...Let's assume somebody wanted to develop > the ultimate funding system, what would work? ... (PERSONAL opinion follows, and the idea isn't even original with me!) I think the ultimate system for funding e-gold accounts with grams would be if first one and then many of the vendors of telephone long distance minutes started to "get" the simple-seeming-to-us idea that they are in a 24/7-365 worldwide exchange marketplace, and that they can get away with treating minutes a lot more like a currency; with beneficial results both for them and for their customers (and for us, obviously). Don't underestimate how big a bite of clue this would be for them, these are pretty conservative folks and the vast majority probably have not thought about their product that way... I am a bit frustrated with the idea that over a year after e-gold mobile phone spends (see: http://pcs.e-gold.com/demo.html for demo) no telco seems to fully get it just yet, but that could change any time. It would be great to get a major telco, and if you've ever tried "the wireless web" you know that e-gold spends are about the most (read: "only") interesting thing you can do. The ideal thing about telcos is that (almost) everyone already deals with them on a regular basis, and they're slowly beginning to understand that mail costs them a fortune (not to mention processing small paper checks). As if the act of paying a phone bill WITH the phone weren't cool enough! And I haven't even mentioned selling prepaid phonecards (which are JUST CODES! Why not undercut the prices of the old-fashioned competition still stamping out plastic?). I think there are major opportunities for early-adopter telcos and musicians, and in between cool things like 2cw.org and anticipating Vince's chess site I'm pretty happy these days about prospects, mainly thanks to all the do-ers out there who keep impressing me with your talents. Thanks, folks. JMR --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
