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Subject: Re: [kde-promo] the next step?
From: "Jos Poortvliet" <jos () mijnkamer ! nl>
Date: 2007-08-23 11:19:54
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On 8/23/07, Jos Poortvliet <jos@mijnkamer.nl> wrote:
>
> On 8/23/07, Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo@kde.org> wrote:
> >
> > hi all...
> >
> > we're all neck deep in kde 4.0 thoughts. i'd like to put out a small
> > thought
> > for the post-4.0 world. something to just tuck away in the back our
> > minds to
> > let the sub-conscious, sub-whatever chew on for the next several months.
> >
> >
> > practical communication will turn curiosity into loyalty.
>
>
> Boy-oh-boy, are you being a thought leader again ;-)
>
> what i mean by this is once 4.0 is out the door, it would be great to have
> > a
> > torrent of practical "how to do X with KDE" articles that show off the
> > cool
> > things one can do when logged in to KDE4. we will (and have) induced a
> > large
> > amount of curiosity and hopefulness around kde4. next will be to
> > capatilized
> > on it.
> >
> > personally, i'll be concentrating on practical communication via
> > techbase. i
> > think that is where my skill set can be best applied in this vein, and
> > will
> > be holding weekly techbase writing days on irc to help move it forward.
> > but
> > we will also want communication for users and deployers though, too.
> >
> > imagine if once every week or two people could find a neat new "how to"
> > article that they could apply directly to their kde experience. imagine
> > if
> > there were a couple of different channels one could subscribe to (rss?
> > =) to
> > get information relevant to their interests (e.g. sys admin vs edu vs "i
> > like
> > facebook" users). imagine if this was delivered to their desktop in a
> > cute
> > little plasmoid ticker.
> >
> > i know people who'd love to get a "how to make address labels" or "how
> > to buy
> > music on line" or "how to lock down $APP's features" or "how to use
> > $PERIPHERAL with kde apps" article. this is a different kind of promo
> > muscle
> > than we've been flexing this last year+, but i think it's also a much
> > easier
> > and more natural one.
>
>
> Sounds smart, yes. And 4.0 isn't THAT far ahead, so it might need setting
> up soon. I'm a bit too busy on both work and other KDE stuff, but I'm sure I
> will be able to help with content a little.
>
> this is nothing to get all worked up about now, but i think it's useful to
> > have some inkling about where we want to head longer term than january.
> > this
> > was one of the things i've thought about during the past few days and
> > thought
> > i'd share it with you all. maybe in february you'll have some brilliant
> > concepts ready to run with =)
>
>
> Your brilliance enlightens us all ;-)
>
Boy, that was a bit too much, wasn't it? I mean, I don't usually kiss ass
that much... ehem. Well, what I tried to say was actually not even all THAT
positive (not too ironic, too, btw) - it's a good idea, but hey, are you
trying to give us some actual long-term vision here? We're marketing dudes,
we follow (and create) the hype of the day... :D
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On 8/23/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jos Poortvliet</b> <<a \
href="mailto:jos@mijnkamer.nl">jos@mijnkamer.nl</a>> wrote:<div><span \
class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px \
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <span \
class="q">On 8/23/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Aaron J. Seigo</b> <<a \
href="mailto:aseigo@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return \
top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">aseigo@kde.org</a>> wrote:</span><div> \
<span class="q"><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
padding-left: 1ex;"> hi all...<br><br>we're all neck deep in kde 4.0 thoughts. \
i'd like to put out a small thought<br>for the post-4.0 world. something to just \
tuck away in the back our minds to<br>let the sub-conscious, sub-whatever chew on for \
the next several months. \
<br><br> practical communication will \
turn curiosity into loyalty.</blockquote></span><div><br>Boy-oh-boy, are you being a \
thought leader again ;-)<br></div><span class="q"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
padding-left: 1ex;">
what i mean by this is once 4.0 is out the door, it would be great to have \
a<br>torrent of practical "how to do X with KDE" articles that show off the \
cool<br>things one can do when logged in to KDE4. we will (and have) induced a large \
<br>amount of curiosity and hopefulness around kde4. next will be to \
capatilized<br>on it.<br><br>personally, i'll be concentrating on practical \
communication via techbase. i<br>think that is where my skill set can be best applied \
in this vein, and will <br>be holding weekly techbase writing days on irc to help \
move it forward. but<br>we will also want communication for users and deployers \
though, too.<br><br>imagine if once every week or two people could find a neat new \
"how to" <br>article that they could apply directly to their kde \
experience. imagine if<br>there were a couple of different channels one could \
subscribe to (rss? =) to<br>get information relevant to their interests (e.g. sys \
admin vs edu vs "i like <br>facebook" users). imagine if this was delivered \
to their desktop in a cute<br>little plasmoid ticker.<br><br>i know people who'd \
love to get a "how to make address labels" or "how to buy<br>music on \
line" or "how to lock down $APP's features" or "how to use \
<br>$PERIPHERAL with kde apps" article. this is a different kind of promo \
muscle<br>than we've been flexing this last year+, but i think it's also a \
much easier<br>and more natural one.</blockquote></span><div> <br>Sounds smart, yes. \
And 4.0 isn't THAT far ahead, so it might need setting up soon. I'm a bit \
too busy on both work and other KDE stuff, but I'm sure I will be able to help \
with content a little.<br></div><span class="q"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
padding-left: 1ex;">
this is nothing to get all worked up about now, but i think it's useful \
to<br>have some inkling about where we want to head longer term than january. \
this<br>was one of the things i've thought about during the past few days and \
thought <br>i'd share it with you all. maybe in february you'll have some \
brilliant<br>concepts ready to run with =)</blockquote></span><div><br>Your \
brilliance enlightens us all ;-) </div></div></blockquote><div><br>Boy, that was a \
bit too much, wasn't it? I mean, I don't usually kiss ass that much... ehem. \
Well, what I tried to say was actually not even all THAT positive (not too ironic, \
too, btw) - it's a good idea, but hey, are you trying to give us some actual \
long-term vision here? We're marketing dudes, we follow (and create) the hype of \
the day... :D <br></div></div><br>
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