'Re: [kde-promo] Social Media Press Release'

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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Social Media Press Release
From:       Wade Olson <wade () corefunction ! com>
Date:       2009-01-24 0:06:43
Message-ID: a42b7670901231606q7f95f2f9h28f46500df837b02 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Sitting on plane in Memphis - don't forget that the new Dot will gave
many autolinks to these sites for every story.

On 1/23/09, Lydia Pintscher <lydia@kde.org> wrote:
> Heya folks :)
> 
> With the release of KDE 4.2 we are actively trying to target social
> media sites for the first time instead of just letting it go by
> itself. I'll be coordinating this part of the release with help from
> Claudia, Alexandra, Jure and Jos.
> To make this a real success we need your help. One of the most
> important things is to get the ball rolling on the 27th. Once we have
> reached a critical mass it will mostly go on by itself but we need to
> get it started.
> As some of you are not experienced with social media we compiled a
> short howto with the most important things you need to know to help
> us. It is really not hard and everyone can do something :)
> 
> I will send out another email to this list on 27th when I need you to
> start the thunder ;-)
> If you do not have accounts on those sites but want to help: Now is
> the right time to get an account.
> 
> Please connect to many other KDE people on those websites. If you are
> to lazy to search have a look at my friendslists for example. There
> are often a lot of KDE people:
> http://identi.ca/nightrose/subscriptions
> http://twitter.com/nightrose/friends
> http://digg.com/users/nightrose/friends/view
> http://www.flickr.com/people/nightrose/contacts  (Those are the
> websites I use the most and where my friendslist is more than 1 or 2
> people long. Feel free to connect on other sites as well.)
> 
> Questions? Please ask!
> 
> 
> Cheers, thanks for your help and stay tuned for a breath of fresh air
> on 27th ;-)
> Lydia
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
> Social Media Press Release HowTo
> 
> sites to target
> ----------------------
> 
> * digg.com
> * reddit.com
> * fsdaily.com
> * slashdot.org
> * twitter.com
> * identi.ca
> * facebook.com
> * linkedin.com
> * xing.com
> * flickr.com
> * youtube.com
> * del.icio.us
> * stumbleupon.com
> * your own blog
> * any other social network site you are active on
> 
> 
> general
> ------------
> 
> * Help build a network of KDE people by adding them as your
> friends/contacts.
> * Tag everything with the same tag. The tag will be announced on
> the kde-promo list. This makes it easier to keep track of everything.
> * Be positive.
> * Take part in discussions.
> * Vote on stories and rate content.
> * Encourage others to spread the word.
> * Try to answer questions. If you can't answer it yourself try to
> find someone who can. If they don't have an account or the time to
> answer do it for them.
> * Try to answer FUD with a clear, calm and short comment.
> 
> 
> site specific information
> -----------------------------------
> 
> digg.com (and partly reddit.com, fsdaily.com, slashdot.org)
> * Votes are called diggs.
> * Please bury (button next to the "digg" button) stories that are
> spreading FUD or are plain wrong.
> * Try to only digg the most successful of competing submissions
> for the same story. We risk getting none of them to be successful
> otherwise.
> * Send "shouts" to your friends. They will get an email with a
> link to the story you shout to them. There is a "share" link for this
> next to the digg button.
> * Check what people you are friends with are digging.
> * Do not only vote on the story itself but also the comments. By
> default people do not see comments below a certain rating -> very good
> for removing FUD.
> * People on digg do not like to get played. (for example: people
> paying for diggs)
> 
> twitter.com and identi.ca
> * Do not only post a link but also some text with it as links get
> shortened with tinyurl so the link target and message is not visible
> and context is missing for the reader.
> * Keep an eye on the search for words related to the release.
> http://search.twitter.com http://identi.ca/search/notice
> * Use tags (i.e. #kde or #kde42)
> * on identi.ca consider posting to the KDE room by using !kde in
> your message
> * To post to multiple micro-blogging services at once you can use
> Ping.fm
> * Even if a lot of your friends already posted messages please do
> send another one. Your groups of followers/subscribers do probably not
> overlap 100%.
> 
> facebook.com, linkedin.com and xing.com
> * Change your status.
> * Join and engage in discussions in the appropriate groups.
> * Even if a lot of your friends already posted messages please do
> send another one. Your groups of friends do probably not overlap 100%.
> 
> youtube.com and flickr.com
> * Post screenshots/screencasts and encourage others to do the same.
> * Rate and comment on other images and videos.
> * Mark images and videos as favorites.
> 
> your own blog
> * Maybe highlight something you love the most in the new release
> or something you have been working on a lot.
> * What would you be most excited about if you were a user?
> * Consider adding a nice screenshot, beautiful release graphic
> provided by the Oxygen team or a gorgeous photo (from flickr if you
> don't have one yourself).
> * A useful tool for adding related links, pictures, tags and
> similar to your blog entry is Zemanta extension
> (http://www.zemanta.com) for Firefox (and some other browsers)
> 
> --
> Lydia Pintscher
> Amarok community manager
> kde.org - amarok.kde.org - kubuntu.org
> claimid.com/nightrose
> 
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