Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-06-01 Thread Ken Guest
A nice example of using non-geographic tags (business name, contact details,
opening hours etc)
would be to point out openstreetbrowser ;-)

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:45 AM, john whelan jwhelan0...@gmail.com wrote:

 Is it worth doing a small article on OSM for them?  It might be worth
 pointing out that businesses can be tagged with websites etc. and the tags
 can be read on line.

 Cheerio John


 On 31 May 2010 11:13, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:

 Hey All,

 Yesterday Richard Weait and I got an email about an opportunity to put
 an ad for OSM in a Canadian Business Journal.  Unfortunately the turn
 around was only a couple hours (I'm assuming some advertiser dropped
 out or something).

 Anyway we didn't have anything readily available so we weren't able to
 seize the opportunity.  Does any materials like this exist somewhere
 for OSM?  If not do you think there is a need for it or was this a
 freak occurrence?

 -Kate

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Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-06-01 Thread john whelan
Or just use the plus sign on the right and use the data overlay.  That works
nicely for Canada.  I have some sample Ottawa businesses I've dropped in.  I
suppose I could even write a few words round couple of examples.

Cheerio John

On 1 June 2010 04:18, Ken Guest k...@linux.ie wrote:

 A nice example of using non-geographic tags (business name, contact
 details, opening hours etc)
 would be to point out openstreetbrowser ;-)


 On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:45 AM, john whelan jwhelan0...@gmail.com wrote:

 Is it worth doing a small article on OSM for them?  It might be worth
 pointing out that businesses can be tagged with websites etc. and the tags
 can be read on line.

 Cheerio John


 On 31 May 2010 11:13, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:

 Hey All,

 Yesterday Richard Weait and I got an email about an opportunity to put
 an ad for OSM in a Canadian Business Journal.  Unfortunately the turn
 around was only a couple hours (I'm assuming some advertiser dropped
 out or something).

 Anyway we didn't have anything readily available so we weren't able to
 seize the opportunity.  Does any materials like this exist somewhere
 for OSM?  If not do you think there is a need for it or was this a
 freak occurrence?

 -Kate

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[OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-05-31 Thread Kate Chapman
Hey All,

Yesterday Richard Weait and I got an email about an opportunity to put
an ad for OSM in a Canadian Business Journal.  Unfortunately the turn
around was only a couple hours (I'm assuming some advertiser dropped
out or something).

Anyway we didn't have anything readily available so we weren't able to
seize the opportunity.  Does any materials like this exist somewhere
for OSM?  If not do you think there is a need for it or was this a
freak occurrence?

-Kate

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Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-05-31 Thread Ken Guest
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
 Hey All,

 Yesterday Richard Weait and I got an email about an opportunity to put
 an ad for OSM in a Canadian Business Journal.  Unfortunately the turn
 around was only a couple hours (I'm assuming some advertiser dropped
 out or something).

 Anyway we didn't have anything readily available so we weren't able to
 seize the opportunity.  Does any materials like this exist somewhere
 for OSM?  If not do you think there is a need for it or was this a
 freak occurrence?


When opportunity knocks [next] we should be ready ;-)

Would there not be something in the Press section of the wiki
(http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Press) that we could use the next
time this happens?

I don't know whether there is or not so this isn't a slight at anyone
about not being able to seize the opportunity with the canadian
business journal - but there's no harm in being prepared for the next
time that this might happen.


Ken


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Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-05-31 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 15:13, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
 Anyway we didn't have anything readily available so we weren't able to
 seize the opportunity.  Does any materials like this exist somewhere
 for OSM?  If not do you think there is a need for it or was this a
 freak occurrence?

There's a collection at http://svn.openstreetmap.org/misc/pr_material/

Mostly out of date, but something to use as a baseline.

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Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-05-31 Thread Richard Weait
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
ava...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 15:13, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:
 Anyway we didn't have anything readily available so we weren't able to
 seize the opportunity.  Does any materials like this exist somewhere
 for OSM?  If not do you think there is a need for it or was this a
 freak occurrence?

 There's a collection at http://svn.openstreetmap.org/misc/pr_material/

 Mostly out of date, but something to use as a baseline.

Indeed.  A nice start and better than nothing.  We can try to plan
ahead and have things ready but it is a bit of a fools errand.
Different audiences for different magazines would require different
materials.

Still, it was nice that they thought of us.

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Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-05-31 Thread simon

 Still, it was nice that they thought of us.


Very nice indeed...

Just one thought the print industry tends to work in CMYK (ie. PDF/X-3),
so if anyone wants to do an Ad then 'we' should try to make it as easy for
the publisher as possible.

Simon


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Re: [OSM-talk] OpenStreetMap Ad

2010-05-31 Thread john whelan
Is it worth doing a small article on OSM for them?  It might be worth
pointing out that businesses can be tagged with websites etc. and the tags
can be read on line.

Cheerio John

On 31 May 2010 11:13, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote:

 Hey All,

 Yesterday Richard Weait and I got an email about an opportunity to put
 an ad for OSM in a Canadian Business Journal.  Unfortunately the turn
 around was only a couple hours (I'm assuming some advertiser dropped
 out or something).

 Anyway we didn't have anything readily available so we weren't able to
 seize the opportunity.  Does any materials like this exist somewhere
 for OSM?  If not do you think there is a need for it or was this a
 freak occurrence?

 -Kate

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