Outline

The purpose of this project is to raise brand awareness of Ubuntu, and of the advantages of using free and open source software for new users, help them with the transition from OSX/Windows to Ubuntu, and give handy tips and tricks to already existing members. The reason this project was started, was because with online video, you can reach a much wider audience than with TV advertising, more people can get involved from different reaches of the globe, and it costs less

Who's Involved?

For those wh have said they are interested, and for those who wish to participate, please edit this page, and add your name, and optionally, what role you play in this team. Members tend to meet on the #ubuntu-viral-videos IRC channel, the #ubuntu-marketing channel (Both on irc.freenode.com) or on the ubuntu-marketing mailing list. If you want to contribute, but don't know how, let us know, and we can probably find something for you to help us out with!

* JoeODell - I can help in most ways, as I have video-editing skills. I can "chip in" with most activities if needs be.

What Needs To Be Done

So far, we have the wiki page done, but we still have plenty more to do! If you know YOU can contribute to one of these goals somehow, edit your name in underneath it.

• Create a new logo (The current one is left over from the old project)
• Create some artwork for use on the wiki, in the videos, and on the online channels.
• Find video hosting sites
• Set up the hosting channels
• Think about what we want in the videos, content-wise
• Once we have content made and uploaded, it's then just a matter of getting more content from the communty, and spreading it!

Tips to Creating A Good Video

Below is a page (Out of date, It will be updated as soon as this page is finished) that you can look at to get ideas for what to cover in your video, suggest some more ideas, find good software to use an

• ViralVideoCreativeBrief < objectives and guidelines for ad creation

So, what is a viral video? As it happens, The Times has a pretty good article called 'The top ten viral ad campaigns'. Check it out, and watch some of the videos. As it says in the writeup "The ideal campaign is edgy, surprising, original, erotic and emotional – and taps into popular culture."

== If you have any quieries, feel free to email the ubuntu-marketing mailing list, or join the in the talk at #ubuntu-viral-videos or #ubuntu-marketing on irc.freenode.net

====NOTE: This wiki page is not yet finished====