Here is some notes I took on my blackberry. Sometimes I just get ideas like this and like to take them down. It's for getjquery.com which could be a great way to promote the library.
Getjquery.org site ideas: Create a site in a similar vein to getfirefox.org, promoting the features and values of the Jquery library. The site is build aroud x ideas: - what is jQuery? (Introduction and Faq) - jQuery in action (both onsite and offsite), jQuery in the press. - get jQuery (offer several downloads I.e. Lite, developer and roll-your-own) - jQuery tutorials (onsite, offsite, video and podcasts) - your jQuery - user submission such as sites running jQuery, code snipits, photos (conferences, sillyness, etc). - jQuery swag - t-shirts, mugs, mouse mats, etc. - support us - donations Site runs on Drupal, with modulles to build a community site, get advocates od jQuery from the mailing list to contribute to design and function, come up with unique content for site. Look at either creating a tour in flash, or someone write it in jQuery (to show the power!!) Aim of the site is to raise awareness and take up of the jQuery library. Show that some big sites (technorati, drupal) are using jQuery, get quotes and soundbites and plaster them on the site. Create a central pot of funds for running hosting, getting advertising and donating to jQuery related projects. Possibly offer awards for excellent projects decided by a panel. Could also go towards funding speakers at events to promote jQuery. Feel free to expand on this, or just ignore it but I thought I'd throw it into the pot. Tane http://digitalspaghetti.me.uk On 12/7/06, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guys, some of you may know of my efforts to get jQuery more exposure. > Part of that is pro-actively approaching Ajax notables in the ColdFusion > community in an effort to get them to give some face time to jQuery. > Well I'm happy to announce that it looks like I've converted one of the > notables in the ColdFusion community; Joe Danziger. Joe's written > several articles on Ajax primarily focusing on Prototype/Scriptaculous > with ColdFusion. You can read about it here as well as his comments > about jQuery: > > http://www.reybango.com/index.cfm/2006/12/6/Why-jQuery-Rocks-or-How-I-Got-Joe-Danziger-to-Convert > > The reason that I'm posting this is to encourage everyone to be > pro-active in approaching the top names in your respective areas and > development tools and telling them about jQuery. It seems that many > folks either don't know about jQuery or have a misconception about what > it does. In my Joe thought it was just some javascript library until he > actually saw the plugins and functionality included in it. > > I was fairly disappointed not seeing jQuery mentioned in this recent > comparison: > > http://www.dzone.com/rsslinks/an_open_source_ajax_comparison_matrix.html > > so I'm going to continue to push hard to get the word out. I hope > everyone joins me in those efforts. > > If you see Joe on this mailing list, please make him feel at home. I've > talked to him about writing another article for AjaxWorld about using > jQuery with ColdFusion and he seems pretty excited about doing it. > > I will be out of town until Monday so if you reply to me and don't get a > response back, I'll get back to you then. > > Rey... > Powered by jQuery > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
