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[opensuse-marketing] News Site Listings
by Bryen 16 Jun '08

16 Jun '08

Has anyone come up with a nice list of news feed sites that we can suggest our article writers to submit themselves to, such as lxer, slashdot, etc.? Might be nice to ensure that when someone writes a really good article that it be picked up in multiple locations. Pointing them to that list motivates them to write even more and well.. the world is just a little bit greener for that. :-) -- ---Bryen--- Let's rejoice a "There are no dumb questions" culture. But I really need you to have a "No dumb answers" policy before I answer your question. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Countdown image
by Pascal Bleser 15 Jun '08

15 Jun '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 So... countdown nears 0, and I wonder... :) What to render in the neat countdown images we serve from counter.o.o on release day ? And what afterwards ? - - "out now!" - - "released today!" (and what to display after release day?) - - "get it while it's hawt" (just kidding) - - "green! now!" Any ideas ? The shorter it is, the better, because it's only a few pixels of space and the text has to be short enough to be readable (and not more than 2 lines). cheers - -- ~ -o) Pascal Bleser <pascal.bleser(a)opensuse.org> ~ /\\ http://opensuse.org -- I took the green pill ~ _\_v FOSDEM::23+24 Feb 2008, Brussels, http://fosdem.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIVZB0r3NMWliFcXcRAp90AJ9MT3mJOt5o1lcJBPS4YpLyYiL9+QCgjlRK oI6IZYS6+ikboEuZnrj0d6Y= =IDQG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-marketing] Encouraging More Bloggers
by Joe Brockmeier 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 14:25 +0200, Martin Schlander wrote: > Fredag den 13. Juni 2008 13:20:21 skrev Francis Giannaros: > > I was wondering if anyone had some ideas about how to encourage more > > members in the community to blog about 11.0 when it's released. In > > previous releases I feel like this has been one of our weakest points, > > so I'm really interested in hearing any ideas! We've significantly beefed up the number of openSUSE community members blogging between the 10.3 release and 11.0. I think we'll see much more activity here. My question is how do we get people *outside* the project to blog about it? > Personally I've been planning my 11.0 announcement blogpost for months :-) > > I don't fully agree that there's too little blogging. At 10.3 time I remember > thinking there was almost too much of it. At release time there was a flood > of blogs and articles, drowning each other.. and a week later there was > nothing. For that reason I'll probably do my 11.0 announcement post 3-4 days > ahead of release to avoid it drowning in noise. You raise a good point -- promotion and marketing is a marathon, not a sprint. I hope that 11.0 encourages conversation for several weeks, not just a burst of activity for a few days followed by quiet. > I'm really not very enthusiastic about 11.0. Too much immature stuff in > critical areas: Well, I don't necessarily agree with this -- I think 11.0 is by and large a major improvement over 10.3. Remember that users have the option to install KDE 3.5 off the DVD if they prefer. There's also talk of a KDE 3.5 based live CD, which might help revive conversation if it's released shortly after 11.0 proper... Best, Zonker -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Encouraging More Bloggers
by Francis Giannaros 13 Jun '08

13 Jun '08

I was wondering if anyone had some ideas about how to encourage more members in the community to blog about 11.0 when it's released. In previous releases I feel like this has been one of our weakest points, so I'm really interested in hearing any ideas! Regards, -- Francis Giannaros http://francis.giannaros.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Getting Started with Marketing Team
by Masim "Vavai" Sugianto 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Hi All, I'm really surprised with this idea. It should be a nice idea to build opensuse-marketing team all around of the world. Thanks Zonker ! So, according to 11.0 release in next 2 weeks, maybe we can share any idea for promotional stuff, eg : hold a release party & install fest, preparing sticker and leaflet, presentation material (I look at a nice material on Linux Tag 2008 on wiki but some of them are in German) and create an installation tips for 11.0. -- Best Regards, Masim "Vavai" Sugianto /************************************************************/ Blog (ID) : http://www.vavai.com/blog/index.php Blog (EN) : http://www.vavai.net Community : http://www.opensuse.or.id /************************************************************/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Because 2 is better than 1
by Bryen 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

I was thinking over the weekend about a conversation with Zonker on IRC the other day regarding selling Boxed versions versus free downloads, because ultimately, as he pointed out, people are more drawn to "bargain prices" than "free." As far as I know, there's only two primary distributors of the boxed version. Digital River and Amazon. Neither of them actively go out and sell openSUSE. So, I got to thinking and I thought hmm... selling the boxed versions might actually help boost openSUSE awareness. The more people actively selling openSUSE, the more it gets promoted and visible in the world. So, why not, as a marketing scheme, we open up our doors a bit and let people resell boxed versions? For example, if you buy $1,000 worth of openSUSE you can get a discount price for resale. maybe $49 a box or whatever. Then you kill two birds with one stone. A) More people actively selling openSUSE, and 2) Novell gets more money upfront. As Zonkers also pointed out, Novell is hard pressed to add more goodies to the box because they don't see real numbers yet. If we can and do do something like this, I would suggest for the time being opening this up only to active openSUSE members. What do you think? Surely this would help boost our marketing efforts even if it is a "sales" thing. Bryen -- ---Bryen--- Let's rejoice a "There are no dumb questions" culture. But I really need you to have a "No dumb answers" policy before I answer your question. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Signed up
by Bryen 07 Jun '08

07 Jun '08

Hi Zonkers and others... Just wanted to let you all know I'm on the mailing list now and ready to help out in any way I can. (/me hears FunkyPenguin muttering "There goes the neighborhood.") -- ---Bryen--- Let's rejoice a "There are no dumb questions" culture. But I really need you to have a "No dumb answers" policy before I answer your question. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] openSUSE 11.0 launch party in Boston?
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Hi all, Anyone on the list in the Boston, MA area that would be available for a launch party the week of June 16th? I'll be at the Novell Waltham office most of that week and would like to organize a get-together. Best, Zonker -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-marketing] Problem with Buy_openSUSE wiki page
by Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:27 AM, Martin Schlander <suse(a)linuxin.dk> wrote: > Hey, I should be the first to post to the new list? .. yay! Not the first, but close! Glad to have you on the list. > I didn't dare make the change autonomously. Thanks for pointing it out, I've made the change. Thanks! Zonker -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier openSUSE Community Manager jzb(a)zonker.net http://zonker.opensuse.org/ http://www.dissociatedpress.net/ -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier openSUSE Community Manager jzb(a)zonker.net http://zonker.opensuse.org/ http://www.dissociatedpress.net/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-marketing] Problem with Buy_openSUSE wiki page
by Martin Schlander 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Hey, I should be the first to post to the new list? .. yay! On http://en.opensuse.org/Buy_openSUSE the link to the Novell shop for EMEA-countries takes me to an empty shopping cart. I can't seem to figure out how to get an URL for a shopping cart with openSUSE 11.0 in it. So I suggest to use this URL instead of the current one: http://shop.novell.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayProduct… I didn't dare make the change autonomously. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help(a)opensuse.org

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