I like this idea... but is sends the wrong message. Can you give me another idea like this? I'll try to think up a cool idea too. The "viral vid" is a great PR tool.
On Nov 2, 2010, at 9:05 AM, James Walker wrote: > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Benjamin Horst <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Christoph and Dave, >> >> On Nov 1, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Christoph Noack wrote: >>> I'm sorry to start a new thread ... but I am unable to find the original >>> one. Dave proposed to make a short film like the "Meet Firefox" video. >>> And as far as I know, he asked for some storyboard ideas ... >>> >>> Dave, just some ideas: >>> * Content based on the initial and "universal" LibO presentation >>> (in progress) >>> * Unique features of LibO (is there any feature list yet?) >>> * Compatibility with ODF >>> * What's unique for the LibO community? (if people care about >>> that, maybe an additional video?) >>> * Where to download it? (some people just don't know ...) >>> >>> For the others: Dave already linked a proposal from the Marketing ideas >>> page. I refined the section a bit (e.g. link to the Firefox video), so >>> enjoy: >>> >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Ideas#Web-page_video_similar_to_the_.22Meet_Firefox.22 >> . >>> >>> @ Dave: Thanks! If we can do something like that ... just great. It >>> would be insanely cool to have something ready for LibO 3.3! So, after >>> joining the "interview thing", is there time to do something like that? >>> >>> Any other thoughts? Dave, should the ideas be added to the wiki - that >>> would make it easier to track it (especially for you)? >> >> An intro video would be great! From the perspective of potential new users, >> I think it would be really appealing to have a video intro and welcome >> message that we promote in a very visible location or locations. >> >> In fact, in wireframes I put together for the future LibO homepage, I >> suggested a video of this type, right next to the download button. (I have >> attached the wireframe to the wiki as an ODG, but I'll make a PNG and put it >> in the page for easy viewing momentarily: >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Website/Site_IA_and_Wireframes ) >> >> Go for it! >> >> -Ben >> >> Benjamin Horst >> [email protected] >> 646-464-2314 (Eastern) >> www.solidoffice.com >> >> >> -- >> E-mail to >> [email protected]<marketing%[email protected]>for >> instructions on how to unsubscribe >> List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ >> All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> >> > > What would be very cool would be to come up with something funny that would > have the chance to go viral on YouTube. > > Maybe something along the lines of someone sitting around with 400 dollars > wondering what they can do with it. and unstood of buying MS Office, they > download LibreOffice and but a couple really cool gadgets with the money. > > Just throwing out an idea, it seems like viral videos not only get YouTube > time, but they also sometimes even make CNN's homepage. > > James Walker > > -- > E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to > unsubscribe > List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ > All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/marketing/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
