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Joshua Stults
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Joshua Stults
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Joseph Mckibben
Is there a way for the blog to tweet new blog posts?
Joseph Mckibben
So how do we go about releasing.... a press..... release?
On Jan 7, 2011 10:54 AM, "Chad T. Snoke" <csn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Have we put out any press releases yet? It might be a good idea to push one out saying we have a space and are accepting new members. Maybe even set up a time for an open house.
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> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Joseph Mckibben <joe.mc...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I think a story on Dayton Most Metro is a great idea. I wonder if one of the guys already writing could do it. Or it would be cool to create a monthly article called Dayton Geek Life or something, lol. We should also get back in touch with the Dayton City Paper.
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>> On Jan 7, 2011 9:21 AM, "Joshua Stults" <joshua...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Joshua Stults <joshua...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Greg Moran <greg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> b)
>> >>> Also, I need to call Nancy or Gary to follow up cause I had to leave before
>> >>> they signed the final papers.
>> >>
>> >> OK; I'll wait on the post until I hear confirmation from you that we're "legal."
>> >>
>> > Any news?
>> >
>> > Also, in addition to the post about the first meeting in the new space
>> > (which you guys are more than welcome to edit / add to; it's a draft
>> > on the blog), I want to bump this thread on Esrati's site:
>> > http://esrati.com/tech-town-or-techshop/4744/
>> > with a status update and links to our web/wiki/facebook/twitter etc.
>> > Get us out of "stealth mode" and start generating a bit more buzz in
>> > the broader community. I think Joe and I managed to get the twitter
>> > setup so that it will retweet blog posts and also any tweets that
>> > contain "dayton diode", "#daytondiode", "@DaytonDiode" or "dayton
>> > hackerspace". Let me know if you have any more suggestions on adding
>> > search terms. Feedback from the meeting was that our web presence
>> > could use work, so let me know if there are any other ideas we could
>> > work on; I don't mind doing this stuff.
>> >
>> > We should also probably do a story on DaytonMostMetro. What do you all think?
>> >
>> > I went ahead and got the daytondiode.org domain name yesterday and
>> > that points at the blog (the old blogspot address also redirects to
>> > daytondiode.org). Since I got the domain through google it comes with
>> > all the google apps, so let me know if you want an @daytondiode.org
>> > email.
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>> > Joshua Stults
>> > Website: j-stults.blogspot.com
>> > Hackerspace: daytondiode.org
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Chad T. Snoke
I asked that same question to a friend of mine who does marketing at DATV. He forwarded me a list of contacts at the Dayton Daily, CityPaper, MostMetro and Technology First. I need to get clarification from him.. the list is really long (attached).
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Chad T. Snoke
Here's a sample:
http://www.free-press-release-center.info/sample-press-release.html
I think we can do this.
Joseph Mckibben
Cool, does anyone want to take the reigns on drafting this?
Chad T. Snoke
Dayton Diode To Host Open house
The Dayton based community hackerspace, Dayton Diode is hosting an open house January ?? The public is invited to tour our new space at 111 Front Street, meet current members, and find out more about the many exciting projects the group is working on.
"We're freaking awesome, so get your ass down here. Now." Said founder Joe Mckibben.
Dayton Diode is a place where people with common interests, usually in science, technology, or digital or electronic art can meet, socialize and collaborate. It's like a YMCA for nerds.
Something about the DMA.
The open house will be held on Saturday, January ?? between 1 and 6pm. The space is located in 1001 East 2nd St, Building 100 Unit 2080. Parking is available to guests on the east side of the building.
Contact: Mister Important
Dayton Diode
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http://www.daytondiode.org/
Joshua Stults
> Let's just toss around a few versions this weekend and maybe we can get
> something ready for submission on Monday. How's this for a start?
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http://daytondiode.wikia.com/wiki/Open_House_Press_Release
Edit away!
So do we want to do the open house on 5 Feb to coincide with the other
event? I think this is a good idea. Thoughts?
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Hackerspace: daytondiode.org
Joseph Mckibben
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Joseph Mckibben
There have been some edits to the press release. Make sure to take a look at them. We are suppose to release this tomorrow right?
> OK; I deleted mine of the blog posts; still have the search one going.
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> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Joseph Mckibben <joe.mc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have one setup on the daytondiode@gmail account
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>> On Jan 8, 2011 5:12 PM, "Joshua Stults" <joshua...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> It tweeted that new post twice; do you have a feed of the blog posts
>>> burned too? I've got one running on my feedburner account right now.
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>>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Joseph Mckibben <joe.mc...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I saw that it did tweet my earlier tweet but I think it did it twice
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 7, 2011 12:52 PM, "Joshua Stults" <joshua...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I just ran the pipe again and got a list of errors:
>>>>> "
>>>>> No pipe results for DaytonDiodeTweetSearch.
