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Subject: Re: [kde-promo] [Campkde-organizers] More Camp KDE promotion ideas
From: Justin Kirby <justin () neomantra ! org>
Date: 2009-11-26 23:07:56
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I started a wiki page to generalize what we've come up with in this thread
for use on other events. I tried to build it as a child of
http://community.kde.org/Promo/Strategy (the link is there at least) but the
URL is http://community.kde.org/Hosting_a_KDE_event and I'm not sure how to
get it to the right place. Can someone lend a hand (or better) tell me how
to fix this? Also, some parts of the page are better fleshed out than
others so please feel free to hack away at the content there.
Thanks!
Justin
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Roger Pixley <skreech2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Technically if you put a ! for a group in identi.ca and have that
> forwarded to your twitter account identi.ca is smart enough to convert it
> into a #. also a ! doubles instantly as a # for identi.ca's purposes (auto
> tag!)
>
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Jeff Mitchell <mitchell@kde.org> wrote:
>
>> Justin Kirby wrote:
>> > A) Social networking
>> >
>> > A1) I'm in the process of utilizing any channel I can find to announce
>> > the Camp KDE event in social networks. Jeff has already setup something
>> > on Identi.ca but later mentioned just using the !CampKDE (I think that
>> > was the tag?) seems to be more logical.
>>
>> Well, using #CampKDE the tag. The problem is that people won't get
>> !CampKDE notices if they're not following the group. They won't get the
>> tag either, but if you have use one or the other while also posting to
>> !kde or !linux or some such thing, which one makes more sense? (!CampKDE
>> is also meaningless on Twitter, so if we're trying to send notices to
>> both, might as well use #CampKDE...right?)
>>
>> > I think that makes lots of
>> > sense, and if possible, would like to send out notices via
>> > Identi.ca/Twitter any time we have a new confirmed speaker/talk. Is
>> > there anyone here who has access to that information so I can do this?
>>
>> As already mentioned, I do. But since this won't be happening until
>> after I get back (the submission deadline is December 5th) there's no
>> need to rush.
>>
>> > C) The "I'm going to Camp KDE" thing Leo did is really cool. Will be
>> > posting my blog entry on the planet sometime in the next couple days
>> > utilizing that. Thanks Leo!
>>
>> A while back -- like, two months ago, and then a month ago, and then
>> three weeks ago, and then a week ago -- I asked Eugene to create "I'm
>> going to Camp KDE!" badges for blogs, similar to the ones used for
>> Akademy. Finally Eugene did do some artistry for it, which turned into
>> the Plasma applet that Leo made, but I haven't heard anything back from
>> Eugene about a static badge for blogs. I recommend pestering him.
>>
>> > One final note...I was wondering if we did a survey last year of the
>> > actual participants to get feedback on the meeting. I think it would be
>> > really cool to know from the people that actually show up a) did they
>> > enjoy it?
>>
>> Yes. :-)
>>
>> > b) what were their favorite parts of the meeting?
>>
>> The laid-back attitude and the beach. The latter part is why learning
>> about the extra half hour each way of transport to the venue has me
>> really stressed out -- last year people ditched talks to go swimming,
>> which was very noticeable in such a small conference (and IMHO very
>> unprofessional). I worry about people not showing up in the morning,
>> leaving after lunch, and/or simply not showing up to the venue at all
>> (especially for the BoF/Lightning Talks days. I'm actually considering
>> whether we should simply move the hacking times to the hostel, since
>> people would probably rather stay there so they can peel off and
>> swim/play frisbee/whatever beach activities when they need a break.)
>>
>> Did Claudia yet contact any of you about calling up bus lines to see how
>> much a coach would cost?
>>
>> > c) how did
>> > they hear about the camp
>>
>> We posted on Dot, on blogs, and...that's about it. We didn't have much
>> in the way of promo -- it was too new and too small.
>>
>> > and d) what made them choose to come?
>>
>> The location. I know of several people who told me in the past that they
>> wouldn't come to a Camp in the U.S. either because they had
>> philosophical reasons for not traveling there (silly, and presumably
>> gone with Obama in the office) or mainly because they'd been to the U.S.
>> before but had never been to Jamaica, so it was a good excuse to go to a
>> new country.
>>
>> > Metrics like that would be invaluable for determining what worked and
>> > what didn't both in the meeting itself and in the promotion efforts
>> > leading up to the Camp. If something doesn't already exist please let
>> > me know and I will draft something up.
>>
>> Do feel free to send a survey around -- this is just the feedback that I
>> got.
>>
>> Another task for anyone interested -- look into where we could go on our
>> day trip. There are a decent number of breweries, there's the world
>> famous San Diego Zoo (but hard to keep people in a cohesive group
>> there), and there is ...?
