[osol-mktg] Anniversary Banner Ad--Let's Vote!

[Jim Grisanzio]

Sara Dornsife wrote:
> Ben Rockwood wrote:
> 
>> There are a lot of good ideas here and frankly I'm split because of 
>> all the choice.  Perhaps we could have 3 ads that rotate?  That way 
>> things don't get dull.
> 
> I just got us 3 months, which equals 3 ads that will run for one month 
> each. Does that help? You could vote for your top 3.

Can't they rotate each time the page is refreshed?




 > Ben Rockwood wrote:
>> My thoughts are that we need something gripping.  Many of the tags 
>> below pump OpenSolaris but don't speak to its evolution.  These are 
>> all great ideas, but I think that for the 1 year mark we need to push 
>> not what we are but what we have been and will continue to be.  Plus, 
>> we want something gripping and less marketeer sounding, so I like the 
>> "C-O-D-E" ideas since it'll appeal to the larger geek crowd.  But the 
>> '10 M lines, 5 distros, 13,000+ members, XX projects, 1 year [So many 
>> ways to participate]' appeals most to me, namely because of the "So 
>> many ways to participate", but then backing that up with fact.  It 
>> helps show how established we are and that this isn't some 
>> fly-by-night operation that'll fizzle out.  If people aren't coming to 
>> OpenSolaris.org its easy for them to think "Ah, that thing'll die out, 
>> its probly idle."  Thats closed minded "in my little world" 
>> thinking... we want to break people free from that, so establishing 
>> our record is a good thing and whats needed more than any snazzy tagline.
>>
>> BTW, I _really_ like "DTrace, Zones, SMF, ZFS, BrandZ ... [How many 
>> one-year-olds can do that?]" but i reject it because those are traits 
>> of Solaris 10, not just OpenSolaris, so it could be misleading for 
>> folks.  As much as possible I try to keep Solaris and OpenSolaris 
>> separate so as not to confuse users/customers.
>>
>> benr.
>>
>>
>> Sara Dornsife wrote:
>>
>>> On these ideas from you and Bonnie, there is a nice simplicity to them.
>>>
>>> I like:
>>>
>>> OpenSolaris
>>> Code, Community, Conversation
>>> www.opensolaris.org
>>>
>>> Not sure I like it better than some of the others, but it definitely 
>>> gets to the point.
>>> Sara
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here are some more (from me and bonnie)
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris: Code, Community, Collaboration
>>>> Discover /your/ opportunity
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris
>>>> Code, Community, Collaboration
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris: Code, Community, Collaboration
>>>> It's /your/ choice
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris
>>>> It's all about the code
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris
>>>> It's all about the community
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris
>>>> It's all about the code and the community
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris
>>>> It's all about code and community
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris
>>>> Code. Community
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris: You decide.
>>>> Code, Community, Collaboration
>>>>
>>>> OpenSolaris: You decide.
>>>> Code, Community, Conversation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ok, I'm out of ideas. :)
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> opensolaris-mktg mailing list
>>>> opensolaris-mktg at opensolaris.org
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> opensolaris-mktg mailing list
>>> opensolaris-mktg at opensolaris.org
>>
>>
> 
_______________________________________________
opensolaris-mktg mailing list
opensolaris-mktg at opensolaris.org