On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 4:40 AM, Sean DALY <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I saw that last night already. Hopefully, it will stay that way, > but that's not certain since the wiki is very active and sites such as > OLPCNews and Laptop Mag > (http://blog.laptopmag.com/sugar-labs-new-version-of-sugar-learning-platform-is-netbook-and-pc-ready) > which picked up the release link directly to the download page. > > The press page is also well indexed, and as the news release went > through PR Newswire the press contact info will be googlable for the > next few years at least :-) > > By the way, this morning, Google search for "sugar learning" is #2, #3, and > #4. > > However, what I am really thrilled about is "Sugar on a Stick" where > we are #1, and 8 out of the top ten! beating out lollipops, crystals, > rock candy and swizzlers ;-) > > And... the educators targeted mailing isn't even out yet, only the US > and FR journalists (275). > > All that said, I'd do an Irish jig if I knew how to change this text > under the Google results link: > "Spin-off of the "Sugar" desktop environment to another project." > > I object to both "Spin-off" and "desktop", I'd much rather read something > like: > "Innovative learning software environment for children"
We used the terms 'sipn-off from OLPC' and 'originally developed for OLPC' to communicate Sugar's history. Now, you are right, it is time for Sugar to stand as it's own product. david > thanks > > Sean > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 15:31, Sean DALY <[email protected]> wrote: >>> With the luck of St. Patty, we will be much better indexed by Google >>> tomorrow and thus able to go back to a single window ;-) >> >> Looks like that did it. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tomeu >> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Simon Schampijer <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Sean DALY wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I agree the integration between the static intro, the wiki, and a.sl.o >>>>> is clunky. We will be standardizing the navbar at the top of all three >>>>> sections when we can, as well as editing redundant content in the >>>>> wiki. >>>>> >>>>> Today, we will be welcoming a large number of first-time visitors and >>>>> they will very surely be disoriented if they start their visit by >>>>> clicking around on the wiki, which is a possible scenario since Google >>>>> indexes the wiki before the static intro (a flipflop from the behavior >>>>> over the past two weeks, but it turns out that Google was fooled when >>>>> showing www.sugarlabs.org in #1 position; they meant to show >>>>> wiki.sugarlabs.org). This is why it is absolutely vital that the front >>>>> door of the site be very easy to find. We are communicating with the >>>>> media on "www.sugarlabs.org" and hopefully today there will be lots of >>>>> external links to that address which will mitigate the importance of >>>>> supplying navigation to the homepage. >>>>> >>>>> It's true that graf in the wiki homepage needs to be fixed, it should >>>>> better say: >>>>> >>>>> <snip> >>>>> If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen. >>>>> To visit the main homepage of www.sugarlabs.org, click the logo in the >>>>> upper left corner. >>>>> </snip> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I agree the separate browser window is clunky too, but since for >>>>> first-time visitors the wiki and a.sl.o are easy to get to but hard to >>>>> get out of, it's much better the main homepage and introduction stay >>>>> available in another window. >>>> >>>> Ironically this is extremely bad for our one-window Sugar Browser. I would >>>> also vote to open it in the same window - not just for that reason (does >>>> not >>>> mean we have to change that today :). >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Simon >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Marketing mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
