[ubuntu-marketing] The fridge and the Magazine

2006-08-16 Thread sara vasquez
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

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Purpose of the Magazine

2006-08-10 Thread sara vasquez
:31 am, Matthew East wrote: > Hi, > > * Robert McWilliam: > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:13:59 -0400, "sara vasquez" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >> Robert, > >> > >> we talked about this before > > > > Where and

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Purpose of the Magazine

2006-08-09 Thread sara vasquez
Robert, we talked about this before and we know that at the beginning the contetn would be similr I am even going to go and say taht perhaps all that content won't be on a formal magazine publication but be put up as articels on the fridge as we move foward we will get more content that would

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine Editor

2006-08-09 Thread sara vasquez
Hello all, I would like to clear some confution concerning the Editor potition of the Ubuntu Magzie (ubuntuWorld I think). I think that many of you feel that I am the Editor by default and that I want to be the editor. I have no proble doing it, but I would ideally like to rotate that position

[ubuntu-marketing] TO DO list for the magazone

2006-08-09 Thread sara vasquez
rich can you put this on the TODO Wiki 1st issue (Learning about Ubuntu) Web site Layout, art work --John and Pascal What is Ubuntu (the software) - Sara, any one else interested? Intro to it Linux-Ubuntu-Gnome, KDE, XFCE, etc What is it, Why

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Video

2006-08-04 Thread sara vasquez
On Friday 04 August 2006 8:34 pm, John Little wrote: > Some rambling thoughts about video as marketing tool. > > 1. It demystifies Linux. The perception that it's too technical, nerdy, > command line driven, probably ugly, etc is probably the biggest barrier to > adoption today. > > 2. Eyecandy mat

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] future of the fridge

2006-08-03 Thread sara vasquez
Matt, I don't know if you read my e-mail concerning the magazine brain dump, but I think that I touch upon this a bit, I think that we are not in shape to publish a magazine right now, but we have people working on articles so maybe we can start contributing like that and maybe we can a consta

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine Brain Dump

2006-08-03 Thread sara vasquez
On Wednesday 02 August 2006 9:00 am, John Baer wrote: > Sara and Team, > > I have some thoughts about the Ubuntu Magazine project I would like to > share as a "brain dump". > > What prompted this was a rediscovered email which encouraged us to step > outside of the box, be bold, be imaginative. > >

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine market research

2006-07-28 Thread sara vasquez
On Friday 28 July 2006 6:28 am, Matthew Revell wrote: > Hi guys, > > Unfortunately, as you know, I was unable to attend recent team > meetings due to LugRadio Live and other commitments. So, I'm a touch > late in commenting, but I'd like to nonetheless :) > > I'm currently reading through all the m

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine market research

2006-07-28 Thread sara vasquez
On Friday 28 July 2006 6:28 am, Matthew Revell wrote: > Hi guys, > > Unfortunately, as you know, I was unable to attend recent team > meetings due to LugRadio Live and other commitments. So, I'm a touch > late in commenting, but I'd like to nonetheless :) > > I'm currently reading through all the

[ubuntu-marketing] whoa!!!

2006-07-28 Thread sara vasquez
Hey all, So I just walked in the door and checked my e-mail (165 messages) so I cheked my feeds and see that there are magazine new on the fridge and after catching up on my e-mails I am impress by all the work going on, I have a comment to whoever posted that on the fridge if you could put a li

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Fridge needs you! Ubuntu-Abanta

2006-07-26 Thread Sara Vasquez
Here is a post with suggested nameshttp://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=219137On 7/26/06, Paul Sladen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, 26 Jul 2006, Paul Sladen wrote:> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006, Vid Ayer wrote:> > On 7/26/06, Paul Sladen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > 'Abanta' comes off the t

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] The Fridge needs you!

2006-07-26 Thread Sara Vasquez
My take on it is that we need to have a system or network of pages that promote Ubuntu. the way I see things getting deveop is that instead of having a separate site for the magazine, spread Ubuntu and the fridge we should have all on one page. One stop for all you need, The magazine should be a p

[ubuntu-marketing] Checking in

2006-07-25 Thread Sara Vasquez
I am sorry about the long silence. I ahve work on some stuff during the weekend. I went out for the wwekend and went to the woods, I think that i am going to stay here altlle bit longer since i am really productive tihs way and I needed to finish some work for school. I will be back next week with

[ubuntu-marketing] to do

2006-07-19 Thread sara vasquez
ok please bear with me as I am learning as I go and I am thinking out loud. I am thinking if my to do list is the best way to approach this. I feel really weird handing out jobs and not being complete sure that I am taking full advantage of your help, so if you think that there is a better way

