Media coverage

[domob]

I think it may be interesting to try to get "media coverage" about all the new things that are happening with Namecoin - so far I have the impression that most people in the Bitcoin community don't really know about any of those. Usually, they either think Namecoin is an alt-coin like most others (i. e., without any point), or they think it is just about DNS and/or inactive anyway. So, we could try to get an "interview" about the new developments with, e. g., the Bitcoin Magazine or Bitcoin Austria's podcast (or anything else, that's just the two media I regularly read/listen to). I'm pretty sure that at least the podcast would give us gladly some time if we show interest. I don't know how they record their interviews, but at least levino was their guest once already (about the Fidor bank).

Do you think that would be a good idea? In general yes of course, but maybe we should wait still a little longer until the projects have become more mature. What do you think about this?

[phelix]

I think it may be interesting to try to get "media coverage" about all the new things that are happening with Namecoin - so far I have the impression that most people in the Bitcoin community don't really know about any of those. Usually, they either think Namecoin is an alt-coin like most others (i. e., without any point), or they think it is just about DNS and/or inactive anyway. So, we could try to get an "interview" about the new developments with, e. g., the Bitcoin Magazine or Bitcoin Austria's podcast (or anything else, that's just the two media I regularly read/listen to). I'm pretty sure that at least the podcast would give us gladly some time if we show interest. I don't know how they record their interviews, but at least levino was their guest once already (about the Fidor bank).

Do you think that would be a good idea? In general yes of course, but maybe we should wait still a little longer until the projects have become more mature. What do you think about this?

Yes and yes. We even got a request for a speech at the Amsterdam conference a while ago... unfortunately so far nobody is too keen on standing in the spotlight for Namecoin. (Torren tracker Isohunt was taken down: Namecoin as a decentralized torrent tracker might be the bomb - but might also push Namecoin into a very dark grue.)

[biolizard89]

I think it may be interesting to try to get "media coverage" about all the new things that are happening with Namecoin - so far I have the impression that most people in the Bitcoin community don't really know about any of those. Usually, they either think Namecoin is an alt-coin like most others (i. e., without any point), or they think it is just about DNS and/or inactive anyway. So, we could try to get an "interview" about the new developments with, e. g., the Bitcoin Magazine or Bitcoin Austria's podcast (or anything else, that's just the two media I regularly read/listen to). I'm pretty sure that at least the podcast would give us gladly some time if we show interest. I don't know how they record their interviews, but at least levino was their guest once already (about the Fidor bank).

Do you think that would be a good idea? In general yes of course, but maybe we should wait still a little longer until the projects have become more mature. What do you think about this?

I'm inclined to wait for the exploit fix to be deployed. But yes, I think some good media coverage would be excellent. I'm not sure how this would be handled exactly... normally a media outlet would interview a representative of a project, however Namecoin has a large number of sub-projects (DNS, TLS, NameID, the Namecoin client itself), and these would be best handled by different people (I could talk about DNS and TLS quite well, domob could talk about NameID, snailbrain or khal or phelix could talk about the client). Ideally the media would be willing to interview all of us, not sure how realistic that is.

[virtual_master]

May be we need something that attracts positively the media attention.
Like the Nobel prize.
Namecoin Liberty Prize
With collected and with subvention financed founds namecoins will be bought and every year 1 person will be rewarded with namecoins. A person awarded for his activity on the field of digital freedom. (not necessary a namecoiner)

[phelix]

May be we need something that attracts positively the media attention.
Like the Nobel prize.
Namecoin Liberty Prize
With collected and with subvention financed founds namecoins will be bought and every year 1 person will be rewarded with namecoins. A person awarded for his activity on the field of digital freedom. (not necessary a namecoiner)

I completely missed this idea. It is great.