[RLUG] Promote Firefox

[Jeff Shippen]

Just forwarding a nice little 
e-mail I got :-)
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Hey everyone,

Today we're starting a Downhill Battle-style campaign to switch users from Microsoft Internet Explorer (boo!) to  Firefox (yeah!).  Many have worked on this noble cause, but we think now's the time to step it up a notch--and get people paid in the process.

Check it out, and pass it on to friends (especially anybody with a website):  

http://www.explorerdestroyer.com

and

http://www.killbillsbrowser.com

Google is offering $1 for every referral to Firefox with Google toolbar. So, we made a free script that you can install on your website to detect IE and encourage people to switch. For every user you encourage to switch, you get a $1.

For some time now, some of us who work on Downhill Battle have been been thinking about trying to get more aggressive about switching people from Internet Explorer to the better, open source browser, Firefox.  When Google announced the bait, we figured the time was right to help sites get their readers to switch.  It's very possible to get Internet Explorer down to under 50% of all web browsers.  This is the best chance we've ever had.

Today we have two new sites for that campaign.  You can go to our first more serious site to get the script to install on your website and get Google's money. Check it out:

http://www.explorerdestroyer.com

The second is a parody site. It also tells you why Firefox is worth switching to.  You know how we do. Send it to friends, maybe it'll help convince them to switch.

http://www.killbillsbrowser.com

So, let's give Internet Explorer that death blow it's been begging for. Get the script or tell your friends who run websites to get the script.

Let us know how you like it, and please, spread it around.

Enjoy and destroy,

Nicholas, Holmes, Nick, Tiffiniy



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downhillbattle.org

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