CommSquared

*DRAFT* Welcome to Community Communications aka CommSquared! *DRAFT*

This is the new home of Community Communications, codename "CommSquared", formerly known as CommsReps, a program which is being retired as of April 2014.

More to come here as we reboot this program!

Need to contact someone for more details? Get in touch with Tristan Nitot (tnitot (a) m......com)

What's CommSquared?

CommSquared is a portmanteau word for Community Communications aka Comms^2. CommSquared Mozillians are people who are doing PR (press relations) on behalf of Mozilla. They build and maintain a relationship with local members of the press in order to work with them so that Mozilla is well represented in the local media. CommSquared is the proud son of the CommsReps program, but without the Reps part.

CommSquared members work closely with Mozilla paid staff of the Communications team.

How do CommSquared members communicate between them?

A mailing list has been put in place - mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/commsquared. This mailing list is the central way to communicate between members, but we're also trying some other tools until we decide on what we want to settle. These tools include:

• Etherpad - https://commsquared.etherpad.mozilla.org/
• Private Yammer group (ask for details once you are on the mailing list)
• Telegram group chat (ask for details once you are on the mailing list)

FAQ

We get often the same questions. Here they are, with their answers. More questions? Ask them on the mailing list if you're a member, or send them directly to Tristan (see below).

• Sounds exciting! How do I become a CommSquared member?
  • Get in touch with Tristan Nitot, who's leading the CommSquared effort. The best way is to send an email to tnitot (a) m.......com <- you know how to do this, right?
• I'm good with people, but I don't have experience in the field of PR. Is this an issue to become a CommSquared member?
  • Not at all! Mozilla is working on providing training in order to address this!
• Are CommSquared members spokespeople?
  • No, not necessarily. Actually in most cases, they are not. CommSquared people are basically PR people. They build and maintain relationships with reporters. They feed reporters with information related to Mozilla, its products its technology, its mission and whatever is relevant. They help reporters to get answers from Mozilla when needed. When they get questions, they put reporters in touch with a spokesperson.
• Are CommSquared members spokespeople?
  • Not right away. To be a spokesperson/ Spokespeople, you need to be media-trained. Once you are, you can become a spokesperson.
• What's the difference between CommSquared members and evangelists?
  • Evangelists are technical people that explain technical things to developers. PR people such as CommSquared members are not necessarily technically savvy that talk to reporters in order to expose them to topics that Mozilla wants to discuss.