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It's the time of the year again, namely it is December 2013, and so we shall now refresh our Community Promotion Ads for the new year.

What are Community Promotion Ads?

Community Promotion Ads are community-vetted advertisements that will show up on the main site, in the right sidebar. The purpose of this question is the vetting process. Images of the advertisements are provided, and community voting will enable the advertisements to be shown.

Why do we have Community Promotion Ads?

This is a method for the community to control what gets promoted to visitors on the site. For example, you might promote the following things:

  • cool Ubuntu applications
  • the site's Twitter account
  • Ubuntu scripts or power tools
  • cool events or conferences
  • anything else your community would genuinely be interested in

The goal is for future visitors to find out about the stuff your community deems important. This also serves as a way to promote information and resources that are relevant to your own community's interests, both for those already in the community and those yet to join.

Why do we reset the ads every year?

Some services will maintain usefulness over the years, while other things will wane to allow for new faces to show up. Resetting the ads every year helps accommodate this, and allows old ads that have served their purpose to be cycled out for fresher ads for newer things. This helps keep the material in the ads relevant to not just the subject matter of the community, but to the current status of the community. We reset the ads once a year, every December.

The community promotion ads have no restrictions against reposting an ad from a previous cycle. If a particular service or ad is very valuable to the community and will continue to be so, it is a good idea to repost it. It may be helpful to give it a new face in the process, so as to prevent the imagery of the ad from getting stale after a year of exposure.

How does it work?

The answers you post to this question must conform to the following rules, or they will be ignored.

  1. All answers should be in the exact form of:

    [![Tagline to show on mouseover][1]][2]
    
       [1]: http://image-url
       [2]: http://clickthrough-url 
    

    Please do not add anything else to the body of the post. If you want to discuss something, do it in the comments.

  2. The question must always be tagged with the magic tag. In addition to enabling the functionality of the advertisements, this tag also pre-fills the answer form with the above required form.

Image requirements

  • The image that you create must be 220 x 250 pixels
  • Must be hosted through our standard image uploader (imgur)
  • Must be GIF or PNG
  • No animated GIFs
  • Absolute limit on file size of 150 KB

Score Threshold

There is a minimum score threshold an answer must meet (currently 6) before it will be shown on the main site.

You can check out the ads that have met the threshold with basic click stats here.

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    Where you have Tagline to show on mouseover, that is actually the Alt text. You need to place the mouseover text next to the link like [2]: http://clickthrough-url "tagline text".
    – kiri
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:32
  • Ooooh... Where can you get Ubuntu Power Tools? Didn't know that about the rollover text.
    – Wilf
    Feb 9, 2014 at 12:25
  • @wilf I'm not sure you can just edit the question post, it's pretty magical (look down into the answer section).
    – kiri
    Feb 9, 2014 at 20:59
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    Sorry, but I think my previous comment was wrong. Whilst in markdown, that is the alt text, in the actual ads, the alt text seems to be used for the rollover as well. Check it at meta.askubuntu.com/ads/display/7773. I was confused because the rollover didn't appear on this question ( @wilf )
    – kiri
    Feb 10, 2014 at 5:50
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    Is there any time limit as to when(and until when) images can be posted? Mar 21, 2014 at 4:25
  • @Aditya You can post these up until December, and they will stick around up until then.
    – Grace Note StaffMod
    Mar 21, 2014 at 11:08

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Ubuntu Touch

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    The icons on the left are a bit blurry. Is there any chance that can be fixed? Dec 6, 2013 at 21:41
  • @NathanOsman You're not the first to notice that.. I think mateo was the one that came up with the graphic..
    – Seth
    Dec 7, 2013 at 4:39
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    That should be better ;)
    – Mateo
    Dec 7, 2013 at 18:22
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    Thank you @NathanOsman for the new screens :)
    – Mateo
    Jun 28, 2014 at 22:23
  • Thanks for including the 2buntu app icon in the launcher :) Jun 29, 2014 at 0:50
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    The new phone image was generated with Device Art Generator a tool from @NathanOsman : 2buntu.com/touch/device-art-generator
    – Mateo
    Sep 28, 2014 at 21:42
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Everything Ubuntu. Daily.

