Hello, I'm also new to the community, but I think this looks like really good stuff--I would love to see more awesome users and more press/info about awesome. I've been brainstorming and came up with the following:
1) The Wikipedia page seems key because of its very wide appeal, audience, authoritative nature. If we get the review, is the page likely to go back up or do we need other stats around user population or something like that? Are there other easy ways to strengthen our case for a page? (I'm just wondering if we could simultaneously attack the issue on multiple fronts.) 2) As far as google, I hear the concern about the name but I'm not sure this is such a problem--I'm guessing the people we are interested in attracting (new users) would first search for something like 'ion3 alternatives', 'lightweight window manager', etc. So my idea to boost marketing would be to have everyone write a blog post or two describing what wm they used before awesome--essentially a "why I switched" + "contrast and compare" article--and then another "first steps" with awesome or "top features" post. To me, it seems like presenting the value of awesome (plus inbound links) from multiple places would be a great way to stimulate google traffic and generally increase popularity and awareness. 3) What about reaching out to other publications in addition to FLOSS Weekly and Arch Linux? Would Ubuntu, Fedora, Suse, and Gentoo have similar publications? Also, how about more geek than tech sites like TechCrunch, Lifehacker, or Slashdot--those sites must have enormous readership? 4) Are there any other technologies/projects that could partner with awesome for marketing or promotion? Could we work with a Lua user group? Or do something with vim--not sure what editor others use? Maybe we could do a poll, find out what people in the community are using, and follow-up in those areas. Anyway, thanks for starting the thread Andrei, I like where it's going and am excited to see the results. Cheers, Tim On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Andrei Thorp <gar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, guys. > > I _understand_ that some people like the name and some people don't. > That's fine. And yes, it's a valid concern that it's hard to google > for and a bit arrogant. > > But for the moment, this is like complaining about the position of the > radio volume knob of a car while trying to deal with the fact that no > one in the world actually knows about it. > > If at all possible, I'd like to kill the discussion about the name and > get back to hearing from people who actually want to _do_ something > about the fact that Awesome's Wikipedia page was revoked and the > project is under-popular for it's extreme ability. Yes, I know, the > name causes some problems. That sucks. This isn't the thread to change > the name though -- feel free to start another. > > Cheers, > > -AT > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to awesome-unsubscr...@naquadah.org. > -- Tim Loudon (781) 686-6096
