[sllug-members]: Bad UTOPIA news - let's do something about it

[Adam Barrett]

Unfortunately Hongyi is completely right. Most people I talk to know
nothing about this new service/technology being made available. It has
had some press on the news, but people still don't understand what it
is or how to use it.

Utopia needs to get in the game with explaining to people, on a large
scale, what Utopia is and what it can do.

We can help by doing a grass roots campaign.

On Jan 3, 2008 12:18 PM, Hongyi Gao <hongyi_gao at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> It's all about advertisement when talking about there is only 1/3 customers
> as it's expected.
>
> I mean, I didn't hear anything about this project before I got here. There
> is no channel for average people to hear about it. How could they buy it if
> they don't know it exists?
>
> Look around my place. When I ask people how they compare UTOPIA with
> Comcast, they will probably say: what UTOPIA? Is it DSL?
>
> Face it. It's all about marketing, not just technology.
>
> It will be great if we have some marketing pro here help it out too.
>
> Hongyi
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas S Hatch
> To: Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 8:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [sllug-members]: Bad UTOPIA news - let's do something about it
>
> I have 3 years experience with graphics, and I have some CD/DVD duplication
> equipment, if there is anything I can do just say so!
>
> -Tom
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2008 7:26 AM, u235sentinel < u235sentinel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Mike Bourgeous wrote:
> >
> > >> Not long ago, Nelson H. F. Beebe proclaimed...
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I don't post to SLLUG very often, but UTOPIA is a topic that always gets
> my
> >
> >  attention, and I'd like to do something to help it out.  Are there any
> >
> > audio/video/graphics people on the list (besides myself)?  If there are
> >
> > others interested in such a project and some way to get funding
> > (Xmission?  Donations?)
> >
> >  I'd like to help out with a newspaper ad, billboard, bus stop/bus-side
> > poster, radio spot,
> >
> >  or TV spot.  If there's enough interest from people with money,
> > connections, or skills, we
> >
> >  can put together a list of who can do what, plan an ad campaign, and
> > divide
> >
> > responsibilities accordingly.
> > >
> > > Any takers?
> > >
> > > Mike Bourgeous
> >
> > I may be able to help with some of this.  My wife and I own a DVD video
> > company (TimeCapsules on DVD) and have worked with audio/video to DVD.
> > So we have some skills putting videos together.
> >
> > Plus I'm a pain in the ass when it comes to contacting Politicians.
> > There are a few out there who hear from me about Utopia and Comcast's
> > marketing fraud frequently.  Hell, now I'm working with a couple of
> > Politicians in D.C. to push through a bill which would prohibit State
> > Lawmakers from messing with Utopia... Again (note S.B. 66).
> >
> > I'd be happy to help where I can.
> >
> >
> >
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