MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-10-21 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Publicity - Attention Dimitar
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I also need to know if the internet access will be firewalled.
If it is, I'll have a tough time with VPN
Ruben
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 01:53:55PM -0700, Dimitar Georgievski wrote:
>
> Vin,
>
> We have intentionally chosen Wednesday for the show. According to LaGuardia
> this is the day with the highest number of students at the college. On top
> of that LaGuardia has publicized this event internally. I have also informed
> CUNY graduate center and everyone I know about the event.
>
> I think we will have enough students at our demo.
>
>
> dimitar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vin [mailto:a1enviro-at-cloud9.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 1:54 PM
> To: Hangout
> Cc: Dimitar Georgievski
> Subject: Re: [hangout] Publicity - Attention Dimitar
>
>
> All my posts, please reply to hangout, not me. Either Kmail or me is
> screwing something up. Thank you.
>
> Dimitar,
>
> Since you are the liason for CUNY, can you request your contact, or someone
> else in CUNY, to send a broadcast email of the event to CUNY students and
> staff? I'm sure there is some way of contacting an entire student body at a
> particular CUNY school, and there is probably some way of contacting the
> entire CUNY students system wide, via email. Someone internally has the
> email addresses, and someone internally has this ability. If you can ask
> your contact to do this on a system wide basis, if done internally, it may
> be
> possible.
>
> A huge turnout can turn this into a regular event at every CUNY college, and
> will open the doors to dozens if not hundreds of other colleges, and get the
> attention of high schools, governmental school authorities, etc.
>
> Vin.
>
>
>
> On Monday 21 October 2002 16:38, Vin wrote:
> > I'm baaaaaaaaaack.
> >
> > Where are we on publicity?
> >
> > 1. Has anyone submitted to any tech sites? I'm going to work on the
> > Newsforge listing if anyone hasn't done it yet. I'll submit it about 7 am
> > tomorrow, for best positioning. I'll try the other sites as soon as it
> > pops up on Newforge, or by 9 at the latest.
> >
> > 2. Has anyone checked NY1 cable news events calendar yet? Are we listed
> > there?
> >
> > 3. Has anyone checked the QPTV listings? Are we listed there? We should
> > be.
> >
> > 4. Has anyone realized to try the other borough cable public television
> > channels calendars? I forgot to mention this, I hope someone else tried
> > this.
> >
> > 5. Has anyone tried any of the newspapers I missed? Is it on Crain's
> > Business New York calendar? I submitted to them last week.
> >
> > 6. The Bayonne project is a good hook. I know that will probably send a
> > rep or two for a multi-hundred seat non-profit organization, and part of
> > their interest (besides the fact that they are allowing Linux to creep in
> > on the edges for their servers) is in the telephony, which is another
> major
> > cost for them. Any non-profit fund raising organizations will definitely
> > be interested in this. Other companies as well. Non-profits are more
> > likely to experiment to try and save money. When approaching orgs with an
> > email announcement, a couple of sentences mentioning Bayonne and what it
> is
> > wouldn't hurt.
> >
> > Vin.
> >
> > On Friday 18 October 2002 15:21, Ruben I Safir wrote:
> > > 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.
> > > > > > > >
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