RE: [marketing] A different Market focus
Linda, you do realize that you not only spammed the mailbox of the newsgroup, but every one who subscribes to it. There are now two dozen copies of your request in my mail folders. I am just another subscriber to this group and I am almost ready to unsubscribe myself just to keep your e-mails from clogging my mailbox. As someone else said earlier, once is enough. Send a request to dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org give them a chance to remove you from the list. Thank you. Rick Savoia The Force Field podcast for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net -Original Message- From: Linda Tarrant [mailto:li...@hexco.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 3:57 PM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: RE: [marketing] A different Market focus How do I get off this email list??? I've unsubscribed over and over!!! Linda -Original Message- From: kr.abhis...@sun.com [mailto:kr.abhis...@sun.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:09 PM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: Re: [marketing] A different Market focus All you have to do is to read the footer any of the emails you have received from this alias. It clearly reads: - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org Hope that helps... Gotta go.. I have tens of repeated email to delete from my inbox! :P Regards, Abhishek http://krabhishek.com Linda Tarrant wrote: What do I have to do to get off your email list??? -Original Message- From: Graham Lauder [mailto:yori...@openoffice.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:34 PM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: Re: [marketing] A different Market focus On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:23:38 Juergen Schmidt wrote: Hi, Hi Juergen, hey please stop to promote Google. You should think more about a neutral campaign focusing on OO.org only. As far as i know Google does nothing for the project. They spent some money for OOCon, fine and thanks a lot. But that's it. They had kick us out of GSOC last year, they don't pay for any developers, they don't pay anything or they don't do anything to support the project. I asked the Google guy in Beijing if this situation is going to change some time in the future and he mentioned no. So why should we do a campaign where we ask people to use Google ... Well, most people will use it anyway but that is of course a different story and we should focus on our own stuff. Just my 2 cents Juergen Whether we like it or not, in the english speaking world there are two googles: Google the noun and google the verb. Just like putting an advert on TV doesn't promote TV, we are not promoting Google, we are using google to promote OOo The Google: OOo idea is a call for action. The idea is to incite curiosity so that the viewer takes another step and googles OOo. Google is merely the tool that allows that person to take that step. The idea is to take the initial promotion one step away from the computer Cheers GL Benjamin Horst wrote: Or how about: Why OOo? Just google it! Google might get annoyed at the use of their name as a verb, since if they don't defend it they could eventually lose the trademark. But, the text above breaks it up so that users will not confuse OOo as a Google project. (Google OOo sounds like Google Maps or all the others.) -Ben On Jan 28, 2009, at 5:44 AM, Graham Lauder wrote: On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:24:49 Ivan M wrote: Hi Graham, Hi Ivan, Just a small suggestion... On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Graham Lauder yori...@openoffice.org wrote: Some months back I touted the idea of a Google OOo campaign. The idea was to make it very easy and minimal cost for local communities to produce simple flyers and posters that give a simple call to action. The Google OOo statement would be the central part of the flyers with a simple message included. The messages would be translated into the local language or messages more appropriate to the local culture. The key is not to explain but to excite curiosity, to reinforce the call to an action. Because Google brands some of its software with its name - e.g. Google Earth - the flyer might appear to be advertising a piece of Google software - so people might search for Google OOo expecting something from a Google domain. My suggestion would be to have Google OOo, to make the intended action more clear. ... and the why.OOo page should be updated - at least in terms of design - before any major marketing campaign starts (that's not such a small suggestion, but since I'm on a roll... :P) Regards, Ivan. - Good point, perhaps then a colon in the right place Google: OOo cheers G -- The Best
FW: [marketing] Computerworld article on OOo
Sorry, the url was cut off. Here is the full URL to the Computerworld article on OpenOffice.org 3.0. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarti cleId=9117575 Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net -Original Message- From: Savoia Computer Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:41 AM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: RE: [marketing] Computerworld article on OOo I thought someone in the Marketing Group would be interested in this article by Eric Lai in which he Michael Croan, Senior Marketing Manager of Microsoft, provided the reasons why Microsoft Office has greater market share than OpenOffic.org. I thought it was completely off the mark and posted a long diatribe providing what I believe is the real reason. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarti cleId=9117575 Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [marketing] Computerworld article on OOo
I thought someone in the Marketing Group would be interested in this article by Eric Lai in which he Michael Croan, Senior Marketing Manager of Microsoft, provided the reasons why Microsoft Office has greater market share than OpenOffic.org. I thought it was completely off the mark and posted a long diatribe providing what I believe is the real reason. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarti cleId=9117575 Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [marketing] Three million
Congratulations! I wrote an article on my site about it this morning and plan to include it in the next episode of my podcast. Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net -Original Message- From: Benjamin Horst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 10:33 AM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: Re: [marketing] Three million Great news, John, Alex and everyone! I've referenced your (John's) blog on my own to help spread the message further: http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/893 -Ben On Oct 20, 2008, at 4:48 AM, Alex Fisher wrote: On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:35:29 John McCreesh wrote: In the first week since we formally announced the availability of OpenOffice.org 3.0, we have recorded an astonishing three million downloads on the bouncer logs. This is a tribute not only to the developers who have created this great product, but to the tens of thousands of people in the community who have tested it, translated it, supported it, and told the world about it. A week of three million downloads - what a great start to the year of three! John p.s. further data on my blog http://www.mealldubh.org Then of course, there's the Bit Torrent downloads, and people like me who go directly to a mirror (my ISP has a mirror of OO.o that is only accessible by their users) 3 million is probably conservative. -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ Benjamin Horst [EMAIL PROTECTED] 646-464-2314 (ET) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [marketing] Site is down?