>>>>> This Pipe ran successfully but encountered some problems:
>>>>> warning error fetching
>>>>> http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=dayton+hacker+space (420
>>>>> Unknown)
>>>>> warning error fetching
>>>>> http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23daytondiode (420 Unknown)
>>>>> warning error fetching
>>>>> http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=dayton+hacker+space (420
>>>>> Unknown)
>>>>> warning error fetching
>>>>> http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=dayton+diode (420 Unknown)
>>>>> warning error fetching
>>>>> http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%40DaytonDiode (420 Unknown)
>>>>> "
>>>>> Not sure why; it gave two results yesterday.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Joseph Mckibben
>>>>> <joe.mc...@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> I don't think Twitter is tweeting the yahoo pipes search. I have done
>>>>>> two
>>>>>> tests yesterday and today but nothing from @daytondiode
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jan 7, 2011 10:46 AM, "Joseph Mckibben" <joe.mc...@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> I think a story on Dayton Most Metro is a great idea. I wonder if one
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> guys already writing could do it. Or it would be cool to create a
>>>>>>> monthly
>>>>>>> article called Dayton Geek Life or something, lol. We should also get
>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>> in touch with the Dayton City Paper.
>>>>>>> On Jan 7, 2011 9:21 AM, "Joshua Stults" <joshua...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> <joshua...@gmail.com>
Joshua Stults
> There have been some edits to the press release. Make sure to take a look at
> them. We are suppose to release this tomorrow right?
>
make some parts a little less silly.
Joshua Stults
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Joseph Mckibben <joe.mc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> There have been some edits to the press release. Make sure to take a look at
>> them. We are suppose to release this tomorrow right?
>>
> Made a couple more edits; still need to fill in some details, possibly
> make some parts a little less silly.
>
the last say on when it's "final" since we all seem to be putting
words in your mouth.
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Joshua Stults
25 days 12 hours 4 minutes 34 seconds
Chad T. Snoke
I wish there was a way to avoid the word 'hacking.' When I told my buddy about it the other day his response was strongly.. 'Please don't hack our website!' and he was serious. One of the obstacles we have to overcome is the negative connotation of that word.. if we just choose a different title for our space, we'd be a step ahead in recruiting new members.
Joshua Stults
> I ran a spell check on it, I'm happy with its current form. Seems the
> revisions are getting smaller and smaller.
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> I wish there was a way to avoid the word 'hacking.'
- making
- crafting
- repurposing
- ethical hacking (to emphasize the white-hat, educational nature of
the beast)
- DIY repair
Some alternative ideas to hackerspace:
- makerspace
- community workshop
- tech shop (though this is the name of a company)
Google Sets didn't really turn up anything too useful looking:
http://labs.google.com/sets?hl=en&q1=make&q2=hack&q3=repurpose&q4=repair&q5=solder&btn=Large+Set
Any other ideas? If you see a place where an alternative makes sense,
don't hesitate to put it in to the press release:
http://daytondiode.wikia.com/wiki/Open_House_Press_Release
> When I told my buddy
> about it the other day his response was strongly.. 'Please don't hack our
> website!' and he was serious. One of the obstacles we have to overcome is
> the negative connotation of that word.. if we just choose a different title
> for our space, we'd be a step ahead in recruiting new members.
>
Good point; we definitely need to work to make the perceptions match
reality: we're about having fun, learning about technology and tools,
creative problem solving and collaborating NOT breaking into other
people's computers without their permission.
Joseph Mckibben
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Joshua Stults
<joe.mc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> But I think it looks great right now.
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I agree; we need to get something out the door. Looks like the last
edit was yesterday afternoon around 2 and it was a very minor edit not
in the main body of the release. It's been up for editing for 5 days,
and it looks like four unique folks have done edits. Anybody have any
heart-burn with sending the release as it is right now?
I'd say, unless anyone has major objections, Joe or Chad should spam
their press release email list tomorrow morning. Yes? No? Maybe so?
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Joshua Stults
23 days 3 hours 27 minutes 34 seconds
Joseph Mckibben
I think it is adequate. Thumbs up from me.
Joseph Mckibben
So has the press release started to be sent out yet? I got an email from a guy from Dayton Daily. Thought it might be because he got our press release.
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Joseph Mckibben
Sorry he was from Dayton Business journal actually. Sorry about the confusion. It's ok if it has started to go out. Just wondered mostly.
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Joseph Mckibben
Chad T. Snoke
Joseph Mckibben
I guess you could do that.
Chad T. Snoke
Chad T. Snoke
Dan from DATV responded and said that he'd put it out on DATV for us. I haven't seen any other responses.