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Revsision to the Project Charter

2006-07-19 Thread sara vasquez
On Wednesday 19 July 2006 9:31 pm, John Baer wrote: > Sara, Magazine Team, and Marketing Members, > > I corrected the magazine Charter per the notes/comments that were made > and I believe it is close to final. > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazineProjectCharter > > The major changes are at th

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu magazine progress and assigments

2006-07-19 Thread sara vasquez
Hey all, I am sorry for the late reply, but i was not available yesterday. I am gratefull for all the offering for help. I am going to take you all up on your word and I have come up with a doc with thing in progress. Rich, could you please post this on the wiki in a diff page as a to-do list.

[ubuntu-marketing] Lauchpad for Ubuntu magazine

2006-07-17 Thread sara vasquez
Our new launchpad page https://launchpad.net/products/ubuntu-magazine/+specs Please post your ideas for the magazine as a spec there as braindump that way we will all have a permanent place to look at that and make comments. From today on this would be the official way of submitting ideas for t

[ubuntu-marketing] [Spec ubuntumagazine] Ubuntu Magazine

2006-07-17 Thread Sara Vasquez-tikal26
Specification changed by Sara Vasquez-tikal26: Priority: Undefined => High -- Specification Details: Ubuntu Magazine https://launchpad.net/products/ubuntu-magazine/+spec/ubuntumagazine -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mail

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazice TOC

2006-07-17 Thread sara vasquez
My proposed TOC (for now, I'llpst one in the wiki as we play round it in the mailing list) Editors note Intro to our magazine , Who we are(an extesion of the marketing team, members of the community),Waht are our expectation of the magazine,Why we are doing what we are doing. Team of the Month

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazice TOC

2006-07-17 Thread sara vasquez
My proposed TOC (for now, I'llpst one in the wiki as we play round it in the mailing list) Editors note Intro to our magazine , Who we are(an extesion of the marketing team, members of the community),Waht are our expectation of the magazine,Why we are doing what we are doing. Team of the Month

[ubuntu-marketing] [Spec ubuntumag-charter] Ubuntu Mgazine charter

2006-07-17 Thread Sara Vasquez-tikal26
Specification changed by Sara Vasquez-tikal26: Whiteboard changed to: John and Sara would make final revision and it would be submitted to the ubuntu marketing team for aprroval. -- Specification Details: Ubuntu Mgazine charter https://launchpad.net/products/spreadubuntu/+spec/ubuntumag

[ubuntu-marketing] Fwd: Ubuntu magazine

2006-07-17 Thread Sara Vasquez
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sara Vasquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:56:59 -0400 Subject: Ubuntu magazine To: ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Hey all, I've being thinking about how to move foward since our last meeting, and I feel that the best

[ubuntu-marketing] [Spec ubuntumag-wiki] Ubuntu Magazine Wiki reorganization

2006-07-17 Thread Sara Vasquez-tikal26
Specification changed by Sara Vasquez-tikal26: Assignee: (none) => RichJohnson Whiteboard changed to: Nixternal has agreed to work on it -- Specification Details: Ubuntu Magazine Wiki reorganization https://launchpad.net/products/spreadubuntu/+spec/ubuntumag-wiki -- ubuntu-market

[ubuntu-marketing] Magazine meeting

2006-07-15 Thread sara vasquez
I forgot to say that this meeting would not be possible with our some of our team members, I don't want to embarrass them, that have just produce alot of work and have tolerated my technical ignorance during the time I've being away. Sara pgpaRP4IEhiyZ.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubunt

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine meeting

2006-07-15 Thread sara vasquez
Dear all, in anticipation for our next meeting (http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/455) we have the prepared and agenda located here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazineAgenda07186 Please take a look at the wiki and make comments and suggestion, also keep think about topics that you would like to

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] What do you do with a good idea?

2006-07-15 Thread sara vasquez
John, I agree with what you are saying, specially the ubuntu branding ideas I think we will partly touch on this in our meeting on Monday when we talk about the magazine identity. I also think that when someon ahs and idea he or she should write a spec and add it on the Lauchpad specs as a brai

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine meeting

2006-07-15 Thread sara vasquez
The 17th On Saturday 15 July 2006 1:21 am, Robert McWilliam wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:39:04 -0400, "sara vasquez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > said: > > Our next meeting is this coming Monday the 17th at 19:30 UTC time. > > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:51:40

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine meeting

2006-07-14 Thread sara vasquez
t; On 7/14/06, sara vasquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Our next meeting is this coming Monday the 17th at 19:30 UTC time. > > That is way past midnight (IST) ... sorry cant make it :-( > -- > Vid pgpdeGKMCxQaM.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing l

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu Magazine meeting

2006-07-14 Thread sara vasquez
Our next meeting is this coming Monday the 17th at 19:30 UTC time. pgpJGBXniPSS2.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] New Promotional Vendor?

