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Firefox Seeks Full Page Ad in New York Times

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-thats-something-i-guess dept.

blakeross writes "Join us over at Spread Firefox as we raise funds for the most ambitious launch campaign in open source history. A portion of each donation will go towards taking out a full-page ad in the New York Times celebrating the release. All donors will be listed in the ad, the signatories of a declaration of independence from a monopolized and stagnant web."

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  1. Watch out! by Paster+Of+Muppets · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just make sure they don't have the ad opposite a full-page Microsoft one...

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    1. Re:Watch out! by beacher · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's nice that they're taking out an ad for FireFox, but let me know when they manage to get a full page spread of Samantha Fox

    2. Re:Watch out! by seanadams.com · · Score: 4, Funny

      Apple ran a great ad in the SJ Mercury when Windows 95 came out. It was a full two pages that just said:

      CONGRATU.LNS

  2. #186 by bblazer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just made my donation...#186 according to the receipt. I think that this is going to be a great way to get out the message of browser alternatives. You can put in whatever name you want to be listed. I wonder how many times Bill Gates is going to show up?

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  3. Why not advertize for FREE on Slashdot? by mi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Disguising it as a news story? Oh, wait... Ooops, never mind...

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  4. How much? by JordanArendt · · Score: 4, Funny

    A portion of the contribution? Exactly how much of my contribution will go towards the ad? Why not all? Call me cynical, but this sounds like a pretty good way to make some money.

    1. post story on /. about O/S browser needing help.
    2. use 10% of donations towards ad.
    3. PROFIT!!!

  5. Am I missing something? by revery · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why is a list of names good marketing for Firefox?

    I can just see it now...

    Firefox browser 1.0 released
    Mario "Lightfingers" Frazetti
    Dane "the Gimp" Rostenkowski
    Michael "Code Monkey" Miller
    Peter "Frodo" Fry
    etc...

  6. Great... pay to be on Bill Gates' enemy list! by BenJeremy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since we all think he's the most evil thing since Sauron ruled the Middle Earth, we all do understand what a bad idea it is to take out a full page ad to tell Microsoft, by name, who their enemies are, right?

  7. too much reading... by Quixote · · Score: 3, Funny

    Better idea: get a stoned chick to ask people to "switch"... that'll appeal to more people ;-)

  8. Re:Wow nice incenvitve. by passthecrackpipe · · Score: 5, Funny

    agreed - and by the way, do you know how much faster i can read the NYTimes website since I installed Gentoo? My G4 Gentoo PPC is really fast since I included the new "FastRead" USE variable.

    Gent00 R0cks!!

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  9. Re:Grassroots Marketing by lpangelrob2 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Or, alternatively, try to get Firefox banned for violating obscenity laws...

    Something about an officially branded Firefox Stripper... Oooh! We could market it in Playboy! For porn! And we can show people's favorite porn pages! Without popups!

    (That was meant to be funny, but now it's starting to look kinda legitimate... :-)

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  10. Re:Ironically enough... by Tobias+Luetke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe a security system which isn't the equivalent of a locked door in a corn field would be in order.

  11. Re:Ironically enough... by dzelenka · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was picturing the toll both in Blazing Saddles.

    "We're going to need a shitload of dimes!"

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  12. Re:Ironically enough... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is the DoD we are taking about. You haven't seen management by ostrich (head in the sand, ass in the air with bullseye target painted on) until you've worked at the DoD.

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  13. Re:Public needs to change to make the change... by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, yeah, yeah. citibank.com may work in Firefox, but citi-bank.com requires IE.

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  14. citi-bank.com??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    citi-bank.com does not resolve according to nslookup.

  15. Why invest in a newspaper ad.... by stephanruby · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why invest in a newspaper ad when we could reach our audience through cheap popup ads?