[L2Ork-dev] We may get a bit of a bump in traffic today due to a VT News story featuring L2Ork Tweeter

[Ivica Bukvic]

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 14:45 Jonathan Wilkes <jon.w.wilkes at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 2:17 PM Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico at vt.edu> wrote:
> >
> > It appears L2Ork Tweeter made today's Virginia Tech front page:
> >
> > https://vtnews.vt.edu/
> >
> >
> https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/06/virginia-tech-professor-launches-free-music-making-software-insp.html
> >
> > As a result we may get a bit more traffic here...
>
> Awesome!
>
> Let's just hope nobody touches our delicate gitlab instance. :)
>

:-)


> Ico-- how about a "featured app" with each release, perhaps a link
> that comes up in the pd window on startup?
>
> Still an extra step to install but the first step would link to
> demo/instructions which may be better UX.
>

I like it. I also think somehow including previously featured apps may help
prevent them disappearing from the web. The same may be also used for
regression testing, as is the case already with Tweeter.


> I've been thinking about implementing this but haven't had an app for
> it. (Well, perhaps also doing the same with
> that slick looking app that uses the bargraphs I showed you from the
> Pd forum, if the author is cool with it.)
>

I agree re: bargraph app. Sounds to me we may need the project marketing
manager.

Best,

Ico


> -Jonathan
>
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Ico
> >
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