2006-07-13 Thread sara vasquez
John, I agree that we have a branding issue. I read this on the internet and though that some of his point were spot on http://clearnightsky.com/node/242 Maybe we can take some of his criticism on the Ubuntu page an apply it to Spread Ubuntu. Sara On Thursday 13 July 2006 10:06 pm, John Baer w

[ubuntu-marketing] specs on Launchpad

2006-07-13 Thread sara vasquez
ok so probably did something wrong because I can;t find my magazine wiki spec on the right place, but here is the link https://launchpad.net/products/spreadubuntu/+spec/ubuntumag-wiki Is there away to move it to the right place? Sara pgp0V4tTEl7f0.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-mark

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu magazine specs

2006-07-13 Thread sara vasquez
Hey all, i just added some specs on the Ubuntu Marketing Launchpad. Please le me know what you think. If any of you want to work on any of the specs please le me know so that I can put you as the assignee. I really need someone to sing up for the wiki. I also need to know why I am not allowed to

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Wiki help

2006-07-10 Thread sara vasquez
sorry about that it was not meant for the whole list On Monday 10 July 2006 10:16 pm, sara vasquez wrote: > I just added the table for the schedule on the ubuntu magazine wiki, but I > left the offer for help that you had on the marketing page intact. I hope > that you don't min

[ubuntu-marketing] Wiki help

2006-07-10 Thread sara vasquez
I just added the table for the schedule on the ubuntu magazine wiki, but I left the offer for help that you had on the marketing page intact. I hope that you don't mind. Also I know that you are helping out with the wiki, so I am wondering if you could help me reorganizing our wiki. I know what

[ubuntu-marketing] some event on the Ubuntu magazine

2006-07-10 Thread sara vasquez
Hey all, Here are some doc that John Baer has draft for us concerning the magazine. Please review them and make comments or suggestions. http://www.tikal26.net/ubuntu/Charter-070861.pdf http://www.tikal26.net/ubuntu/ubuntu_magazine-070861.pdf Also, please let me know about you availability fo

[ubuntu-marketing] Taking a break

2006-07-07 Thread Sara Vasquez
Hello all:I am letting you all know that I am taking a week off vacation so I will not be available . I'll be down the shore and I don't know if I will have internet access. I am working on some things for the magazien and hope to have them done when I come back. I hopwe that whe  I come back Iwe c

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Magazine art work

2006-07-06 Thread sara vasquez
sorry about the mistake the right link is the following: http://www.tikal26.net/ubuntu/ubuntumagazine.svg right click on it and save target as or save as,I use inkscape to open it so you probably need that to open it. sara On Thursday 06 July 2006 8:47 pm, sara vasquez wrote: > Hey all,

[ubuntu-marketing] Magazine art work

2006-07-06 Thread sara vasquez
Hey all, I received a nice e-mail from Pascal Klein from the art team and he sent me a nice svg file. You can take a look at it here http://www.tikal26.net/ubuntu/ubuntu-au-mainpage-e.svgz I like that he mad a color pallet and I think that we might look into making the color pallet the official

[ubuntu-marketing] ubuntu magazine art work

2006-07-03 Thread Sara Vasquez
hey all,I decided to try to get some help with the art work on the ubuntu magazine http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1209232#post1209232 I figure I would do this becuase I feel that somehow we hit a roadblock and maybe aproaching this forma nother angle we can get ideas and motivation fl

[ubuntu-marketing] Ubuntu magazine

2006-06-30 Thread Sara Vasquez
Hey all,I've being thinking about how to move foward since our last meeting, and I feel that the best thing is to just publish the first issue and then take it from there. Our first issue would probably include information that already exits, but needs to be expanded or presented on a graphical way

Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Marketing Team Meeting Summary

2006-06-29 Thread Sara Vasquez
Jason;I understand your point, but I think that we must explain our reasoninig to others that were not in the meeting. As far as I understand we are doing this becuase we had bits and pieces of inforamtion all over the place. We are trying to get things organized and prunning the list was part of t