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  • Is it just me or does this 'Daily' in the OMG Ubuntu slogan remind you of the 'Daily' from the movie 300? Fresh oracle will be delivered to you **Daily**. From all corners of the empire.
    – Parto
    Mar 4, 2014 at 6:25
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GNU nano the Text Editor

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    Is the ASCII art supposed to look like an eta (η) rather than a lower-case "n", the SI prefix for nano?
    – Nick T
    Jan 30, 2014 at 21:53
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    @NickT ask the nano people, this is their logo
    – Mateo
    Jan 30, 2014 at 22:41
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Mozilla Firefox — Free Web Browser

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  • @minerz029 I edited it
    – Lynob
    Feb 8, 2014 at 10:47
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    @minerz029 And I accidentally made an improved version: http://i.stack.imgur.com/v11B8.jpg - just copy the text, and replace http://i.stack.imgur.com/PYZwp.png with http://i.stack.imgur.com/v11B8.jpg :)
    – Wilf
    Feb 8, 2014 at 13:50
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    @wilf done, you're version is so much better :)
    – Lynob
    Feb 8, 2014 at 14:26
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    I think that whilst this image may be a good wallpaper, it isn't truly representative of 'Firefox' per se. An image using the original logo may be better. Here's a proof of concept I just made: i.stack.imgur.com/JX6jk.png
    – kiri
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:12
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    @minerz029 I added it, clean, good looking, let the community decide which one to pick
    – Lynob
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:24
  • @minerz029 fine, I removed the original
    – Lynob
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:27
  • @minerz029 I know, it just seemed cleaner, besides anyone reading this post can still see the other version in the comments, so if firefox gets picked, they get to choose whatever they like
    – Lynob
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:38
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    @minerz029 btw can i add more ads? i'd like to create ads for linux foundation, maintainer of the kernel kernel.org and linux.com, they are doing a wonderful job
    – Lynob
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:40
  • @Fischer: You can go ahead and try, but be aware that these ads are for: "cool Ubuntu applications, the site's Twitter account, Ubuntu scripts or power tools, cool events or conferences, anything else your community would genuinely be interested in"
    – kiri
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:42
  • @minerz029 I see your point
    – Lynob
    Feb 8, 2014 at 22:48
  • @minerz029 good point, I edited the post
    – Lynob
    Feb 10, 2014 at 9:18
  • I want to redesign this so it looks like an icon from the Unity launcher, with appropriate colours and border. Maybe later tomorrow.
    – kiri
    Feb 14, 2014 at 9:59
  • @minerz029 ok why not, I suck at designing stuff :) so if you design it, I'll update the post :)
    – Lynob
    Feb 14, 2014 at 10:27
  • @Fischer those would be awesome, those would probably fit in things "community would genuinely be interested in".
    – Mateo
    May 14, 2014 at 18:11
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    @Wilf brilliant spin-off wished i used that one
    – Lynob
    Jul 21, 2014 at 19:06
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GNU Image Manipulation Program

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Help this community grow -- follow us on twitter!

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  • This is a demonstration post to indicate how this should look when an ad is posted. It also doubles as your twitter ad, but it's up to you if you wish to promote it by voting. The image is courtesy efthialex, who provided this during our previous cycle.
    – Grace Note StaffMod
    Dec 6, 2013 at 10:09
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enter image description here

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    This isn't 220x250 in size is it...
    – Wilf
    Jan 13, 2014 at 20:11
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    The image is now of the correct size and file format, I believe. Jan 26, 2014 at 10:44
  • There was a cleaner (IMO, better) version posted last year. You may want to re-post (with attribution) or adapt the image found here.
    – kiri
    Feb 10, 2014 at 6:08
  • Its the same thing... thanks :)
    – GeoMint
    Feb 10, 2014 at 13:45
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A free, open-source game of ancient warfare

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    what is the purpose of this?
    – 842Mono
    Feb 13, 2014 at 23:18
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    @MinaMichael, this is a free and open-source software, and whe have on AU organized, some 0.A.D. gaming events.
    – blade19899
    Feb 14, 2014 at 8:38
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Unity: Join the revolution.

