[ubuntu-marketing] Better resource for LoCo teams
One thing that surprised me when I got on launchpad, was the lack of location data. Most of the other sites I've worked with have allowed people to search for users close to their location, so they can tap into each other for knowledge or resources. I think it would be a great advantage for a LoCo team leader to be able to see everyone within 50 miles of them who is a registered user. For example, the person who is currently listed as the closest LoCo team contact to me really isn't active. I've sent emails with no response, there is no information in the Wiki, how do I find other users in the area? If I could look up everyone in Launchpad within a certain distance, I could easily make other contacts. This really wouldn't be too hard to add to the site, and could be set up as an opt-in feature for people with privacy concerns. -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
[ubuntu-marketing] The fridge and the Magazine
Marketing Team, about a week ago we had a converstaion IRC on the magazine and we agreed with Rich and Matt, that it we would be better served if we merged with the Fridge. Ther were a couple of ideas that we had in mind. 1. We need a nicer news section 2. We are thinking of making the How-to of the week base on existing How-tos, but in a better graphical manner. the idea is that if we see a need for a How-to we will write it and then a strip down version ( no graphics) will go into the normal How-to section 3. We might create videos to promote and show off new Ubuntu features. Sara Vasquez pgpRLPGEEH4UF.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Step down considerately
On Wednesday 16 August 2006 14:55, John Baer wrote: > Team, > > I was speaking not long ago with an Information Officer for an > organization in the Midwest (US) with supports about 30,000 Windows > desktops. I poised the question, have you or would you ever consider > deploying a linux desktop? She smiled and responded by saying the only > Information Officer she was aware of to attempt this is now seeking > employment. > > Why is this? > > 1. The status quo is hard to change. Argue in what ever manner you > please but Microsoft is serving millions of customers. > > 2. Computing is serious business. Canonical, for example, lives or dies > by its ability to manage data and I am sure everyone who works for > Canonical takes computing seriously. > > I do not know the intended message for the new branding of Ubuntu. To me > Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support) said "I am serious and ready to do > business". > > IMHO you can not follow that statement with bug #1 and I am embarrassed > by the message. > > Regrettably, I am at a lost as to how to add value (excellence) and must > take leave of Ubuntu. > > Good luck and best wishes to all, > > John Alright, time has come to let it be known. I recently, Microsoft to persue bigger and better things. I worked for them for quite a few years, and actually got to spend time in and around the major teams within the organization. To be honest, Ubuntu isn't the only one that has a bug #1, it truthfully isn't original, but that doesn't matter, it is a way for the Developers to have a little fun. Just so you know, Microsoft has Linux Torvalds as the biggest bug Microsoft has to face, the developers that is. Their developers also have blogs, and a community just like ours. You want to know the difference? WE ARE OPEN, THEY AREN'T! The proof is in the pudding, the expression goes. Google the developer blogs for Microsoft. I have read through quite a few of them, and truthfully it reminds me of old Al Gore campaign commercials, BORING and ROBOTIC like. Ignorance is the reason that guy is looking for employment. It seems as if he tried to deploy something, or had the idea of doing so, but didn't know how to carry through with it. Myself, and quite a few others on Ubuntu Chicago have been working with companies in the Chicago land area on getting them to switch, and we have even been trying to provide some free support to them as well during the initial phase. Granted we aren't switching 30k people, but then again what person does? Usually that is a team that would even recommend such a feat. John, I am sorry to see you go truthfully as your creative design and marketing detail was a welcome. There is a big difference between conventional marketing and open source marketing. I am having a hard time myself trying to grasp this concept. Every concept I learned going for my MBA was totally different then what is going on here, but I know well that some of those concepts will work. I am used to a "Marketing Plan", and following and adding to the plan as you go. Here there is no plan, it is all go! Hard to get used to I know. John, take care and the best of wishes to you as well! Godspeed! -- Richard Johnson ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ubuntu.com <> kubuntu.com <> edubuntu.com <> xubuntu.com chi.ubuntu-us.com <> buntudot.org online everywhere as nixternal <>< pgpD27ckXDGdG.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
[ubuntu-marketing] Step down considerately
Team, I was speaking not long ago with an Information Officer for an organization in the Midwest (US) with supports about 30,000 Windows desktops. I poised the question, have you or would you ever consider deploying a linux desktop? She smiled and responded by saying the only Information Officer she was aware of to attempt this is now seeking employment. Why is this? 1. The status quo is hard to change. Argue in what ever manner you please but Microsoft is serving millions of customers. 2. Computing is serious business. Canonical, for example, lives or dies by its ability to manage data and I am sure everyone who works for Canonical takes computing seriously. I do not know the intended message for the new branding of Ubuntu. To me Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support) said "I am serious and ready to do business". IMHO you can not follow that statement with bug #1 and I am embarrassed by the message. Regrettably, I am at a lost as to how to add value (excellence) and must take leave of Ubuntu. Good luck and best wishes to all, John -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
[ubuntu-marketing] Powered by Stickers
I just wanted to let everyone know, that I created some sample "Powered by" SVG files for anyone and everyone to use. I did them quick, so if you can make them better, go ahead and do so and update the wiki page, or just add a version to the wiki page. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PoweredBy I created them in a 2 inch by 3 inch format, and being svg's you can pretty much scale them to whatever, however you need to make sure you don't distort the logo by stretching it. You can "ungroup" the image to make changes to each item on the page. You need the Ubuntu Title and MSTT core fonts packages. The following explains the process: Enable Universe and Multiverse repositories -> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories Use Adept, Synaptic, Aptitude, or apt-get. sudo apt-get install ttf-ubuntu-title msttcorefonts Enjoy! p.s. to open/edit svg files, you need to: sudo apt-get install inkscape -- Richard Johnson ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ubuntu.com <> kubuntu.com <> edubuntu.com <> xubuntu.com chi.ubuntu-us.com <> buntudot.org online everywhere as nixternal <>< pgpKMpim5ACyH.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Contribute doc and the Marketing team page
