[IAEP] [Olpc-open] G1G1 (was Re: [Community-news] OLPC News (2008-09-29))

[Nirav Patel]

Ah, thanks.

Does anyone know the name of the font used in OLPC marketing
materials, such as the text on amazon.com/xo ?

Nirav

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Nirav Patel <olpc at spongezone.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> This just came to me while sitting in traffic - a stylized bumper
>>> sticker: "My other XO is in Mongolia" (or Rwanda, Haiti, etc.
>>> Randomize the stickers or give them a few to choose from:-)) We have a
>>> lot of creativity on these lists. Let it rip!
>>>
>>
>> I really like this idea.  I whipped up something quick in Inkscape:
>> http://eclecti.cc/files/myotherlaptop.png
>> http://eclecti.cc/files/myotherlaptop.svg
>>
>
> These look neat. BTW, www.laptopgiving.org is going away based on what
> Seth said. Point it to amazon.com/xo
>
> Maybe we should start putting these up on the wiki under G1G1v2 marketing
> --
> Sameer
>
>>>> Massive buzz could be generated by
>>>> another technique Apple has used for years: the education discount.
>>>> Offer the pair at $375 for educators and university students, and $425
>>>> for others. Imagine thousands of educators holding an XO in their
>>>> hands, the community feedback potential.
>>>
>>> This brings the overhead of verifying whose an educator etc. Apple
>>> already has this in place. How do we handle it?
>>
>> I'm not sure how to integrate this with Amazon, but having a form
>> asking the person to provide a .edu email address would be a simple,
>> though certainly not foolproof method.
>>
>> Nirav
>