Leaving for San Fran in a couple hours. Looking forward to meeting Tapestry folk that will be there, I assume we'll crowd around at the Tapestry and Trails BOFs.
The Tipping Point In regard to Tapestry, I've been doing a lot of networking lately and folk just do not know about it, or have heard about it peripherally and just generally heard good things and give props to Howard. The two cents for those at JavaOne and to follow up afterward: TALK ABOUT TAPESTRY. Put down the dev hat for a little bit and start shouting. Talk about why it is the best web framework out there, how you enjoy using it, how productive it has made your development experience. Speak to your friends, developers, coworkers, JUGs, IT managers. Cross over to the business cubicles and fill their ears with this cool technology that will revolutionize the internet. Heckle the mailman. Remember - talk is NOT cheap. The big players pay A LOT to create buzz, promote chatter, do marketing and advertising campaigns, etc. In order for Tapestry to gain momentum we can't just provide a technical solution alone. No matter where in the world you may be, some of the known things you can do for promotion: Blog Make comments on articles and blogs Write articles Write white papers Write how tos, tutorials Make JUG presentations Be on a panel discussion Do proof of concepts in your department If you are using it in a production environment, convince your employer you want to do a case study on how you've used Tapestry - and that you're not giving away any trade secrets and it will get them some props amongst the technorati. ;) Qs: What would be some of the better publications or places online to have articles? What pubs do you read? What pubs do IT managers read? What kinds of articles do you respond to? What got you into Tapestry? Suggestions? Howard and the committer team and all of the other projects around Tapestry are doing a phenomenal job - more people just need to hear about it. Let's make this a banner year for Tapestry. Looking forward to seeing folk at JavaOne. ........................................ Steve Motola [EMAIL PROTECTED] (310) 422-5521 The Lab, LLC http://www.thelabllc.com Content is for intended recipient only. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
