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Subject: Re: [kde-promo] How to join the KDE promo team?
From: "Wendy Van Craen" <wendy.vancraen () kde ! org>
Date: 2009-01-07 8:04:19
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Hi Stephen,
At the moment I am helping with some stuff for FOSDEM, so I won't be able to
spent much time on this yet. However, during FOSDEM I think I can really
start making some efforts.
Is there a page where we can make drafts or do I put the information
directly on the techbase page? Or do I create a ggdoc?
greetz
2009/1/6 Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>
> Wendy Van Craen wrote:
>
> > Hi Stephen
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry it's taken a while for me to reply.
>
> > my comments on you draft are below:
> >
> > 2008/12/29 Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> In an effort to lower the barrier to entry for new and potential
> >> contributors to KDE, I'm making a few techbase pages to guide people in
> >> the process of becoming a contributor.
> >>
> >> http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Contributor_Paths
> >>
> >> I want to get help here on finding what the steps are to become a
> >> contributor to the promotion of KDE. What are the entry points? Where
> are
> >> the resources? What are the tasks? What is the easy stuff?
> >>
> >> My draft ideas are below
> >>
> >> ***********
> >>
> >> This page is a guide to new contributors on how to collaborate on
> >> promotion of KDE.
> >>
> >> ==Dive In==
> >> What is KDE --- Be Free, The Answer etc. Also the recent branding
> >> stuff
> >
> > Maybe a good idea to put a link to the wikipedia explanation of KDE here,
> > but also a very short explanation of what KDE is for the community and
> the
> > users
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Being honest about KDE4 --- Some third party apps not ported yet etc.
> >> Logos and images for your blog.
> >
> > It would be great if we could have a promotional website where we could
> > find everything to promote KDE, like drafts of folders and brochures or
> > examples from previous events, all logo's and pictures of our masquotte
> > Since these may also be available on the artists website, maybe the pics
> > could be linked to the artists page?
>
> Yeah, this kind of content will probably be on-topic on the new
> communitybase website that is planned.
>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Creating a screencast
> >
> > What are you talking about here? Keynote or more commercial alike?
>
> Well, whatever is easiest first and guidelines for the rest if possible. I
> was thinking of screencasts that people would make on youtube really. We
> want to encourage more of those viral marketing schemes, right?
>
> Another idea I had was about creating a few different plasmarc files or
> other configuration file which are ready to go and focus on particular
> workflows that plasma makes possible. For example, one with a few activities
> for work/squash club/organizing the boating trip next weekend/whatever. Have
> a full set of contacts, even if it's just konqi and katie etc and make it
> full of everything people have and need to manage with their computer. Fake
> documents from work, invoices for the dishwasher, invitation to the party
> etc. Just to save people having to make that stuff themselves from scratch.
>
> That might make it easy to download a package, and create a screencast
> showing how you can communicate differently with different people depending
> on the activity you select, or a screencast showing how your most available
> documents and tagged emails in your email plasmoid change based on your
> activity. Some of that stuff doesn't exist yet, like the email plasmoid
> afaik, but would the promo team be willing to put effort into such a
> package?
>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Writing dot articles
> >
> > This is in my personal point of view not promotion but PR, but since we
> do
> > not have a separate press-mailinglist it can be considdered as promotion
> > as
> > well. You should contact Danny Allen and Jos Poortvliet, they can be
> > considdered as die-hard-press-guys.
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Writing release announcements
> >
> > and trying to create a buzz around it by means of other actions
> (Facebook,
> > linkedin, blog, ...)
>
> Yep exactly.
>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Managing misinformation
> >
> > look for infomation on crisis management
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Manning a conference booth
> >
> > Here we need detailed information. I sometimes notice that KDE-people
> are
> > just hanging around at the booth, just to make clear "Hey I am also a
> > KDE-dude!" This can be very disrupting. I am absoluty not telling that
> > these people shouldn't be there, on the contrary, we should take them
> > apart for like 15 minutes, give them a short but stunning tutorial on how
> > to attract people to the booth and how to give information to potential
> > users
> > and contributors. Because I think that these people just wanna help out
> > at the booth, but dont really know where help is needed or how.
>
> Sounds great.