I just tried to access the Ooo 3.0 download page so I could add a link to it for an article for theforcefield.net about the launch and I am receiving a 404 error. I attempted to access the main OOo site and it is giving me a forbidden error as well. Is the site down? Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast and portal for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FW: [marketing] Site is down?
-Original Message- From: Savoia Computer Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:26 AM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: RE: [marketing] Site is down? I just tried to access the Ooo 3.0 download page so I could add a link to it for an article for theforcefield.net about the launch and I am receiving a 404 error. The specific error is as follows: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /servlets/ContentHelmNoodle on this server. Apache Server at www.openoffice.org Port 80 I attempted to access the main OOo site and it is giving me a forbidden error as well. Is the site down? If so, could you elaborate on the nature of the problem and when it is expected to be up again? If I could have something to post our site so everyone will know what is happening it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Rick Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast and portal for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [marketing] Torrents for OOo 3.0
Lars, If you have a couple of links to mirror sites that are working and can post them,, I will put them in the article on my site. At the moment I cannot access the mirrors page either. Rick Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast and portal for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net -Original Message- From: Lars Noodén [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:47 AM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: [marketing] Torrents for OOo 3.0 The main OOo site seems down. I can't recall seeing much mention of mirror sites or torrents. Perhaps it is time for a quick outreach campaign to point people to the mirrors and to torrents. The latter would be especially helpful in spreading the load. -Lars - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: FW: [marketing] Site is down?
John, can you send me an official quote I can use? Thanks! Rick Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast and portal for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net -Original Message- From: John McCreesh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:00 AM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: Re: FW: [marketing] Site is down? On Mon, October 13, 2008 15:37, Jason Komar wrote: I get the same issue at the main site. Looks like it is down. -- Jason Komar Stormfront Ventures Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.jbox.ca On October 13, 2008 08:33:45 am Savoia Computer Support wrote: -Original Message- From: Savoia Computer Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:26 AM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: RE: [marketing] Site is down? I just tried to access the Ooo 3.0 download page so I could add a link to it for an article for theforcefield.net about the launch and I am receiving a 404 error. The specific error is as follows: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /servlets/ContentHelmNoodle on this server. Apache Server at www.openoffice.org Port 80 I attempted to access the main OOo site and it is giving me a forbidden error as well. Is the site down? If so, could you elaborate on the nature of the problem and when it is expected to be up again? If I could have something to post our site so everyone will know what is happening it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Rick Rick Savoia Savoia Computer The Force Field podcast and portal for IT service providers http://www.theforcefield.net Apologies - our servers are struggling to cope with the unprecedented demand. The technical guys are trying to come up with a solution. Thank you for your patience John -- John McCreesh Marketing Project Lead OpenOffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Marketing] OOo Promo for my podcast
So, I guess I'm confused. What is the final copy? I don't have a problem reading the earlier one written in the first person because I actually do use OpenOffice.org in lieu of MS Office but I do agree that it sounds better if it is compared to other office suites in general instead of a specific suite. Post the final copy and as long as it is factual and legal and in a positive tone I will read it on the podcast. Rick The Force Field podcast for IT Service Providers http://www.theforcefield.net -Original Message- From: Stefan Weigel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:24 PM To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org Subject: Re: [Marketing] OOo Promo for my podcast Alexandro Colorado schrieb: That's what happened when engineers talk to marketers. They just talk different languages. Who do you think is an engineer and who is an marketer in this thread? ;-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Marketing] OOo Promo for my podcast
Hi, About a year ago I produced a promo spot for OpenOffice.org for my podcast, The Force Field. At the time something happened in the Marketing group that sort of soured me to the idea of promoting it on my own so I pulled it before it was finished. I did, however, keep the OOo banner link on my web site. Now I am willing to give it another try, but I will not produce anything like what I did before. I will just do a short read during the news and comment segment of the show. If anyone here is interested, you can send me three or four lines of copy to read and I will include it in the next episode. It can be a collaborative effort but it needs to be positive. HOWEVER, this needs to be a clean, cut and dry promo. I would need it within the next week or so. If it needs committee approval fine, but no bureaucratic nonsense, please. Sorry for that statement, but I've been on this list a long time so I know how it works sometimes. All I need is a little promo. This is a free promo on my podcast with a personal endorsement for OOo. The podcast is aimed at IT Service Providers, field service technicians and resellers, most of whom resell, recommend and/or install hardware and software to end users. To get an idea of what I am referring to you can listen to an episode of the podcast here http://www.theforcefield.net/wordpress and the web site is here http://www.theforcefield.net. As a community distributor I welcome the opportunity to promote OOo on the podcast and my site with the support of the community. Rick Savoia Savoia Computer Host of The Force Field podcast for IT Professionals www.theforcefield.net - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
