On 7/28/06, Matthew Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From everything I've read, the intention appears to be to provide a magazine for people new to Ubuntu. The Ubuntu community has plenty of contact with new users.
Should the Magazine strictly cater to new users only ? Maybe we could also include varied content for other "not-so-new-to-Ubuntu" readers viz. our *current Ubuntu-user* base. This will ensure a larger readership. My 2 paise.
* We can't have a representative sample - we don't know our marketplace well enough. * Our sample would be what's called a convenience sample - i.e. we'd speak to the people that we can. * Qualitative data isn't particularly reliable with a convenience sample.
+1
However, I think that in this case, some research is better than none. I also reckon we'll get some good qualitative data - i.e. opinions, where people tell us what they think, rather than respond to a multiple choice question. In fact, just asking potential readers what they think of certain proposals, may well be the most valuable aspect.
Research is important but considering the fact that the Magazine is meant to attract people to make the switch to Ubuntu OS, how would asking on an Ubuntu mailing list help? I guess non-Ubuntu users (our target Magazine readers) will not be here to answer in the first place ...
I really believe we need this, if the magazine is going to work. As a high visibility project, we need to make the magazine as best as it can be. We also need to ensure that we take the right decisions for the right reasons. For example, some would consider creating a PDF magazine somewhat eccentric. Some idea of what the potential readers think of that would be incredibly valuable.
Well opinions differ greatly but we need that input too to offer more choices. It will be easier to make a decision and implement it once we have identified options available based on feedback received, even if the representative sample is small. -- Vid -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