>
> Also, that's the kind of thing I'd like to see easily found on techbase, or
> the communitybase, or somewhere we can point to where new contributors to
> see where their skills can be put to use.
>
> >
> >
> >> DIY marketing materials
> >
> > you mean merchanising? Because this is really vague to me...
>
> Yes, say you're giving a talk at your local LUG, most of whom are Gnome
> people. Here's a document that you can print out a few copies of on your
> home computer with information on what KDE offers to, for example desktop
> users, mobile users, ISVs (I'm not certain what content is most relevant in
> that case). Also, print this out and use it in the CD sleeves of the KDE
> liveCDs you bring with you.
>
> Also, if you're delivering a talk to your university, or whatever.
>
> see:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing
>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Speaking at conferences
> >
> > I have a book on how to do a presentation and also followed several
> > courses
> > in this. maybe I can make a "tips and tricks" page for this?
>
> That's exactly the kind of content I'd like to see, yep.
>
> Cheers for the feedback.
>
> Steve.
>
> > Matthew
> > Rosewarn and I where talking about starting up kind of a workgroup for
> > giving advice and courses to those who want some help in "giving a
> > presentation"
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Undertanding viral marketing --- List of websites that could be hit with
> >> simultaneous stuff around the time of kde releases. I know I've seen
> >> stuff around about this.
> >>
> >>
> >> == Resources ==
> >> kde-promo@
> >> planet.kde.org
> >> dot.kde.org
> >> wades photos
> >> etc?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >>
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> set
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Wendy Van Craen
KDE Marketing Working Group
+32 497 136 320
IRC CRAEW
wendyvancraen.blogspot.com
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Hi Stephen,<br><br><br>At the moment I am helping with some stuff for FOSDEM, so I \
won't be able to spent much time on this yet. However, during FOSDEM I \
think I can really start making some efforts.<br><br>Is there a page where we can \
make drafts or do I put the information directly on the techbase page? Or do I create \
a ggdoc?<br> <br>greetz<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/6 Stephen Kelly <span \
dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steveire@gmail.com">steveire@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt \
0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Wendy Van Craen wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hi Stephen<br>
<br>
Hi,<br>
<br>
Sorry it's taken a while for me to reply.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
> my comments on you draft are below:<br>
><br>
> 2008/12/29 Stephen Kelly <<a \
href="mailto:steveire@gmail.com">steveire@gmail.com</a>><br> ><br>
>> Hi,<br>
>><br>
>> In an effort to lower the barrier to entry for new and potential<br>
>> contributors to KDE, I'm making a few techbase pages to guide people \
in<br> >> the process of becoming a contributor.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Contributor_Paths" \
target="_blank">http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Contributor_Paths</a><br> \
>><br> >> I want to get help here on finding what the steps are to become \
a<br> >> contributor to the promotion of KDE. What are the entry points? Where \
are<br> >> the resources? What are the tasks? What is the easy stuff?<br>
>><br>
>> My draft ideas are below<br>
>><br>
>> ***********<br>
>><br>
>> This page is a guide to new contributors on how to collaborate on<br>
>> promotion of KDE.<br>
>><br>
>> ==Dive In==<br>
>> What is KDE --- Be Free, The Answer etc. Also the recent \
branding<br> >> stuff<br>
><br>
> Maybe a good idea to put a link to the wikipedia explanation of KDE here,<br>
> but also a very short explanation of what KDE is for the community and the<br>
> users<br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Being honest about KDE4 --- Some third party apps not ported yet \
etc.<br> >> Logos and images for your blog.<br>
><br>
> It would be great if we could have a promotional website where we could<br>
> find everything to promote KDE, like drafts of folders and brochures or<br>
> examples from previous events, all logo's and pictures of our masquotte<br>
> Since these may also be available on the artists website, maybe the pics<br>
> could be linked to the artists page?<br>
<br>
</div></div>Yeah, this kind of content will probably be on-topic on the new \
communitybase website that is planned.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Creating a screencast<br>
><br>
> What are you talking about here? Keynote or more commercial alike?<br>
<br>
</div>Well, whatever is easiest first and guidelines for the rest if possible. I was \
thinking of screencasts that people would make on youtube really. We want to \
encourage more of those viral marketing schemes, right?<br>
<br>
Another idea I had was about creating a few different plasmarc files or other \
