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"I'm Linux" Video Contest Will Probably Be a Forking Mess [Linux]
Gizmodo —
... publication. The winner of the I'm Linux contest will receive a free (as in beer) trip to Tokyo to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium in October 2009. The winning video will be screened at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit in San Francisco on April 8, 2009. Novell actually did this already back at BrainShare in 2007, but we'll see if the community at large can do them one better: [Linux Foundation via Slashdot]
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"I'm Linux" Contest Showcases Linux Foundation's Video Site, Linux -- And You
OStatic blogs —
... that its "I'm Linux" contest promotion has a major advantage due to the operating system's focus on community and collaboration. ...
Linux Steps Into the Operating System Ad Battle
Wired: Epicenter —
... The group is taking a cue from Microsoft's user generated "I'm a PC" ads, asking Linux users to submit videos demonstrating the "I'm Linux" theme. But unlike Microsoft's campaign that paid Jerry Seinfeld $3 million for two commercials and acquired user videos for free, the Linux Foundation plans to compensate the winner of its contest with a free trip to Tokyo to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium next October. ...
Linux Foundation wants to see your Mac ad spoofs
Download Squad —
... The group is asking people to submit video ads that run 60 seconds or less, with the theme "I'm Linux." Ads don't have to directly take on Apple and Microsoft's iconic ad campaigns. But somehow I get the feeling that many of them will. ...
“I’m Linux” - A Linux Foundation Video Contest
D' Technology Weblog —
... ” retort, operating system commercials have been flooding the airways. Except one OS has been notably absent – Linux. Now the Linux Foundation wants in on the action. The group is asking people to submit video ads that run 60 seconds or less, with the theme “I’m Linux.” ...
“I’m Linux” Contest Looking For User-Generated Ads
Podcasting News —
... The Linux Foundation (LF) is now accepting 60-second video entries for its I’m Linux contest, which spoofs recent Apple and Microsoft commercials. ...
Why Windows is winning on netbooks
Linux-Watch.com —
... , and the thing boots in about five seconds. It also has a network connection utility that looks quite promising. There'll be a beta in the Spring, and a full Moblin 2.0 release timed to steal some thunder from the Windows 7 release, I'm guessing. As for branding, the Linux Foundation is on the job, with its "We're Linux" video contest. That should be amusing. The Foundation is already taking entries, and some videos are already available for viewing, here . As consumers get more educated with regard to Linux's technical benefits, its branding power may increase, and more ...
Last chance to prove 'We're Linux' with the Linux Foundation
The Open Road —
... For the full contest rules and guidelines, visit the "We're Linux" Contest Guidelines page. I'm really looking forward to helping judge the entries. ...
IBM + Sun: Bad for FOSS?
LinuxInsider —
... . Close to 100 entries were received in the contest -- now called "We're Linux" -- and all are available for viewing and voting on the contest's official site . Some are wacky, some artistic; if you haven't already, go check them out! Bloggers ...
