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Jul 8, 2003, 3:06pm

Hi, just a few suggestions on how you can do your part to help get the word
out about AW.
A few of these were suggested in other threads, but were lost because of the
string of off topic posts applied to that thread.
Suggestion #1) Many of us have Cable TV or dish Tv and on the offering of
channels you'll find such super stations such as Tech TV and ZDTV (on our
local cable tv company, these stations are carried on a educational channel
allocated to our local High School, But I also see these stations offered as
primary stations on other cable systems). These stations carry programs
related to computer technology and software and are available practically
world-wide. If some of us make contact with these super stations and tell
them about the Active Worlds program, they very well could do s segment on
the program, providing free advertising for AW.
Suggestion #2) There are many magazines out there related to computers and
gaming. PC Magazine, PC World and Computing gaming World Magazines are out
there and have columns where the public can write in. Sending a letter to
one of their columns saying " I just found this really cool virtual 3d chat
program called www.activeworlds.com, it is one of the coolest things I have
ever seen on the web...blah.... blah...blah.
These suggestions are a few ways of getting AW free publicty, on stations
and magazines most frequented by people who use a PC and enjoy using the
technology that AW is made of and could very well increase the publics'
awareness that AW does exsist.
Just remember, how many times you've read in these newsgroups how people
found AW by doing web searches looking for new chat programs or 3d related
programs. Imagine the increase if we can get a publication to do an article
on a world-wide satalite TV station, or a magazine related to computer and
3D gaming technology.
MrBruce

Jul 8, 2003, 4:18pm

Erm ZDTV is the former name of TechTV..........

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Brock - 308723 - DE Leader

Jul 8, 2003, 5:25pm

That's all well and good, but you also need to tell them *why* the
program is even worth talking about. Remember, some of these outfits
have already done segments/articles on There.com and Second Life. You
need to let them know why AW is different from (and better than) these
other programs. And don't just limit your description to technical
features, since AW's technology really isn't all that new. Instead, also
include some examples of what has already been accomplished with it
(i.e. games like Mutation and AWRPG, communities like AWTeen and A!!CT,
etc.).

Oh, and mentioning that the software has been around for over 8 years
wouldn't hurt either, since some places seem to think interactive VR
never existed until Linden Labs showed up. :P

[View Quote] > Hi, just a few suggestions on how you can do your part to help get the word
> out about AW.
> A few of these were suggested in other threads, but were lost because of the
> string of off topic posts applied to that thread.
> Suggestion #1) Many of us have Cable TV or dish Tv and on the offering of
> channels you'll find such super stations such as Tech TV and ZDTV (on our
> local cable tv company, these stations are carried on a educational channel
> allocated to our local High School, But I also see these stations offered as
> primary stations on other cable systems). These stations carry programs
> related to computer technology and software and are available practically
> world-wide. If some of us make contact with these super stations and tell
> them about the Active Worlds program, they very well could do s segment on
> the program, providing free advertising for AW.
> Suggestion #2) There are many magazines out there related to computers and
> gaming. PC Magazine, PC World and Computing gaming World Magazines are out
> there and have columns where the public can write in. Sending a letter to
> one of their columns saying " I just found this really cool virtual 3d chat
> program called www.activeworlds.com, it is one of the coolest things I have
> ever seen on the web...blah.... blah...blah.
> These suggestions are a few ways of getting AW free publicty, on stations
> and magazines most frequented by people who use a PC and enjoy using the
> technology that AW is made of and could very well increase the publics'
> awareness that AW does exsist.
> Just remember, how many times you've read in these newsgroups how people
> found AW by doing web searches looking for new chat programs or 3d related
> programs. Imagine the increase if we can get a publication to do an article
> on a world-wide satalite TV station, or a magazine related to computer and
> 3D gaming technology.
> MrBruce
>
>

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Goober King
Spreading the word like butter
awnews at awnews.org

Jul 8, 2003, 5:55pm

I tried many times to get Tech Tv to look into AW I sent them many emails
and they just will not. I even went into their chat and talked to Megan and
Morgan and they still wouldn't do it.
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Jul 8, 2003, 6:09pm

If we all keep on trying the point will get across and by the way Brock, I
still see Tech Tv on my cable system, it has a number 7 with a circle around
it as a logo in the lower part of my screen which really is a T and ZDTV is
yet another satilite station available.
MrBruce
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Jul 8, 2003, 6:19pm

If everyone keeps sending in emails and letters to these programs and others
like it someday someone is gonna do a show on it, take my world on this, the
reason I's posting this suggestion, is to not give you all ideas, but also
if we ALL contact these publications, we better the chances of being
recognized.
Keep in mine, 1000 recomendations speak louder than 1! So lets go people,
lets get busy and send those emails and letters out!
Try www.pcworld.com www.pcmagazine.com for starters, if anyone has the
emails for ZDTV or Tech TV please post those. If anyone has any other TV
related programs from other countries like the UK or France add those emails
too. Any magazines? post those too!
MrBruce

Jul 8, 2003, 6:27pm

Grrr I hate Out look Exspress, I always look over my posts for errors and
correct them but they always show up in the posted post.(Here is the
corrected post..... I hope)
If everyone keeps sending in emails and letters to these programs and others
like it, someday someone is gonna do a show on it, take my world on this,
the
reason I'm posting these suggestions, is to give you all ideas. Also
if we ALL contact these publications, we better the chances of being
recognized.
Keep in mine, 1000 recomendations speak louder than 1! So lets go people,
lets get busy and send those emails and letters out!
Try www.pcworld.com www.pcmagazine.com for starters, if anyone has the
emails for ZDTV or Tech TV please post those. If anyone has any other TV
related programs from other countries like the UK, Canada or France add
those emails
too. Any magazines? post those too!
MrBruce

Jul 10, 2003, 6:35am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Myabe you don't know this yet Bruce, but as Goober pointed out, TechTV *IS*
what USED to be ZDTV.

Having said that, doesn't CNET host a computer show that's like syndicated
on like hundreds of stations across America??? I seemingly recall threm
doing so....

Patrick

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