BBC has a great approach...

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R/B Send message Joined: 8 Dec 05 Posts: 195 Credit: 28,095 RAC: 0	Message 11163 - Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 0:05:53 UTC http://bbc.cpdn.org// This project apparently just started and is associated with BOINC and Climate Predictor. Look at their link above and I think you'll find a wonderful, simplistic, and very well marketed 'how to' install and why guide for dummies. They picked up 3k hosts in the past 24 hours(from just 15k) according to boincstats.com Incorporating some of their features in all of the BOINC home pages would help add new users. It's a highly inviting approach they are using on their page. There's even a short streaming movie people can view explaining the basics. I'm not sure how viable this option is in regard to bandwith but I'd like to see it looked into.... Would appreciate some feedback from the project developers. Founder of BOINC GROUP - Objectivists - Philosophically minded rational data crunchers. ID: 11163 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Keck_Komputers Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 211 Credit: 4,246,150 RAC: 0	Message 11167 - Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 0:28:45 UTC One problem with the BBC version. It is hard coded to run only that project. To run additional project you must go to another site and download the standard BOINC client. It will also only allow the single user type install if I remember correctly, which to me is the worst install mode. BOINC WIKI BOINCing since 2002/12/8 ID: 11167 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

R/B Send message Joined: 8 Dec 05 Posts: 195 Credit: 28,095 RAC: 0	Message 11198 - Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 6:41:31 UTC OK, but my point was not their particular version of DC but their approach to marketing it to the public that seems to be novel and worthy of learning from..... Founder of BOINC GROUP - Objectivists - Philosophically minded rational data crunchers. ID: 11198 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

R/B Send message Joined: 8 Dec 05 Posts: 195 Credit: 28,095 RAC: 0	Message 11199 - Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 6:41:31 UTC OK, but my point was not their particular version of DC but their approach to marketing it to the public that seems to be novel and worthy of learning from..... Founder of BOINC GROUP - Objectivists - Philosophically minded rational data crunchers. ID: 11199 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Betting Slip Send message Joined: 26 Sep 05 Posts: 71 Credit: 5,702,246 RAC: 0	Message 11220 - Posted: 22 Feb 2006, 19:09:12 UTC - in response to Message 11163. Not many will actually complete a model. ID: 11220 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

nasher Send message Joined: 5 Nov 05 Posts: 98 Credit: 625,341 RAC: 647	Message 11291 - Posted: 24 Feb 2006, 5:05:20 UTC well its definatly an intresting project if you already have Boinc you can attach to it just like any other Boinc project as far as being able to complete a job there... um WOW it will in my estimation take the 1 computer i have running it about 2700HRS to complete the jobs there alot of people will probaly drop out of the project and alot of people hopefully will be exposed to distributed computing and will serch out other projects and will contuinue to crunch ID: 11291 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

David Baker Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 705 Credit: 559,847 RAC: 0	Message 11292 - Posted: 24 Feb 2006, 5:08:18 UTC - in response to Message 11163. http://bbc.cpdn.org// This project apparently just started and is associated with BOINC and Climate Predictor. Look at their link above and I think you'll find a wonderful, simplistic, and very well marketed 'how to' install and why guide for dummies. They picked up 3k hosts in the past 24 hours(from just 15k) according to boincstats.com Incorporating some of their features in all of the BOINC home pages would help add new users. It's a highly inviting approach they are using on their page. There's even a short streaming movie people can view explaining the basics. I'm not sure how viable this option is in regard to bandwith but I'd like to see it looked into.... Would appreciate some feedback from the project developers. any suggestions about how we should try to improve the home page along these lines? ID: 11292 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

R/B Send message Joined: 8 Dec 05 Posts: 195 Credit: 28,095 RAC: 0	Message 12106 - Posted: 16 Mar 2006, 20:24:52 UTC Last modified: 16 Mar 2006, 20:26:33 UTC Dr. David Baker, Basically, I believe it would be beneficial to Rosetta to adopt the approach that the BBC has undertaken. Think about the 'customer'. Just make an introductory home page that is 'idiot friendly'. Face it, most users hear of a project like this and think...'ok...I'll go to the website'. If it is too complicated they then think 'why bother'. Make the homepage simpler with 1,2,3 instructions like the BBC site did and watch your hosts grow through the roof. It's easy at this point . Once you realize how great the potential is for so many computer users out there... Founder of BOINC GROUP - Objectivists - Philosophically minded rational data crunchers. ID: 12106 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

m.mitch Send message Joined: 10 Feb 06 Posts: 34 Credit: 1,928,904 RAC: 0	Message 12118 - Posted: 17 Mar 2006, 1:26:11 UTC Click here to join the #1 Aussie Alliance on Rosetta ID: 12118 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Jayargh Send message Joined: 8 Oct 05 Posts: 23 Credit: 43,726 RAC: 0	Message 12169 - Posted: 17 Mar 2006, 22:51:08 UTC Last modified: 17 Mar 2006, 23:00:58 UTC Hear ,Hear Mike Mitchell as it is nice someone else expressed my feelings so eloquently...to ...."Make the homepage simpler with 1,2,3 instructions like the BBC site did and watch your hosts grow through the roof." Ahhhh hello folks TV advertising goes MOST of the way...Can you imagine the usership if this was brodcasted outside of the UK ? To BBC America especially ...but of course ALL its overseas affiliates..... ID: 12169 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote