>How many legitimate real world services and products currently accept Bitcoins? I understand it is only the Chinese search engine. The hundreds (thousands now

>How many legitimate real world services and products currently accept Bitcoins? I understand it is only the Chinese search engine. The hundreds (thousands now?) of (mostly) small businesses accepting bitcoin for goods and services include gift card vendors. [1] You can spend your bitcoins on gift cards (a form of virtual currency in itself) which you can use at some of the world's largest retailers, for example Amazon[2] or Walmart [3]. It's a two-step process, but you can use your bitcoins at Amazon or Walmart, today. [1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Gift.2FDebit_Cards https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Gift.2FDebit_Cards [2] http://www.gyft.com/shop-for-gift-cards/ http://www.gyft.com/shop-for-gift-cards/ [3] http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1om2jm/egifter_now_sells_walmart_gift_cards_buy/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1om2jm/egifter_now_...