March 2014 - openSUSE Marketing - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-marketing] ambassador reports
by Jos Poortvliet 23 Feb '25

23 Feb '25

Hi boosters, The marketing team has been brainstorming on how to give ambassadors a tad more attention in openSUSE; motivate them to make a bit more noise; and reward them for what they do. Now we have a few ideas, but for one, we thought it might make sense to use connect. Yes, it could probably be done via the wiki and other ways but I know you guys have a hammer and might see this as a nail :D *what is the problem* the ambassadors _sometimes_ create event reports. We want those reports for several reasons: - to have an idea of what they are doing - to measure how much we do - to motivate others - to SHOW what we do Unfortunately, not so many event reports are made although we're fairly sure many events have openSUSE attendance. This is due to several issues. *First*, not all ambassadors are so connected to us - many are not 'official ambassador' or their English skills are minimal and they are not internationally involved. I will send a follow-up mail with ideas on how to solve that. *Second*, filling in an event report on the wiki is not exactly easy for many. Some send one by mail - which is fine but leaves little record. *Third*, the reports receive little visibility. They are mentioned somewhere in the weekly news if you're lucky and of course on the marketing ML, but that's it pretty much. Numbers in it are not saved, we don't realy do anything with it as there is no real easy record. *The solution?* Ideally, the reports would end up in a central place, some database... And ideally, they would be connected to the ambassadors - so they can build up a trackrecord of events they have visited. Once we have this we can also show reports on eg news.o.o in a feed box on the side for example, or on our homepage. We can analyze and use statistics (for promo), promote events, do monthly articles - all kinds of things. We have an events page on en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Ambassador_events which suffers from similar issues - most people don't create a page because it is not easy and not localized. *connect.o.o* In short. We wonder - would Connect not offer a much better way of handeling events, event reports and the like? Would it not offer a better place for ambassador user accounts (with associated event reports as track records)? Culd it offer an easy place for ambassadors to add info for an event and afterwards add a report & pictures which we can then display in the planet feed (localized, if needed)? In case you think this is relevant, chuck and manu might have some time to help with this both in 'how to do it' (I would also love to think abou that) and the doing itself. Cheers, Jos

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Fwd: [opensuse-marketing] Monthly news
by Manu Gupta 09 Apr '14

09 Apr '14

Hey All If it is a monthly thingy, I will try to get weekly one article from the forums, something nice On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:30 PM, Kostas Koudaras <warlordfff(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 2014-01-31 Henne Vogelsang <hvogel(a)opensuse.org>: >> Hey, >> >> On 31.01.2014 09:00, Kostas Koudaras wrote: >> >>> We also need some artwork done and a catchy title for it. >> >> I would love to help with the infrastructure, process and styling. I >> already have some ideas how to produce this. How can I join? :-) >> > Well, you are in :D > I would like everything to be open and talk about it here in the ML. > Maybe at some point make a meeting. > What are your ideas ? > Nikos is the guy that works with the infrastructure of the printed > version and afaik he is thinking on working with Scribus. About the > web Version we were thinking of publishing it on News somehow or > something else wordpress related, but still looking for this. > BTW is it possible to have an article from OBS every month? In my mind > I have to reach people in all corners of the openSUSE Project and have > them write articles or even how to's. Maybe even give simple lessons > of how to make packages... What do you think? > Have Fun > Kostas > >> Henne >> >> -- >> Henne Vogelsang >> http://www.opensuse.org >> Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. >> - Mike Tyson > > > > -- > --- \m/ --- > http://opensuse.gr > http://amb.opensuse.gr http://www.kde.gr > http://warlordfff.tk > --- \m/ --- > me I am not I > --- \m/ --- > Time travel is possible, you just need to know the right aliens > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org > -- Regards Manu Gupta -- Regards Manu Gupta -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-marketing] New Kid On The Block
by Nenad Latinović 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