Matthew Revell wrote: > I have to say, I like the way our team page on the wiki has a "Find > us" section right up front. Ubuntu wiki pages don't make it that easy, > that I can see, to have anything other than a linear layout. So, we > need the first item to be for new people, and how they can find where > we are, I think. > Fair enough. Though I must point out that in my suggested template, the first section is a brief introduction as to what the team is about, just above the contact details. The idea was to tell people about the team first, as that will help them to know what kind of issues to take up with the team. BTW: you can link to individual headlines in the wiki if that's what you're looking for. You can also add a Table of Contents. Thanks for the comments, Andreas -- https://launchpad.net/people/lloydinho -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Community metrics - how OpenSolaris does it
On 16/08/06, john levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1: Most of this data seems eminently automatable, so it might not be > that much work. Yeah, and I think some of it will already be available. Matthew Nuzum - are you reading? If so, what sort of stats can we get for the Ubntu websites, downloads from the websites, etc? > Also, just making stats available will be an incentive for someone to > mash them up in new and interesting ways. True. If there were no effort involved in their compilation, I'd say that we'd definitely want the stats. I'm gonna ask Patrick from OpenSolaris how he compiles his material, to see if we can pick up some tips. -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Community metrics - how OpenSolaris does it
Matthew Revell wrote: > Each month, the OpenSolaris project's marketing guy (Patrick Finch) > posts a page of stats. They show what's going on in the OpenSolaris > world and how people come across OpenSolaris. > > Now, OpenSolaris has the advantage that Sun pays a number of people, > including Patrick, to work either full time or part time on the > project's marketing. However, I'm pretty certain we could get at least > some of this data for Ubuntu. > > Question is: do we want it and, if so, how would we use it? > 1: Most of this data seems eminently automatable, so it might not be that much work. 2: Yes, we (or at least I) want it. Aside from the sheer joy of stats, it gives an idea of how big ubuntu is, how it is growing. Geo-location stats should be very useful in working out where to devote resources. Also, just making stats available will be an incentive for someone to mash them up in new and interesting ways. John -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Contribute doc and the Marketing team page
On 14/08/06, Andreas Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To solve this, I have made a TeamPageTemplate [2] in the Ubuntu Wiki > to offer a common structure for team wiki pages to make it easy for > new contributors to get an overview of the information that they will > need to get involved. I have to say, I like the way our team page on the wiki has a "Find us" section right up front. Ubuntu wiki pages don't make it that easy, that I can see, to have anything other than a linear layout. So, we need the first item to be for new people, and how they can find where we are, I think. > I hope you are willing to adopt this structure for > the marketing page. I don't think we're that far off now. I'd be reluctant to see the contact info drop down the page. Thanks for the input :) > I would also like you to have a look at the ContributeToUbuntu section > on the Marketing section [4] so that you can make sure that it > properly reflects how you want people to get involved. Will do. -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Community metrics - how OpenSolaris does it
On 11/08/06, john levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have a link for that page? I just looked over opensolaris.org, > but couldn't find it. Sorry, I thought I'd included that in my original mail. Here it is: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/marketing/metrics/latest/ -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Community metrics - how OpenSolaris does it
On 11/08/06, Rich Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Each month, the OpenSolaris project's marketing guy (Patrick Finch) > > posts a page of stats. They show what's going on in the OpenSolaris > > world and how people come across OpenSolaris. > When you say "..some of this data", you mean pick his brain for ideas? No, I mean that it would be helpful if we could get similar data but for Ubuntu. We can already get some of the info| but there's quite a bit that would require, I imagine, input from Matthew Nuzum (Canonical's Web Master). -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Firefox crop circle
Yess ...I am even thinking of making an Ubuntu Guitar myself :-)But to motivate people to make things like that ...Go team go !On 8/16/06, Matthew Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Man alive, this is the sort of high impact thing we'll be doing whenwe've got in the swing of things:http://lug.oregonstate.edu/index.php/Projects/Firefox/Firefox_Circle --Matthew Revellwww.understated.co.uk--ubuntu-marketing mailing listubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
[ubuntu-marketing] Firefox crop circle
Man alive, this is the sort of high impact thing we'll be doing when we've got in the swing of things: http://lug.oregonstate.edu/index.php/Projects/Firefox/Firefox_Circle -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] High Profile Switcher..Almost
On 11/08/06, John Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr. Engadget Almost Loves Ubuntu I spoke to Cory Doctorow, a few weeks back, to ask if he'd do audio and text interviews with us, for a possible switcher campaign (SU thing, perhaps). He was well up for it but did ask that I get back in touch in September. I've created a wiki page for us to log high-profile switchers, for possible interview when we're ready for them: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeam/Switchers Of course, this could cross-over into case studies but for SpreadUbuntu (or whatever), I think we'd be going for the wow factor, a little more. -- Matthew Revell www.understated.co.uk -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
