Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Communicating Ubuntu

2006-11-07 Thread Corey Burger
On 11/1/06, Andreas Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I had a little brainstorm with myself about the marketing of Ubuntu. And > I put all of it into a draft. > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunicatingUbuntu > > Have a look, a offer up some comments. It is still very much a > braindum

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Kubuntu Marketing Material

2006-11-07 Thread Corey Burger
On 11/5/06, Mirjam Wäckerlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Addendum ... > > On 11/5/06, Mirjam Wäckerlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > http://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuMarketing/Material > > > > everybody is encouraged to contribute to this page by > > > > o Creating your own Kubuntu Mark

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Humorous video example (Novell)

2006-11-07 Thread Corey Burger
On 11/4/06, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I saw this a while ago and really like it. I share the link because - > it is good - but also because I began to think that we might have > someone who could create amusing meaningful animations or videos. > > http://www.novell.com/linux/windowstolinu

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] CD Boxes

2006-11-07 Thread Corey Burger
On 10/10/06, Ben Thorp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was discussing Linux Advocacy with a friend the other day, and we talked > about the possibility of placing stacks of Ubuntu CDs in some of the local > computer shops, most likely to be displayed alongside AOL and Tiscali type > CDs (not an id

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Targeted email, phone, and face-to-face tactics

2006-11-07 Thread Corey Burger
On 11/7/06, Nathan Eckenrode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd just like to weigh in on this issue, as I have come up against it, and > generally the solution I seek - which allows me to have some crediblity as > well as remain 'unofficial' - is the position of Community Representative. > > This see

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Targeted email, phone, and face-to-face tactics

2006-11-07 Thread Corey Burger
On 11/5/06, Daniel Buch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most educational institutions, government agencies, and corporations are > easily reachable by phone or email, making them a considerably more > accessible target than then general public. I say this mostly from > experience in working with K-12

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Claros VoIP Teleserver: An Ubuntu-based PBX

2006-11-07 Thread Corey Burger
On 11/7/06, Dan Ros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Paul, > > Our main reason for our choice was perhaps the debian packaging system > used by Ubuntu. It meant that we could craft a lean stripped down > version of Ubuntu (about 300Mb installed), yet without breaking any > compatibility as regards u

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Targeted email, phone, and face-to-face tactics

2006-11-07 Thread Nathan Eckenrode
I'd just like to weigh in on this issue, as I have come up against it, and generally the solution I seek - which allows me to have some crediblity as well as remain 'unofficial' - is the position of Community Representative. This seems to solve a couple of problems as well as giving me a title

[ubuntu-marketing] contact with the press (UK) (Ubuntu)

2006-11-07 Thread alan c
Also posted to: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: contact with the press Just to mention I have sent (unrequested) emails to the editorial staff of newspapers (note1) requesting more features on computers etc, and giving a short item on free and open source software, with Ubuntu also mentioned, in co

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Targeted email, phone, and face-to-face tactics

2006-11-07 Thread Daniel Buch
> > Most educational institutions, government agencies, and corporations are > > easily reachable by phone or email, making them a considerably more > > accessible target than then general public. I say this mostly from > > experience in working with K-12 and Higher Ed clients to promote various >