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Posted to dev@geode.apache.org by Anthony Baker <ab...@pivotal.io> on 2020/04/08 22:25:22 UTC
Website refresh (was Re: [DISCUSS] Adding Google Analytics to our
website)
Bob, I think a refresh of the Geode website is a great idea. I look forward to hearing more of your ideas. I’ve included a link below [1] to provide context on ASF policies around websites.
Thanks,
Anthony
[1] https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs#introduction <https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs#introduction>
> On Apr 8, 2020, at 2:08 PM, Bob Glithero <rg...@vmware.com.INVALID> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Hopefully it's ok for me to add my $.02 here. While understanding where the traffic is coming from is always helpful, it's possible to take a more active approach to driving traffic. I also help with community marketing at RabbitMQ (rabbitmq.com), which uses their platform to host tutorials, best practices, and other content. I could find $$$ in my budget to help modernize the Geode site and make it more generally useful as a content platform for developers and others interested in the project.
>
> Bob
>
> On 4/8/20, 1:59 PM, "Alexander Murmann" <am...@apache.org> wrote:
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> Hi Michael,
>
> A few things I'd like to know and potential associated actions:
> * Where do our visitors come from (referrer)? -> We might be able to lean
> in to those sources.
> * Are we getting any traffic from our Twitter presence? -> If certain
> tweets bring more traffic, let's do more of tweets like it!
> * Some people in our community started blogging more. Are we seeing any
> traffic from that? Are some topics driving more traffic than others ->
> Might inform what topics or types of articles we should write more or less
> off.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 9:18 AM Michael Oleske <mo...@pivotal.io> wrote:
>
>> What things are we looking to learn? Without knowing what we are
>> interested in learning I would be hesitant to add anything. If we know
>> what we want to learn then a conversation about analytics would be more
>> fruitful (to me at least)
>>
>> -michael
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 3:31 PM Alexander Murmann <am...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> In promoting our project it might be valuable to get a better idea of
>> where
>>> visitors on our website come from, what they look for and where we lose
>>> them. This should help us improve the website and learn what kind of
>> blogs
>>> articles, videos etc. drive user interest to the website.
>>>
>>> To gain those insights I'd like to add Google Analytics (GA). While GA
>>> isn't open source, it is commonly used by other Apache projects. Apache
>>> Cassandra, Kafka, Samza and Spark all have GA trackers on their website.
>>>
>>> I've heard rumors that we at some point had it on our website as well. Is
>>> this true? If so, why did we remove it?
>>>
>>> Thank you for your thoughts and concerns!
>>>
>>
>
>
Re: Website refresh (was Re: [DISCUSS] Adding Google Analytics to our
website)
Posted by Anthony Baker <ab...@pivotal.io>.
Bob,
Your ideas are welcome! I do like the idea of an aggregation point for Geode content. Our past experience with the Apache JRoller blog site was…not the best. We do have some content aggregated in the wiki [1] but it’s not a great content platform either.
My main concerns are a) ensuring PMC control of any Geode-branded site and b) that any source code artifacts for this site are hosted on ASF-managed infrastructure (e.g. apache GitHub) and c) that site contributions are made via our normal contributor model of accepting PR’s.
+1 from me assuming those concerns are incorporated into this effort
Thanks,
Anthony
[1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/GEODE/Articles+and+Presentations <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/GEODE/Articles+and+Presentations>
> On Apr 10, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Bob Glithero <rg...@vmware.com.INVALID> wrote:
>
> Thanks. My goal is actually to help increase the size and reach of the Geode community with a place to post blogs, videos, and other collateral featuring best practices, tutorials, use cases, and the like. The current Geode site infrastructure doesn't seem well-suited to that. I'm thinking of something like what CouchDB did. They have the official Apache site for the project, and a separate site hosted on wordpress (blog.couchdb.com) for promotional activities. That way they can conform to ASF website practices for the project site while having a useful marketing site.
>
> I have marketing funds available for this type of work (that I need to use up soon-ish). I just need the buy in and approval of the Geode community to submit an SOW to the purchasing system. What do you think is the best way to proceed?
>
> I can also fund a refresh of the project site in parallel, but I want to tread lightly as that's your thing. So I will look to the community for guidance as to what you'd like to see improved on the main project site.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob
>
> On 4/9/20, 11:57 AM, "Dave Barnes" <da...@vmware.com.INVALID> wrote:
>
> @alberto A great idea - others feel the same: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FGEODE-2942&data=02%7C01%7Crglithero%40vmware.com%7C1b475ea93c374e5e84d608d7dcb7c8d4%7Cb39138ca3cee4b4aa4d6cd83d9dd62f0%7C0%7C1%7C637220554224224945&sdata=KFlzW%2BNkFGp9IC8Rjypxr4o81fGlABu0zM%2FHV36RmOw%3D&reserved=0
>
> On 4/9/20, 2:31 AM, "Alberto Bustamante Reyes" <al...@est.tech> wrote:
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> It would be great if the new webpage could include a search button for the user guide.
>
> BR/
>
> Alberto B.
>
>
>
>
Re: Website refresh (was Re: [DISCUSS] Adding Google Analytics to our
website)
Posted by Bob Glithero <rg...@vmware.com.INVALID>.
Thanks. My goal is actually to help increase the size and reach of the Geode community with a place to post blogs, videos, and other collateral featuring best practices, tutorials, use cases, and the like. The current Geode site infrastructure doesn't seem well-suited to that. I'm thinking of something like what CouchDB did. They have the official Apache site for the project, and a separate site hosted on wordpress (blog.couchdb.com) for promotional activities. That way they can conform to ASF website practices for the project site while having a useful marketing site.
I have marketing funds available for this type of work (that I need to use up soon-ish). I just need the buy in and approval of the Geode community to submit an SOW to the purchasing system. What do you think is the best way to proceed?
I can also fund a refresh of the project site in parallel, but I want to tread lightly as that's your thing. So I will look to the community for guidance as to what you'd like to see improved on the main project site.
Best regards,
Bob
On 4/9/20, 11:57 AM, "Dave Barnes" <da...@vmware.com.INVALID> wrote:
@alberto A great idea - others feel the same: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fissues.apache.org%2Fjira%2Fbrowse%2FGEODE-2942&data=02%7C01%7Crglithero%40vmware.com%7C1b475ea93c374e5e84d608d7dcb7c8d4%7Cb39138ca3cee4b4aa4d6cd83d9dd62f0%7C0%7C1%7C637220554224224945&sdata=KFlzW%2BNkFGp9IC8Rjypxr4o81fGlABu0zM%2FHV36RmOw%3D&reserved=0
On 4/9/20, 2:31 AM, "Alberto Bustamante Reyes" <al...@est.tech> wrote:
It would be great if the new webpage could include a search button for the user guide.
BR/
Alberto B.
Re: Website refresh (was Re: [DISCUSS] Adding Google Analytics to our
website)
Posted by Dave Barnes <da...@vmware.com.INVALID>.
@alberto A great idea - others feel the same: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-2942
On 4/9/20, 2:31 AM, "Alberto Bustamante Reyes" <al...@est.tech> wrote:
It would be great if the new webpage could include a search button for the user guide.
BR/
Alberto B.
Re: Website refresh (was Re: [DISCUSS] Adding Google Analytics to our
website)
Posted by Alberto Bustamante Reyes <al...@est.tech>.
It would be great if the new webpage could include a search button for the user guide.
BR/
Alberto B.