>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.
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
[2] http://www.gyft.com/shop-for-gift-cards/
[3] http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1om2jm/egifter_now_...