Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of BoincPr


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Jun 25, 2007, 12:45:57 PM (17 years ago)
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    11= Help publicize BOINC, BOINC-based projects, and volunteer computing =
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    3 Publicizing BOINC and BOINC-based projects in mass media
     3Publicizing BOINC and BOINC-based projects in the mass media
    44will increase the number of BOINC volunteers,
    55the amount of computing power available to BOINC-based projects,
    66and the amount of science they get done.
    7 There are various media that could publicize BOINC.
     7
     8There are various media that could effectively publicize BOINC.
    89For now we are concentrating on magazines related to computing and/or science.
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    1010You can help this publicity effort by communicating
    11 (by mail, email, or phone) with magazines.
     11(by mail, email, or phone) with these magazines.
    1212
    1313== Magazines ==
    1414
    1515Please scan the following list of magazines,
    16 and select only magazines in your country.
     16and select magazines in your country.
    1717Add any magazines that are not already listed.
    1818Wikipedia has a good [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_magazines list of computer magazines].
    … …  
    2121Consider sending each magazine either:
    2222
    23  * a letter to their "Letters to the Editor" department describing BOINC.
    24  * a letter to their editor, encouraging him/hr to run a story on BOINC, or to include BOINC on any CD/DVD that they include with their magazine, or to "cross-promote" with BOINC.  Possible forms of cross-promotion include having them develop a "private label" version of the BOINC client with their logo, creating teams on all the BOINC projects, and so on. Please have the magazines contact [ProjectPeople David Anderson], and/or the leaders of BOINC-based projects, for info.
     23 * a letter to their "Letters to the Editor" department describing BOINC and urging readers to participate.
     24 * a letter to their editor, encouraging him/her to run a story on BOINC, or to include BOINC on any CD/DVD that they include with their magazine, or to "cross-promote" with BOINC.  Possible forms of cross-promotion include having them develop a "private label" version of the BOINC client with their logo, creating teams on all the BOINC projects, and so on. Please have the magazines contact [ProjectPeople David Anderson], and/or the leaders of BOINC-based projects, for info.
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    2626If the magazine has Web-based forums, join them and post about BOINC in the appropriate forum.
    … …  
    3333Consider including the following points in your letter or forum posting:
    3434
    35  * Volunteer computing is not just SETI and prime numbers any more; the science projects include everything from medical research to climate change.
     35 * Volunteer computing is not just SETI and prime numbers any more; the science projects are doing research in a wide range of areas, from medicine to climate change.
    3636 * With BOINC, you're not locked in to one project.  You can run as many as you want, and change whenever you want.  You see your credit totals all in one place.
    3737 * BOINC gives you extensive control over when and how your computer is used, including CPU throttling and day-of-week preferences.
    3838 * BOINC is open source, and many of the projects' applications are too.  It's possible (and encouraged) for volunteers to optimize applications for specific architectures.
    39 
    40 
     39 * Each BOINC-based project has a global community of volunteers, with whom you can communicate using message boards, profiles, and private messages.
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    4241=== Australia ===