>>
>> --Jeff
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>
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I started a wiki page to generalize what we've come up with in this thread for \
use on other events. I tried to build it as a child of <a \
href="http://community.kde.org/Promo/Strategy">http://community.kde.org/Promo/Strategy</a> \
(the link is there at least) but the URL is <a \
href="http://community.kde.org/Hosting_a_KDE_event">http://community.kde.org/Hosting_a_KDE_event</a> \
and I'm not sure how to get it to the right place. Can someone lend a hand (or \
better) tell me how to fix this? Also, some parts of the page are better fleshed out \
than others so please feel free to hack away at the content there.<br> \
<br>Thanks!<br>Justin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:03 \
PM, Roger Pixley <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:skreech2@gmail.com">skreech2@gmail.com</a>></span> \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, \
204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Technically if you put a ! for \
a group in <a href="http://identi.ca" target="_blank">identi.ca</a> and have that \
forwarded to your twitter account <a href="http://identi.ca" \
target="_blank">identi.ca</a> is smart enough to convert it into a #. also a ! \
doubles instantly as a # for <a href="http://identi.ca" \
target="_blank">identi.ca</a>'s purposes (auto tag!) <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Jeff \
Mitchell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mitchell@kde.org" \
target="_blank">mitchell@kde.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt \
0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="h5">
<div>Justin Kirby wrote:<br>
> A) Social networking<br>
><br>
> A1) I'm in the process of utilizing any channel I can find to announce<br>
> the Camp KDE event in social networks. Jeff has already setup something<br>
> on Identi.ca but later mentioned just using the !CampKDE (I think that<br>
> was the tag?) seems to be more logical.<br>
<br>
</div>Well, using #CampKDE the tag. The problem is that people won't get<br>
!CampKDE notices if they're not following the group. They won't get the<br>
tag either, but if you have use one or the other while also posting to<br>
!kde or !linux or some such thing, which one makes more sense? (!CampKDE<br>
is also meaningless on Twitter, so if we're trying to send notices to<br>
both, might as well use #CampKDE...right?)<br>
<div><br>
> I think that makes lots of<br>
> sense, and if possible, would like to send out notices via<br>
> Identi.ca/Twitter any time we have a new confirmed speaker/talk. Is<br>
> there anyone here who has access to that information so I can do this?<br>
<br>
</div>As already mentioned, I do. But since this won't be happening until<br>
after I get back (the submission deadline is December 5th) there's no<br>
need to rush.<br>
<div><br>
> C) The "I'm going to Camp KDE" thing Leo did is really cool. Will \
be<br> > posting my blog entry on the planet sometime in the next couple days<br>
> utilizing that. Thanks Leo!<br>
<br>
</div>A while back -- like, two months ago, and then a month ago, and then<br>
three weeks ago, and then a week ago -- I asked Eugene to create "I'm<br>
going to Camp KDE!" badges for blogs, similar to the ones used for<br>
Akademy. Finally Eugene did do some artistry for it, which turned into<br>
the Plasma applet that Leo made, but I haven't heard anything back from<br>
Eugene about a static badge for blogs. I recommend pestering him.<br>
<div><br>
> One final note...I was wondering if we did a survey last year of the<br>
> actual participants to get feedback on the meeting. I think it would be<br>
> really cool to know from the people that actually show up a) did they<br>
> enjoy it?<br>
<br>
</div>Yes. :-)<br>
<div><br>
> b) what were their favorite parts of the meeting?<br>
<br>
</div>The laid-back attitude and the beach. The latter part is why learning<br>
about the extra half hour each way of transport to the venue has me<br>
really stressed out -- last year people ditched talks to go swimming,<br>
which was very noticeable in such a small conference (and IMHO very<br>
unprofessional). I worry about people not showing up in the morning,<br>
leaving after lunch, and/or simply not showing up to the venue at all<br>
(especially for the BoF/Lightning Talks days. I'm actually considering<br>
whether we should simply move the hacking times to the hostel, since<br>
people would probably rather stay there so they can peel off and<br>
swim/play frisbee/whatever beach activities when they need a break.)<br>
<br>
Did Claudia yet contact any of you about calling up bus lines to see how<br>
much a coach would cost?<br>
<div><br>
> c) how did<br>
> they hear about the camp<br>
<br>
</div>We posted on Dot, on blogs, and...that's about it. We didn't have \
much<br> in the way of promo -- it was too new and too small.<br>
<div><br>
> and d) what made them choose to come?<br>
<br>
</div>The location. I know of several people who told me in the past that they<br>
wouldn't come to a Camp in the U.S. either because they had<br>
philosophical reasons for not traveling there (silly, and presumably<br>
gone with Obama in the office) or mainly because they'd been to the U.S.<br>
before but had never been to Jamaica, so it was a good excuse to go to a<br>
new country.<br>
<div><br>
> Metrics like that would be invaluable for determining what worked and<br>
> what didn't both in the meeting itself and in the promotion efforts<br>
> leading up to the Camp. If something doesn't already exist please let<br>
> me know and I will draft something up.<br>
<br>
</div>Do feel free to send a survey around -- this is just the feedback that I<br>
got.<br>
<br>
Another task for anyone interested -- look into where we could go on our<br>
day trip. There are a decent number of breweries, there's the world<br>
famous San Diego Zoo (but hard to keep people in a cohesive group<br>
there), and there is ...?<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
--Jeff<br>
<br>
</font><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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target="_blank">CampKDE-organizers@kde.org</a><br> <a \
href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/campkde-organizers" \
target="_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/campkde-organizers</a><br> \
<br></blockquote></div><br> </blockquote></div><br>
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