Well, one person liking it, is better than no-one liking it. I'll get on the case with making it then. :D
Christopher Swift wrote: > It's 4:30am here and reading that had sparked me alive. That is a > fantastic idea, especially to us Newtonian physicists out there! > Videos, that really capture your attention and then conclude with a > URL/logo/brandname force people to quesitons others, have you seen > this advert? It was really cool wasn't it? Have you heard of Ubuntu > (or whyubuntu.com <http://whyubuntu.com>) etc. It inspires thought & > debate! Leaving an URL at the end, only makes me wanna go visit the > site to find out more about Ubuntu after such advertisements. In > short, Ronnie Tucker that is a genius plan to me. > > The only problem is if the video quality isn't up to spec, i.e. lags, > distortion, bad theme etc but if pulled off right it sounds pretty > damn good :D. To add at the end might I suggest, perhaps a bank of > Microsoft dollar and then have something else (I can't think quite > what yet) to show that one costs, one is free. Perhaps the Microsoft > dollar is copyrighted but it would be a nice final addition to the > advert/video clip. :D > > That's my tupence, > Chris. > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Ronnie Tucker > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I'm probably going to explain this badly, but how about something > like: > > A video that shows the Windows desktop with the My Computer window. It > morphs (or fades) to show the Ubuntu 'Computer' folder. Then shows MS > Word, it fades to OOo Writer. Same for various apps - have iTunes fade > to Amarok, Photoshop > GIMP, IE > Firefox, Illustrator > Inkscape, > Solitaire fade to... uh, Solitaire :D > > That kinda thing, then at the end fade in the Ubuntu logo, name and > maybe the old quote: 'every action has an equal, and opposite, > reaction'. Doesn't really mean anything to Ubuntu, but the 'equal and > opposite' sounds good. :D > > Just my tuppence worth... hell, if people like the idea, I'll make the > video! :D > > > Jacob F. Roecker wrote: > > OK All: > > > > I'm working a few different video ideas for the whyubuntu.com > <http://whyubuntu.com> site. > > Each will be uniquely different from other ads. > > > > I read the article in slashdot today > > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/02/2330237 that shows > > linux should get more attention just for being free. I plan on > > capitalizing on that. > > > > Here's what I'm thinking: > > > > * We do a "I am Ubuntu" video (just because it's easy and fun) > > //Jacob Roecker// > > * We do a "Ubuntu is free" video --appeal to the economic > > situation. PC on a budget. > > * We do a "Ubuntu is splashy" I mean--it's a dang good looking > > OS! Dontcha think? > > * We do a "Fall in love with your computer all over again" > video > > * We do a "weight loss video" --this is one of my favorites. > > Have someone say that they used to eat while their > computer was > > loading on windows. Now that they've switched to Ubuntu > they've > > lost "75 pounds" --just put a disclaimer on the bottom > that says > > "not a real scenario" > > * We do a "It's ok to smile again" video > > > > Anyone intersted in taking the lead on any of these videos let me > > know. These flicks will alternate on the main page of the > > whyubuntu.com <http://whyubuntu.com> site. Edited, they should > each be about 15-30 seconds > > on length. The last two seconds of each should be the Ubuntu Logo > > with "Ubuntu=Humanity" at the bottom. For youtube/google video > > purposes the videos will also need to have the URL whyubunut.com > <http://whyubunut.com> on > > the final screen. > > > > There are certainly topics missing so if you've got an idea work it. > > > > What I've decided to go with here is not just to mimic the MS or Mac > > ads, but to mimic advertising in general. I think Ubuntu can > get away > > with spoofing along the lines of firefox's Billy's Browser: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox9xB0kqYpY Irreverence almost seems > > to be a theme in the FOSS environment. Let's use it. > > > > I still need "I am Ubuntu's" from folks. Every language you can > > muster! Let me know if you're having trouble sending them in. The > > email for submitting an "I am Ubuntu" is [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > Thanks! > > > > -Jacob > > > > -- > Ronnie Tucker > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.RonnieTucker.co.uk <http://www.RonnieTucker.co.uk> > > MSN: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Registered Linux User # 456627 > Registered Ubuntu User # 18227 > > > -- > ubuntu-marketing mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing > > -- Ronnie Tucker [email protected] www.RonnieTucker.co.uk MSN: [email protected] Registered Linux User # 456627 Registered Ubuntu User # 18227 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
