On 03/16/2010 11:17 AM, Silvia Rusu wrote: > > > Sergiu Dumitriu-2 wrote: >> >> >> I don't like our current @XWiki Twitter account, so I'd be -1 for >> promoting it. Another (English) account which would just mirror blog >> posts would be good, though. >> >> > > Hi, > > I'm going to make the same case for Twitter I made on the Incubator :) > > I'm +1 for a dedicated xwiki.org Twitter account. The account could serve > both the purpose of a communication channel and helping our existing and > potential users find their way around XWiki.org: > > As a communication channel the account could be used to broadcast: > > * XWiki releases and news > * XWiki events that the community may take an interest in > * XWiki.org blog posts > * Tips about using XWiki > * The latest XWiki contributions > * OS events and news
+1 on these, except the last one, which gets a +0; it's hard to define what is important for our followers in terms of Open Source/Free Software. > Answering questions and approaching potential users: > > * The go to place for existing and potential users that are not inclined > to use the lists to address questions about XWiki. -1. - User questions can't be answered in a tweet, maybe just as "See this pastebin" - Tweets aren't archived and searchable, like a mailing list or a website. - It's hard to make contributions to a tweet "discussion". > * Attract new users by introducing them to XWiki. These are people > already searching for an open source wiki, asking for recommendations on > Twitter. Their needs could be met by XWiki products, applications, etc., but > they haven't yet heard of the project. -0, personally I don't like if a product approaches me directly: XWiki.org says "Try xwiki.org" This is too commercial, and a much too commercial push scares (some) users away. I prefer recommendations from Real People. -- Sergiu Dumitriu http://purl.org/net/sergiu/ _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
