Welcome to Impact Mozilla!
For our initial post, we want to take a moment to highlight some frequently asked questions and answers…
Question: Can I submit Firefox product or feature ideas?
Answer: The focus of this competition is on pure marketing ideas. Specifically, we’re hoping to see plans that address strategies and tactics around retaining *existing* users of Firefox (i.e., those who have already downloaded and installed the browser).
Question: Can I participate on my own? If I participate as a team, is there a size limit?
Answer: You can participation either on your own or as a team. Please keep in mind that there is a single grand prize, so if a team were to win, it would be up to that team to split the prize amongst themselves.
Question: When I submit my plan, what format should my submission be in?
Answer: The choice is up to you as to how you present your idea to us. As outlined here — impactmozilla.com/basic.html — we’re asking participants to craft a two page summary of their marketing idea. Any form of submission (e.g., word document, powerpoint slides, text within an email message, etc.) will be considered.
Question: Is there a budget for my marketing plan? Can I suggest a super bowl commercial (or other relatively expensive advertising channels)?
Answer: We’re suggesting a $10,000 budget limit for the creation and execution of your marketing plan. You’re allowed some flexibility here as we don’t want to exclude potentially brilliant ideas based solely on small or large budgets. A super bowl commercial is a good example of something that is beyond the means of this competition. That said, if you can come up with an ultra creative, Mozilla-like way to make something like that happen on a shoestring budget, we’ll listen.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I am Firefox fan since its very first release. I am so excited about this and ready to help mozilla.
October 8th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
How about releasing your own operating system and making it the default and only web browser for it. That way not only you get the existing customers but a whole new open source operating system that can, like firefox, be added to by users, you can make them like downloadable add ons and the major updates download like the windows update system for microsoft. You could call it “Windfox”.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Mozilla(Firefox) is the best in the people of IT field especially who develop web applications due to its added add-ons.I am one who deserves to use Firefox to develop all my web apps.
And i wish all the success for the “Welcome to Impact Mozilla!”
October 9th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
This is so awesome~
I know that I am already thinking up things, and I know I will be submitting it! :]
October 9th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
This website is just terribly done: 90% of the space wasted for decor, text in light grey on white in a tiny font. Pages do not adapt to browser window size at all.
No need to even mention accessability issues at all, of course.
Sorry, but “pathetic” is the only word that comes to mind.
October 10th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
“This website is just terribly done: 90% of the space wasted for decor, text in light grey on white in a tiny font. Pages do not adapt to browser window size at all.”
I rather liked the way it looks. Picky, picky.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
What is the age requirement?…
October 11th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Good Morning, to All Concerned,
I am a working professional in the Academic field of Computers, working as a Senior Faculty Member cum SW Architect since 15+ years. Really happy with the performance of Mozilla Firefox and somehow committed to help this product to reach at each and every student of mine. We have a very good student-teacher relationship and our aim is always to provide the best of the IT products to our students. By going through the Mozilla Impact, I found the really better world for netizens is just arrived.
October 12th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I was survivor for somehow just when i want to start some website,but one day we was talking about it me and my friend,and my friend ask me do you have Mozilla?I say no!And from that time i went to find mozilla so now get it.
October 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Have many different of things,with all these but you may choose what is the best of you!please don’t ask me i have it already,do you know?Open your mind.
October 12th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
How many plans could one submit ? ( I remember reading that the number is not limited but I just wanted to check)
October 12th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
at the moment i am using firefox 3 will mozilla bring out a firefox 4 in the near future .
thank you
could you please email you comment’s
October 12th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I agree that Mozilla Firefox is best, but I disagree that the Mozilla Firefox is cool or awesome etc, because as i saw in the basic info it has clearly mention that over time we know that tens of millions of people have downloaded Firefox, but don’t continue to use it today, yes your wright. Why because Mozilla Firefox is only about getting internet better but not making customer interested day by day. Mozilla can’t distract customers to Firefox, so usually customer get bored and happened the same, As a fan of Firefox I will definitely help Mozilla and submit some cool interesting ideas to get better and best.
October 12th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
for JP:-
I would like to correct your words Mr JP.
This is extremely beautifully designed site.
the team who has designed this site, had a great job.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:00 am
[...] Whiteboard « Welcome to Impact Mozilla! [...]
October 13th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Dear Kevin and krossfire — your questions have been answered in our latest FAQ: http://blog.mozilla.com/impact/2008/10/13/faq-part-ii/.
Thanks,
Ken
October 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Tp Aaakash Apoorv and Abbey:
Whether you find this site beautiful or not is a matter of opinion. However, missing accessability, readability and adaptability to window size are facts that cannot be disputed. This site violates a lot of rules of good design and makes it hard for many users to use it.
This is why it is a very bad example of web design and as I said: pathetic.
October 16th, 2008 at 12:38 am
JP, at which point did your opinion on accessability, readability and adaptability become indisputable?
October 16th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
$3000… That’s it?
October 17th, 2008 at 8:43 am
I love mozilla firefox and I hate IE, thats why I look forward to success of this plan. I would like to contribute if I can find time.
October 18th, 2008 at 4:46 am
I Love Firefox…. but i also dont mind IE
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 am
$10,000?
well, if i have some idea, but i dont know what the price is, is it ok?
im sure my plan is something mozilla afford, but i dont know the price of it? do i really need to do research for those, even in phase 1 only?
October 24th, 2008 at 12:58 am
It’s a good question by ‘calm’…how thorough should this be on subjects like budgets that might only be known to marketing experts?
November 5th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
It is indisputable that anyone who chooses to use a FF window that is smaller than the fixed width of this pathetic design does not see essential navigation items. It is indisputable that low contrast text on a light background is hard to read for many people with poor eyesight. Accessibility is well defined and a topic of many studies and research, just read up on that topic to find out why this site is a textbook example of how not to do it.
As expected the people responsible for this mess are obviously immune to learning or informing themselves. A disgrace for the FF communitiy this is, really.