Hi! So, i went through the documentation, and i think i understand the goals and the workflow. I'm cc-ing the news team to let them know i'm at their disposal. How do you think it would be a good idea for me to start? Much obliged! 2014-03-27 16:00 GMT+01:00 Nenad Latinović <latinovic87(a)gmail.com>: > It sounds exactly like it's up my alley :D > I'll read through the documentation, and get back to you all before > evening. In the meantime, if you have any ideas, or need anything done > that i can do, don't hesitate and hit me up :) > > Thanks again! > > 2014-03-27 15:38 GMT+01:00 Henne Vogelsang <hvogel(a)opensuse.org>: >> Hey Nenad, >> >> On 27.03.2014 09:01, Nenad Latinović wrote: >> >>> Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Nenad, I come from >>> Slovenia. Soon to be literature bachelor, hoping to be a journalist >>> and a writer. And that's about it. >> >> Wonderful, welcome! We can always use people that know how to express >> all the great things we do :-) >> >>> As I'm very fond of the openSUSE project, seeing it as the most >>> balanced distro project out there in every way, and considering I'm >>> not a geek and don't know how to code or anything, I'm looking for >>> some other ways to help out. >> >> How about the news team? Seem to be right up your alley! >> >> https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:News_team >> >> If you have any questions regarding it don't hesitate to ask me or any >> other member of it. >> >> Henne >> >> -- >> Henne Vogelsang >> http://www.opensuse.org >> Everybody has a plan, until they get hit. >> - Mike Tyson > > > > -- > Nenad Latinović > latinovic87(a)gmail.com -- Nenad Latinović latinovic87(a)gmail.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] New Kid On The Block
by Nenad Latinović 27 Mar '14

27 Mar '14

Hi guys. Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Nenad, I come from Slovenia. Soon to be literature bachelor, hoping to be a journalist and a writer. And that's about it. As I'm very fond of the openSUSE project, seeing it as the most balanced distro project out there in every way, and considering I'm not a geek and don't know how to code or anything, I'm looking for some other ways to help out. So basically, as much as I can, I'll be at your disposal, if you guys need any help. I believe in openSUSE, and believe it deserves much more gospel :) May the geeko be with you! -- Nenad Latinović latinovic87(a)gmail.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-marketing] New Kid On The Block
by Nenad Latinović 27 Mar '14

27 Mar '14

Hello James! Thank you for the warm welcome! I presume i can post suggestions on this mailing list, if i come up with anything i consider viable? Thanks. Regards, 2014-03-27 15:17 GMT+01:00 James Mason <jmason(a)suse.com>: >>>> On 3/27/2014 at 01:01 AM, <latinovic87(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi guys. >> >> Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Nenad, I come from >> Slovenia. Soon to be literature bachelor, hoping to be a journalist >> and a writer. And that's about it. >> As I'm very fond of the openSUSE project, seeing it as the most >> balanced distro project out there in every way, and considering I'm >> not a geek and don't know how to code or anything, I'm looking for >> some other ways to help out. >> So basically, as much as I can, I'll be at your disposal, if you guys >> need any help. I believe in openSUSE, and believe it deserves much >> more gospel :) >> >> May the geeko be with you! > > Welcome to the community, Nenad, and thanks for stepping up! > > > James Mason > Online Operations Team > openSUSE Member > 2925 Roeder Ave, Suite 300 > Bellingham, WA 98225 USA > james.mason(a)suse.com > SUSE > > > -- Nenad Latinović latinovic87(a)gmail.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] openSUSE 13.1 Release Party [Austria]
by Ilias R.(Zoumpis) 21 Mar '14

21 Mar '14

Hello Geekos, This Monday 24.03, I will make a Release Party in Austria (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee) [1] in collaboration with the local IEEE Student Branch. Here you can find all the relevant information [2],[3],[4] and also download the poster of the event [5]. If you are in Austria or close to Klagenfurt , feel free to pass by the Party! ;) Have fun, Ilias R. [1] http://bit.ly/1l9AzZk [2] https://connect.opensuse.org/pg/event_calendar/view/44498 [3] https://www.facebook.com/events/613941582018632/ [4] https://blog.tewi.uni-klu.ac.at/opensuse-release-party/ [5] http://zoumpis.eu/poster.pdf -- Ilias R. (Zoumpis) -- About Me-- http://zoumpis.wordpress.com https://github.com/athanrous -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+owner(a)opensuse.org

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