configuration file which are ready to go and focus on particular workflows that \
plasma makes possible. For example, one with a few activities for work/squash \
club/organizing the boating trip next weekend/whatever. Have a full set of contacts, \
even if it's just konqi and katie etc and make it full of everything people have \
and need to manage with their computer. Fake documents from work, invoices for the \
dishwasher, invitation to the party etc. Just to save people having to make that \
stuff themselves from scratch.<br>
<br>
That might make it easy to download a package, and create a screencast showing how \
you can communicate differently with different people depending on the activity you \
select, or a screencast showing how your most available documents and tagged emails \
in your email plasmoid change based on your activity. Some of that stuff doesn't \
exist yet, like the email plasmoid afaik, but would the promo team be willing to put \
effort into such a package?<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Writing dot articles<br>
><br>
> This is in my personal point of view not promotion but PR, but since we do<br>
> not have a separate press-mailinglist it can be considdered as promotion<br>
> as<br>
> well. You should contact Danny Allen and Jos Poortvliet, they can be<br>
> considdered as die-hard-press-guys.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Writing release announcements<br>
><br>
> and trying to create a buzz around it by means of other actions (Facebook,<br>
> linkedin, blog, ...)<br>
<br>
</div>Yep exactly.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Managing misinformation<br>
><br>
> look for infomation on crisis management<br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Manning a conference booth<br>
><br>
> Here we need detailed information. I sometimes notice that KDE-people \
are<br> > just hanging around at the booth, just to make clear "Hey I am also \
a<br> > KDE-dude!" This can be very disrupting. I am absoluty not \
telling that<br> > these people shouldn't be there, on the contrary, we should \
take them<br> > apart for like 15 minutes, give them a short but stunning tutorial \
on how<br> > to attract people to the booth and how to give information to \
potential<br> > users<br>
> and contributors. Because I think that these people just wanna help \
out<br> > at the booth, but dont really know where help is needed or how.<br>
<br>
</div>Sounds great.<br>
<br>
Also, that's the kind of thing I'd like to see easily found on techbase, or \
the communitybase, or somewhere we can point to where new contributors to see where \
their skills can be put to use.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
><br>
><br>
>> DIY marketing materials<br>
><br>
> you mean merchanising? Because this is really vague to me...<br>
<br>
</div>Yes, say you're giving a talk at your local LUG, most of whom are Gnome \
people. Here's a document that you can print out a few copies of on your home \
computer with information on what KDE offers to, for example desktop users, mobile \
users, ISVs (I'm not certain what content is most relevant in that case). Also, \
print this out and use it in the CD sleeves of the KDE liveCDs you bring with \
you.<br>
<br>
Also, if you're delivering a talk to your university, or whatever.<br>
<br>
see:<br>
<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing" \
target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing</a><br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Speaking at conferences<br>
><br>
> I have a book on how to do a presentation and also followed several<br>
> courses<br>
> in this. maybe I can make a "tips and tricks" page for this?<br>
<br>
</div>That's exactly the kind of content I'd like to see, yep.<br>
<br>
Cheers for the feedback.<br>
<br>
Steve.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
> Matthew<br>
> Rosewarn and I where talking about starting up kind of a workgroup for<br>
> giving advice and courses to those who want some help in "giving a<br>
> presentation"<br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Undertanding viral marketing --- List of websites that could be hit with<br>
>> simultaneous stuff around the time of kde releases. I know I've seen<br>
>> stuff around about this.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> == Resources ==<br>
>> kde-promo@<br>
>> <a href="http://planet.kde.org" target="_blank">planet.kde.org</a><br>
>> <a href="http://dot.kde.org" target="_blank">dot.kde.org</a><br>
>> wades photos<br>
>> etc?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> _______________________________________________<br>
>> This message is from the kde-promo mailing list.<br>
>><br>
>> Visit <a href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo" \
target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo</a> to unsubscribe, \
set<br> >> digest on or temporarily stop your subscription.<br>
>><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Wendy Van Craen<br>KDE \
Marketing Working Group<br>+32 497 136 320<br><br>IRC CRAEW<br><a \
href="http://wendyvancraen.blogspot.com">wendyvancraen.blogspot.com</a><br>
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