Announcing Releases

2012-05-30T01:23:03Z

Nowpc2: /* Formal PR Contacts */

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== Upcoming Announcement Planning ==
* [[AnnouncePlanning047]]
* [[AnnouncePlanning046]]

== Release Announcements (Informal) ==

* [[ReleaseAnnounce046]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce045]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce044]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce043]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce042]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce041]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce040]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce039]]
* [[ReleaseAnnounce038]]

== Press Releases (Formal) ==

* [[PressRelease046]]
* [[PressRelease045]]
* [[PressRelease044]]
* [[PressRelease043]]
* [[PressRelease042]]
* [[PressRelease041]]
* [[ArticleIntroducingInkscape0_40]]

* [http://www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/prguide.html guide to writing successful pr]
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== Places to Announce ==
In general, for linux community receives a general informal announcement. However, for formal press channels we use the more formal 3rd-person press release.

=== Open Source Community (Receive Informal PR) ===

* gnome-office-list@gnome.org [0.45 sent]
* svg-developers@yahoo.com - must join the list to send (rejon is on)
* SVG.org: antoine@graougraou.com [0.45 sent]
* svgfaq.org - maxdunn@siliconpublishing.com
* svgfoundation.org - michael (at) svgfoundation.org
* cairo list - cairo@cairographics.org [0.45 sent]
* gnome-list - gnome-announce-list@gnome.org [0.45 sent]
* Scribus List (mrdocs) - scribus@nashi.altmuehlnet.de [0.45 sent]
* osnews.com - http://osnews.com/submit.php [0.45 sent]
* [[LWN Submission Guide]]
* [http://www.svgi.org/ [[W3C]] SVG Implementations] [0.45 sent]
* newstips@heise.de [0.45 sent]
* news@golem.de [0.45 sent]
* http://slashdot.org/submit.pl [0.45 sent]
* mozilla svg project
* submit if you have an account: http://svg.org/submitstory/Diary
* http://www.desktoplinux.com/ - http://www.desktoplinux.com/cgi-bin/news_post.cgi
* http://www.svg-cafe.com/ - join and post to news section
* [http://freshmeat.net/ Freshmeat]
* [http://gnomedesktop.org/node/add/story gnome footnotes]
* [http://www.scale-a-vector.de/cont.htm scale-a-vector] - kukofka@scale-a-vector.de
* http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/Inkscape

* Art sites
** clipart-list - clipart@freedesktop.org
** [http://www.deviantart.com/ [[DeviantART]]]

* kde sites
** http://dot.kde.org
** http://kde-look.org
** http://kde-artists.org
PR: theobroma@revelinux.com

=== Social Sites ===

* http://digg.com/
* http://del.icio.us/
* http://technorati.com/wtf
* BLOG IT!!!!

=== Formal PR Contacts ===

* [http://prleap.com/ prleap] - another free pr service
* [http://prbuzz.com/ prbuzz] - another free pr service
* [http://openpr.com openpr] - another free pr service
* [http://www.sbwire.com/ SBWire] offers free press release services to open source projects with the SBWire for Non-Profits program
* nettime-ann - http://www.nettime.org/
* See Kansas City infoZine: http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/5080/
* arts sites? <-- continue looking these up!!!
* news site
* need more magazines
* need more press outlets

=== Magazines (Get formal PR) ===

* I've requested where to send PR and how to get our software reviewed from these magazines.

* http://linuxformat.co.uk/ - webmaster@linuxformat.co.uk
** PR: login and submit news via top of page link
* http://linux-magazine.com/ - info@linux-magazine.com edit@linux-magazine.com
** PR: pr@linux-magazine.com
** Product Reviews: coming soon
* http://linuxjournal.com/ - ljeditor@ssc.com
** PR: newproducts@ssc.com
** Product Reviews: Heather Mead, heather@ssc.com, http://www.linuxjournal.com/xstatic/advertising/prodreviews
* http://linuxmagazine.com/ - editors@linux-mag.com
** PR: ???
** Product Reviews:
* http://linuxuser.co.uk - http://linuxuser.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=40
** PR: terry@linuxuser.co.uk
** Product Reviews: martin@linuxuser.co.uk
* http://www.tuxmagazine.com/ - editor@tuxmagazine.com
** PR: ???
** Product Reviews: http://www.tuxmagazine.com/xstatic/advertising/prodreviews
* http://www.linuxworld.com/ - mrhinkle@linuxworld.com tim@linuxworld.com

* http://cmykmag.com/
* http://www.computerarts.co.uk/
** http://www.computerarts.co.uk/contacts
** PR & Product Reviews: dom.hall@futurenet.co.uk
** Gallery and Exposure: richard.llewellyn@futurenet.co.uk
* http://www.layersmagazine.com/

* http://graphicdesign.about.com
* http://graphicssoft.about.com
* http://desktoppublishing.about.com

=== Other Updates ===
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkscape Update the 'Features', 'Interface and usability', & 'Versions', also check the other languages and maybe ask for an update on the respective talk page

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