[Davisgig] DavisGig in 10 seconds or less

[Robert Nickerson]

Hi Steve and Gonzalo

I agree that the blow  is important for say the 2 minute talk we would 
give to people we are speaking with at Farmers Market, or wherever.
It's also good to talk about the speeds, but it's not a sentence that 
encapsulates concisely what the project is.

People need that statement, so when they tell their friends about it at 
the grocery store, the meme can spread.

I'm moving houses this weekend, but should have  more time starting next 
week, to lend more effort..

Thx
RAN


On 5/21/2015 10:33 AM, Steve McMahon wrote:
> I'd say concentrate on the problem. Something like:
>
> """
> High-speed Internet access is crucial infrastructure for a community 
> like ours. Davis is way behind comparable communities. We can't depend 
> on Comcast and AT&T to fix this for us. We need to do it ourselves.
> """
>
> In my mind, the point is to start a discussion, not say everything in 
> 10 seconds. I want to tell people "wake up; this is important for our 
> future" but more politely ;)
>
> Ideally, the response to a statement like the one above is one or more 
> questions we're ready to talk about:
>
>   * What do you mean we're way behind?
>   * Why is it crucial?
>   * Don't we have high-speed Internet?
>   * Why can't the private sector do this without involving the city?
>   * What would it look like if we did it ourselves?
>   * What are other communities doing?
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:19 AM, Robert Nickerson <rob at omsoft.com 
> <mailto:rob at omsoft.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi
>
>     A colleague from the DCN board suggested, and rightly so, that we
>     need to be able to describe the Davis Gig effort in 1-2 sentences.
>     They want to tell people about it, but truth be told, Internet
>     Access is confusing, another board member said people think of
>     internet like its magic.
>
>     So I'd like us to refine and work up a sentence or 2 that captures
>     the whole concept.
>
>     Here is one...
>
>     City Owned Fiber Internet tubes provides MegaBroadband to
>     residents, with private company service partners. Gives citizens
>     Internet Access price safety, privacy, and intra-city network.
>
>
>     -- 
>     Rob Nickerson
>
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