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DATE | 2002-10-18 |
FROM | Ruben I Safir
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Publicity
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Vinnie
Thanx for all the help.
We'll hopefuly pick it up form here.
Ruben
On 2002.10.18 14:19 Vin wrote: > > Publicity tasks that others will have to pick up: > > 1. Get the demo info to the college radio stations. Print out the flyer, and > try to fax it to them for them to add it to their calendars and > announcements. Pitch it as a LaGuardia event. It is more likely to be > announced and listed because LaGuardia is a school, is a non-profit, and not > a corporation. NYLXS is not non-profit yet, and they generally want to > charge you for the advertising or refuse to run it on public slots of college > radio stations and cable stations. This is Queens Public Television's rules > as well. > > 2. Get the demo in the calendars in the newspapers community columns or > calendar columns or events columns. I submitted to Newsday Queens calendar, > and submitted to two New York Times reporters, but I doubt NYT will do > anything, they don't have a community calendar. > > 3. Try and find out about NY1 cable news (Time Warner Cable) television > community listings. I submitted to their online calendar, see if it is > there, if not, resubmit. > > 4. Try other papers. I couldn't find anything on NYPost's site for > submissions, try their hardcopy paper. Look for community calendar or > events, see the byline of who compiles it, then call them asking for a fax > number or email address for that person, and fax or email the flyer. Don't > send attachments, send a text email with a summary, and with hyperlinks. > Attachments are usually removed before reaching recipient, and its not good > etiquette. > > 5. Any other ideas? try them. > > 6. Don't submit to Newsforge until at least Monday morning. I'll write it > when I get back or someone else can if they want. But don't do it till > Monday, as we want it to stay on their front page for at least one work day, > and as news happens, the older stuff gets pushed to the archive pages. > > 7. Do submit the info to other sites. We want a good foundation prior to > the newsforge listing, that may help get it listed on slashdot. > > 8. Have a good weekend. > > 9. Monitors are still available for pickup in Queens if anyone needs them. > 14", maybe a few 15". Let me know Monday, or call me on cell phone. > > > I'll be offline until late Sunday night, so I won't be able to do anything on > publicity till then. > > Vin. > > > On Thursday 17 October 2002 15:50, vin wrote: > > Crain's New York Business contacted. > > > > Vin. > > > > On Thursday 17 October 2002 15:33, vin wrote: > > > Building Owners and Managers of New York contacted. > > > > > > Vin. > > > > > > On Thursday 17 October 2002 15:10, vin wrote: > > > > Need help with publicity. Any students out there? Any CUNY or SUNY > > > > students? Is there an inter-college or university wide newspaper or > > > > bulletin board where we can hit multiple colleges with the demo > > > > announcement? > > > > > > > > Can any students or alumni post the demo announcement on school > > > > bulletin boards, web sites, groups, clubs, etc.? > > > > > > > > Have you added a line or two about the demo and links to your sigs? > > > > > > > > Vin. > > > > > > > > On Thursday 17 October 2002 14:39, vin wrote: > > > > > I just emailed two New York Times technology reporters. But don't > > > > > think we'll have luck with NYT on community/calendar events. I tried > > > > > to tie it to their article today on Microsoft licensing, but we may > > > > > not get anywhere with them on this. > > > > > > > > > > Someone spoke to a NYT reporter for the 7/17 round table. Anyone > > > > > have contact info they can send me? > > > > > > > > > > Vin. > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 17 October 2002 13:44, vin wrote: > > > > > > Newsday has been contacted. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 17 October 2002 13:07, Vin wrote: > > > > > > > Queens Public Television Calendar has been contacted. According > > > > > > > to them, this was just in time for their deadline. Flyers have > > > > > > > been faxed for inclusion in their cable television events > > > > > > > calendar. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 17 October 2002 12:24, you wrote: > > > > > > > > NY1 event calendar has been sent information > > > > > > > > This is Channel 1 24 hours news on Time Warner cable systems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Queens Chamber of Commerce > > > > > > > > Greater NYC Chamber of Commerce > > > > > > > > Queens Borough President's Office > > > > > > > > Brooklyn Borough President's Office > > > > > > > > Staten Island Chamber of Commerce > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have requested that all Chambers and Borough Presidents' > > > > > > > > offices forward to respective members, interested offices, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > More to follow > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vin. > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________ > > > > > New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > > > > > Fair Use - > > > > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > > > > > > ____________________________ > > > > New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > > > > Fair Use - > > > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > > > > ____________________________ > > > New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > > > Fair Use - > > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > > > ____________________________ > > New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > > Fair Use - > > because it's either fair use or useless.... > > ____________________________ > New Yorker Free Software Users Scene > Fair Use - > because it's either fair use or useless.... > -- __________________________ Brooklyn Linux Solutions __________________________ DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS http://fairuse.nylxs.com
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