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  • The icons on the left are a bit less than square (slightly squashed). I'll probably try to fix it if I have the time.
    – kiri
    Dec 29, 2013 at 9:03
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    Thank you ⁣ ⁣ ⁣
    – Mateo
    Dec 29, 2013 at 11:52
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Tagline to show on mouseover http://stack-exchange-dynamic-ads.herokuapp.com/askubuntu.com/bounty.png

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  • and Yes this will work - Ask Different has been using the same for ages see - meta.apple.stackexchange.com/questions/1882/…
    – Mateo
    Feb 28, 2014 at 14:32
  • Weird, I haven't seen it...
    – Braiam
    Mar 9, 2014 at 0:58
  • @Braiam on ask diffrent i.stack.imgur.com/dKAN0.png ? or here, (it isn't at 6 votes yet)
    – Mateo
    Mar 9, 2014 at 1:46
  • There are currently 18 bounties, and I just noticed it saying there are 17... oh well
    – Wilf
    Jun 28, 2014 at 19:57
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    @Wilf strange, I bet it counts only the active ones on the page, as you need to click "see all" to get the last one...
    – Mateo
    Jun 28, 2014 at 21:21
  • or they just haven't had that many bounties on Ask Different and is a bug..
    – Mateo
    Jun 28, 2014 at 21:23
  • @Mateo - I thought of whether it was checking the ones on AskDifferent, but there's shows 5, which is right for their site
    – Wilf
    Jun 28, 2014 at 22:27
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    @Mateo It's probably just a caching issue Jul 1, 2014 at 3:07
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A network file-sharing application that makes sending a file to another machine on the local network as easy as dragging-and-dropping.

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darktable | the photo workflow software

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Find your Local Community.

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  • I will ask if this could be modified to use some of the LoCo Council's artwork perhaps that was recently adopted? There are SVG pieces that can be incorporated and the licensing means that my fellow councilors and I do not need to take further action to approve usage. Feb 10, 2014 at 2:38
  • @StephenMichaelKellat i.stack.imgur.com/AlhE3.png put together from your sources
    – Mateo
    Feb 28, 2014 at 15:13
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    I'm fine with replacing this. Is that the right thing to do with regard to peoples' votes? Or should the new image be its own submission so it has its own voting history?
    – ændrük
    Mar 3, 2014 at 21:31
  • cool, added meta.askubuntu.com/a/9086/47291 but pointed it to the LoCo Council page
    – Mateo
    May 13, 2014 at 2:23
  • Can we rotate the something so we can see the logo in the coffee a bit more?
    – Kaz Wolfe
    Sep 30, 2014 at 6:45
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Please help this site by reviewing!

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    That's a.. odd photo. I personally think sabdfl has nothing to do with review.
    – Seth
    Mar 2, 2014 at 20:55
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GNU Emacs - The One True Editor

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Ubuntu For End Users

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Ask Ubuntu Meta - Customize Ask Ubuntu

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Pipelight allows you to use Windows only plugins in Linux browsers. It supports Silverlight, Unity Webplayer, Shockwave, Flash and more.

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The independent magazine for the Ubuntu Linux community

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    why down voting? lets help this magazine (though i have never really read it) just saw it today and I thought, well they are doing what they're doing for ubuntu, and it seems free, good cause
    – Lynob
    Feb 13, 2014 at 22:21
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Teckids e.V. – Erkunden, Entdecken, Erfinden – Discover, Explore, Forge

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Inksacpe - Draw Freely

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Lauchpad

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Pidgin, opensource chat client

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  • For an ad, you might want http://pidgin.im/about/ as a link, as it has an explanation of what it is.
    – Wilf
    Mar 2, 2014 at 17:07
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    Theres a good short description on the main page, I think that's enough. It also features a nice list of supported protocols and a prominent download button. And it's to consider that the home page is the intended landing page, it is what new users are supposed to see on their first visit, as decided by the owner of the page.
    – Donarsson
    Mar 5, 2014 at 2:43
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An open-source editor for experienced web designers and programmers, supporting many programming and markup languages, but focusing on creating dynamic and interactive websites.

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    Why the downvote? The GIMP one was mostly copied, but I had to redesign this....
    – Wilf
    Jan 16, 2014 at 20:00
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friendly interactive shell

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Local Communities ROCK!

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Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.

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  • Vote as you like - I thought I would see what the opinion on this would be.
    – Wilf
    Jun 27, 2014 at 15:19
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WebUpd8 is an Ubuntu / Linux blog which delivers daily news, tips and application reviews.

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  • After having found another great article from this site, I thought it would be time to make an community ad for it
    – Wilf
    Jul 24, 2014 at 11:20

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