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* lwn@lwn.net
 
* lwn@lwn.net
 
* newstips@heise.de
 
* newstips@heise.de
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* PR: theobroma@revelinux.com
 
* http://www.newsforge.com/submit.pl
 
* http://www.newsforge.com/submit.pl
 
* http://slashdot.org/submit.pl
 
* http://slashdot.org/submit.pl
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* [http://freshmeat.net/ Freshmeat]
 
* [http://freshmeat.net/ Freshmeat]
 
* [http://gnomedesktop.org/node/add/story gnome footnotes]
 
* [http://gnomedesktop.org/node/add/story gnome footnotes]
* PR: theobroma@revelinux.com
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* [http://www.gnomefiles.org/ GnomeFiles] for software which supports Gnome
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=== Social Sites ===
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* http://digg.com/
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* http://del.icio.us/
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* http://technorati.com/wtf
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* BLOG IT!!!!
  
 
=== Formal PR Contacts ===
 
=== Formal PR Contacts ===
  
* [http://www.prweb.com/ prweb] - has free pr distribution, but you need to do 2 days in advance unless contribution of $10 or more
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* [http://prleap.com/ prleap] - another free pr service
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* [http://prbuzz.com/ prbuzz] - another free pr service
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* [http://www.sbwire.com/ SBWire] offers free press release services to open source projects with the SBWire for Non-Profits program
 
* nettime-ann - http://www.nettime.org/
 
* nettime-ann - http://www.nettime.org/
 
* See Kansas City infoZine: http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/5080/
 
* See Kansas City infoZine: http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/5080/
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* need more magazines
 
* need more magazines
 
* need more press outlets
 
* need more press outlets
 
  
 
=== Magazines (Get formal PR) ===
 
=== Magazines (Get formal PR) ===
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=== Other Updates ===
 
=== Other Updates ===
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkscape Update the 'Features', 'Interface and usability', & 'Versions'
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* ...wikipedia yet?

Latest revision as of 01:13, 30 May 2012

These are general sites, lists and emails to send release announcements and press out to.


Places to Announce

In general, for linux community receives a general informal announcement. However, for formal press channels we use the more formal 3rd-person press release.

Open Source Community (Receive Informal PR)

Social Sites

Formal PR Contacts

Magazines (Get formal PR)

  • I've requested where to send PR and how to get our software reviewed from these magazines.

Other Updates

  • ...wikipedia yet?