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=== Download Stats  ===

Goal:
refine the existing [http://downloadstats.mozilla.com Download Stats] page and integrate it more into the mainstream of mozilla.com<br>

Scope:
*make existing page look more like mozilla.com (adding header, updating fonts, etc)<br>
*reformatting new page for better visual appeal&nbsp;(rearranging content, removing large SQL Stream promo, etc)<br>
*integrate links to this page into the rest of the site (particularly by adding a download counter to the Firefox page)<br>
*make sure the stats and counter are stable<br>

Schedule:
* August 4: scoping, wireframes, planning
* August 5: refine mockups
* August 6-7, 10-12 development
* August 13-14, 17: QA, fixes
* August 18: launch

Team:
(please add more names as needed)

*Dave Dash<br>
*Stephen Des Roches (silverorange)
*Daniel Einspanjer
*Mike Morgan
*John Slater
*Stephen Donner

= Meetings =
== Aug 13 ==
TODO
* morgamic - write blog post
* dd -  write code for total count and copy/paste
* silverorange - move thanks to bottom
* silverorange -remove data API portion
* silverorange/jslater - another hour of style cleanup
* stephend - QA
* morgamic - talk to stephend and clear up QA questions

== Aug 6 ==
TODO
* Create placeholders for dynamic widget elsewhere - Stephen
* Provide stats for 1-off pages (personal page, etc.)
** Update Python script to create super-small total JSON - Dave
** Write simple JS to pull that feed and populate the widget - Dave/Stephen/Mike
* Update /firefox/stats/ with the js (add the canvas map, dynamic table with sparklines) - Dave


Aug 4 TODO Status
* John/Stephen - Have a solid idea of where we'll put links to the stats page (done)
* Stephen - first draft of stats page on mozilla.com (page created / started)
* Stephen - get on IRC (done)
* Dave/Mike - make sure that the feed works, ask Daniel about future feeds (done)
* Stephen - get on IRC (done)

== Aug 4 ==
* SVN setup
** use mozilla.com/.../firefox/stats/
** feed will remain in metrics/downloadvis/...
* Where to start with mozilla.com cross-mojination
** Static page lives on mozilla.com, feed lives downloadstats.mozilla.com
* Slater visual design notes:
** Download stats page
*** Add proper headline (not just logo + wordmark + "downloads") and short subhead explaining what this page is
*** Should have the full mozilla.com header bar
*** Should have the right nav links consistent with the rest of the http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ pages
*** Needs short text blurb (lower on the page) with brief explanation of what the #s mean, with a link to a blog post that has more detail about methodology.
** Firefox download page
*** Needs small promo (most likely under the right nav bar links) with a download counter and link to the full page (following the AMO model). Will need to remove Release Notes and Other Systems & Languages from that nav to make room (note: those links are also under the download button, so we're not losing any content here).
*** add 'statistics' link to right nav?
*** Same promo will need to be added to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html, which is laid out differently from the other Firefox download pages.
** will add copy by Thursday
* Going with /firefox/stats/
* SVN for current download stats app: http://svn.mozilla.org/metrics/downloadvis/html/
* TODO
** John - write miscellaneous bits of copy for page & promo
** John/Stephen - Have a solid idea of where we'll put links to the stats page
** Stephen - first draft of stats page on mozilla.com
** Dave/Mike - make sure that the feed works, ask Daniel about future feeds
** Stephen - get on IRC

== Aug 3 ==
* Get familiar with the process
* Take a look at mocks
* Discuss scope

* Notes
** will try sprint meetings Tues/Thurs
** need to make sure the feed/counter doesn't die
** need to make code handle failure state
** right now button on map isn't important
** right column dependent on new feed
** do we need to have granularity in the stats table
***figure out what feed we can get, and that determines scope
** country box w/ local storage/cookies to save which countries are viewed
** top 10 list - already have that
* TODO
** determine what kind of feed we can get
** figure out what happens when we start tracking download types (manual vs. updates)
** blog post to describe stats and how we make those stats
** get Stephen access to download stats SVN
** figure out where download stats page lives -- metrics or mozilla.com?