Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO Video

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 <bhorst@mac.com> 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
> > bhorst@mac.com
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> >
> >
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> 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
>
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