[CREATE] CREATE Digest, Vol 69, Issue 16

[Susan Spencer]

Dell ships computers preloaded with Linux.
Perhaps they are interested in cultivating
customers within the open source community.

- Susan


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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:31:06 -0500
> From: Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org>
> Subject: Re: [CREATE] Access to LGM website
> To: Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com>
> Cc: create at lists.freedesktop.org
> Message-ID: <1300609866.4094.11.camel at slobook>
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> On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 13:37 -0400, Gregory Pittman wrote:
> > On 03/19/2011 10:19 AM, jon at rejon.org wrote:
> > > Have youbguya donated or blogged about the upcoming Conference?
> >
> > One of the things I think we should address formally is the idea of paid
> > advertising on the LGM site. I'm not talking about just any old ads
> > regarding p3nis enlargement or the benefits of acai berries, but some
> > graphics-related ads (example: Adobe). Or even various players in the
> > computing realm, open source or not (Ubuntu, Dell, HP, IBM, RedHat,
> Google).
> >
> > We live currently (subject to change) in a time where it seems to be
> > accepted in some form, at various sites where free information is
> > provided, that some ads will be seen on the sidebars that pay the way
> > for this free information.
>
> Sure, I'm game for targeted ads if they are relevant, but not for
> generic unrelated google text ads. There is still some void in finding
> targeted ads for projects like ours, which essentially is matching
> compatible companies who can benefit from our community and vice-versa.
> I know some people working on this, but its not there yet...
>
> >
> > Have we extended a special invitation for those involved in Google
> > Summer of Code to come see what LGM is all about, so we can generate
> > some esteem on their part for our various projects? It doesn't matter if
> > this year's GSoC is already decided by the time LGM2011 happens.
>
> I asked Google, and Google is giving us 5K so far, but yes, I will
> followup in the thread about GSoC participating. I've become friends
> with the new GSoC manager, Carol.
>
> > Have we rolled out the red carpet (so to speak) for HP, with its heavy
> > investment and involvement in graphics printing, to be an honored guest
> > at LGM? (With the tacit backup of contacting Canon or Epson or Brother
> > or Lexmark -- ok, we'll be happy with money, but we want you to come too)
>
> I emailed Keith Packard at Intel and BDale at HP, hoping their companies
> will sponsor, but yes, hope that we can get more support and
> participation from people from those companies. We've never had a good
> time getting the other printing companies on-board. They redirect to
> lame sales people.
>
> > Have we talked to any of these people about linking to LGM from their
> > sites? (we're really not threatening to them in any way -- we're pretty
> > benign compared to their real competitors)
>
> That's an interesting idea. Google is the most healthy in this aspect,
> but unless there is a deeper committment, most companies have a hard
> time promoting others.
>
> >
> > Let's make LGM2011 viral.
>
> Other ideas? Keep them flowing! The most potent viral campaigns are
> original content, and not gimmicks. Things like LGMag, etc are great,
> but videos of me and eric hahahahhahaa ;) just kidding...
>
> Jon
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> Jon Phillips
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