tweet:


Definitely going to integrate blockchain into our agency this year. Don't want to miss out! #blockchain #cryptocurrencies

 

Matt Flint's Twitter bio is not something you'd automatically associate with cyrptocurrency any more than you would do so for iced tea. Here's what it says: CEO of @YogurtTop @YogurtTopMedia@YogurtTopEvents. Working with some of the biggest Celebrities & Brands in UK. Celeb Management, #Marketing & #PR - @IMF_Group 


 

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Ariella
Ariella
1/10/2018 9:12:26 AM
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@mhhf1ve oh, yes. When CoinDesk hired me to write about digital currency back in 2013, part of the point was to raise awareness about bitcoin and the potential for paperless payments that are independent of bank systems and fees. Now almost everyone has at least heard of it. In fact, when we had a plumber in on Sunday (dishwasher caued the leak into the basement) he told me that even Long Island Tea enjoyed a stock hike when it announced it would be a blockchain company. See https://www.geek.com/tech/long-island-iced-tea-corp-stock-skyrockets-after-blockchain-rebranding-1726502/ 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
1/9/2018 9:12:15 PM
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> "Now even Kodak is jumping on that bandwagon."

And I see their stock price jumped significantly on that news... which is a bit crazy. But the blockchain bubble is expanding exponentially right now!

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
1/9/2018 9:10:43 PM
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> "if it could be a disadvantage in some ways..."

Certainly. I highly doubt Apple will be the first to have a 5G-enabled smartphone on the market. Apple is the master of waiting a bit and making sure the user experience is at least decent before making overly hyped statements. 

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Ariella
Ariella
1/9/2018 8:24:35 PM
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@afwriter let someone else handle the beta stage of things, you mean? That's the logic behind those among us who do not rush to be early adopters. I'm not sure businesses hang back with quite the same intent. I think that they may delay if they're not sure if some new-gangled thing is just a fad that will quickly fade. I think that was the case of digital currency for many businesses 5-10 years ago. Now even Kodak is jumping on that bandwagon.

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afwriter
afwriter
1/9/2018 5:57:45 PM
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Re: AT&T Positioning
I'm wondering if it could be a disadvantage in some ways. Would it be possible to let someone else roll out first and learn from/capitalize on their mistakes and findings?

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
1/9/2018 4:54:03 PM
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In this era of fake news, that's exactly right. It's always been true but now more than ever.

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Ariella
Ariella
1/9/2018 3:38:19 PM
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@mhhf1ve really we can't afford to take any statements at face value and always need to corroborate with what we've seen for ourselves and what other people in the field say.

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
1/9/2018 3:21:41 PM
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Re: AT&T Positioning
That's the beauty of the press releases -- they can claim to do anything and create a history that isn't exactly accurate. Then when people do casual searches, they'll just assume that the company press release was true.

Thankfully, Wikipedia and other media outlets don't rely on press releases as source material.... /sarcacm off

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