Mary Colvig: A resolution I can get behind: Spreading Firefox!

I?m not really one to make New Year?s resolutions because, frankly,  I don?t keep them!   However, my colleague Alix shared this awesome initiative to introduce five people to Firefox in 2009.  I?m jumping on board and vow to:

• Take more time to sit down and walk people through it! It?s one thing to tell people about Firefox or espouse its virtues, but a live tutorial goes farther.   I spent a good hour showing my Aunt Patty the in?s and out?s of bookmarking over Christmas.  As a researcher she is now completely sold on Firefox.
• Expose the joy of add-ons. I?ve found that people have heard of add-ons, but haven?t necessarily tried them.  It?s been a lot of fun showing people add-ons that fit what they do on the Web ?  things just seem to click.
• Go beyond my circle. All of my friends and the people I interact with on semi-regular basis (my dentist, chircopractor, vet, hair stylist, mechanic, etc.) have heard my spiel.  While I have the distinct pleasure of helping market Firefox at my day job, I plan on putting more effort into introducing Firefox to new people in my ?off hours.? One thought is sitting down at Starbucks with a sign or laptop sticker reading, ?Have questions about Firefox?  Ask me!?   Sort of hokey, but why not?!

This campaign serves as a great reminder that nothing tops face-to-face interaction and word of mouth to spread Firefox.  There?s even a Facebook group.  Keep up the great work!