Any publicity is supposedly good publicity... Ok, this is just a side opinion. My thought is that who will manage this effort? What is the goal? And how will you measure any effect?
Regards, Worthy On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Rajika Kumarasiri < [email protected]> wrote: > +1. It sounds good. > > Rajika > > > On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jacques Nadeau <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I can see if we can get someone here at MapR to come up with a couple > > banner ads and share them. Others from the community who are graphically > > inclined are also welcome to try to come up with something. Then we can > > survey here on thoughts about which one we should post. > > > > How does that sound? > > > > J > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 10:43 PM, rohit sharma <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Awesome stuff... I think we should go for this. > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 5:45 AM, Ted Dunning <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Interesting opportunity. > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > From: Benedikt Ritter <[email protected]> > > > > Date: Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 12:43 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [ALL] Stack Overflow are offering free open source > > adverts - > > > > should we partake? > > > > To: Commons Developers List <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send from my mobile device > > > > > > > > > Am 06.12.2013 um 18:11 schrieb sebb <[email protected]>: > > > > > > > > > >> On 6 December 2013 14:11, Duncan Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> On 6 December 2013 12:51, Benedikt Ritter <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > >>> 2013/12/6 Gilles <[email protected]> > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> Hi. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>>> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:26:57 +0000, Duncan Jones wrote: > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Hi everyone, > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Stack Overflow allows open source projects to create a free > > advert > > > to > > > > >>>>> encourage participation in their project. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> This is certainly worth exploring. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> If you're willing to do this, go for it! > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Here's an effort I knocked up just now: http://imgur.com/eTyqln6 > > > > >> > > > > >> Any thoughts? Not sure how we should sell ourselves... > > > > > > > > > > That logo is for the ASF, not Commons. > > > > > I don't think that it is permissible to use the logo in that way. > > > > > > > > Well, it's the logo we use on the top left side on > commons.apache.org. > > > I'd > > > > ask Legal for their opinion on this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think this should be run past Trademarks and/or Press. > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> The rules are clearly > > > > >>>>> explained in the following post: > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/210389/open-source- > > > > >>>>> advertising-sidebar-1h-2014. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> In summary, we create a 220x250 image that encourages > > participation > > > > in > > > > >>>>> Apache Commons. We then post it as an answer to that thread and > > it > > > > >>>>> will be served up automatically to Stack Overflow users > (provided > > > we > > > > >>>>> receive enough up-votes). > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> I'm happy to do this on behalf of Apache Commons, but I wanted > > > > feedback > > > > >>>>> on: > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> - Whether we want to do this? > > > > >>>>> - Is there someone more talented who can do the image work? > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> Last time this advertising spree was organised > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> (http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/195823/open- > > > > >>>>> source-advertising-sidebar-2h-2013) > > > > >>>>> there were only 8 participants. We should get in on this. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Another way to make the projects more visible is to edit > Wikipedia > > > > entries > > > > >>>> that refer to implementations in various programming languages > of > > > the > > > > >>>> concept > > > > >>>> explained in the article. > > > > >>>> [I mentioned this some time ago, but there were zero comment > about > > > > >>>> usefulness or > > > > >>>> feasibility (I don't know how easy it is to become a Wikipedia > > > > editor).] > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I think I've commented on this (or maybe I wanted to, but forgot > it > > > > ;-). My > > > > >>> thoughts on this: do it! :-) Anybody can edit wikipedia pages. > You > > > > don't > > > > >>> even need a user account for it. There are some exceptions to > this > > > > rule, > > > > >>> but I don't think the pages you have in mind fall into this > > category. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Regards, > > > > >>>> Gilles > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >> > > > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > >
