Wiki Promotion

DavisWiki always can use more Free Community Advertising

People looking to help out have a wide variety of resources available, although many (like stickers and fliers) need to be continually replenished. Fliers can be printed with pocket change, and a group can get together and fund a sticker run. Keep in mind that all aspects of the wiki need your help.

Resources for Outreach

• Davis Wiki PSA - we've got a public service announcement on KDVS. You can edit the PSA on this page!
  

• Wiki Flyer - Also lots of targets for the fliers.
  

• Wiki Shirts - Make one and wear it with pride.
  

• Wiki Sticker
  

• Davis Wiki in one sentence
  

• Wiki Desktop Wallpaper - Put them computers where many people will see them.
  

• Press Releases
  

• Opportunistic Wiki Advertising — satirical look at some more creative approaches
  

• A sample letter that's good for passing out.
  

• A sample posting for net outreach.

If the early adopters are already here how do we get a larger user base and more diverse representation of the community? Let's list some potential audiences that could be approached:

• Chamber of Commerce/Downtown Business Association - but we need to be prepared for businesses discovering their reviews and disagreeing with them.
  

• They need to understand that this is a community resource and not the business' resource. This is why we should not market the wiki toward businesses themselves — smart business owners understand this, though. Davis Wiki is already on http://www.davisdowntown.com/.
  

• Davis Senior Center, they have computer classes
  

• Schools, if we can clean up the language a bit - the wiki represents a great living textbook for many grade levels in "understanding the community you live in" and "local history" - also a great chance to teach and demonstrate information ethics.
  

• Townies in general! The non-student population!

• See also the 2005 Drive information.

Shirts, stickers, etc.

Anybody want to make Wheelee Ads style inserts for their bikes? You can advertise on campus and downtown all you want that way without having to worry about any permits.

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2007-04-05 00:02:53   I could table sometime at the farmer's market.. we should get some computers out there though. Just because. —DavidPoole

2007-04-05 05:23:00   Contact me, I'd be up for it. If it was a combination demo with LUGOD, we could probably use the LUGOD demo machine. —NickSchmalenberger


That might be pretty awesome, I do indeed also support linux. I would like to also throw support to the new wikispot.org deal as well, can we get anymore tech awareness into this deal? ~DavidPoole

2008-04-12 14:13:37   Does anyone man a booth at Picnic Day? What a way to reach out to the community and alumni of the university... —BrandonBarrette

You have to sign up a while in advance. As far as I know, people have suggested the idea but nobody's stepped up to follow-through with it.

• I figured it was too late, but its something to think about for next year... Maybe even possible to get donations for WikiSpot with all the alumni there. You know, provide methods for them to donate on the spot or via online link when they get home. Alumni like to open up their pockets if they see how it will benefit the community and university.

• Yeah, it's a good idea. Maybe someone could plan for WEF? They are more lax about booths (non-merch)

• We could register online, as an educational booth. http://wef.ucdavis.edu/component/option,com_facileforms/Itemid,70/ Anyone interested? I am willing to help man a booth. -BrandonBarrette
  

2008-04-12 16:37:13   As a Wikivangelist, I would like to fulfill my duty by helping spread the gospel that is Davis Wiki. In all seriousness, if we plan on tabling at an event or the Farmers Market or whatever, I'm down to help out. Just let me know. It's great way to publicize Davis Wiki, but it's also an opportunity to meet and chat with each other. —CurlyGirl26

2008-04-12 17:17:21   Same here with the Farmers Market... I am there a lot anyways. —BrandonBarrette

2009-05-15 09:24:56   How about encouraging businesses, musical acts, organizations, apartment complexes, course instructors, or anyone to mention their stuff as in "as seen on DavisWiki! If you like what you see, please leave a comment on DavisWiki.org"... this might lead to biased reviews at first, but it would hopefully end up drawing a lot more people into the wiki and eventually getting them to add content on other wiki topics. Even just a little sticker that says "As seen on DavisWiki.org" (inspired by the "As Seen on TV" things) might be popular. —TheAmazingLarry