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Title: Google contact details
Post by: Rae on May 31, 2013, 09:45:01 AM
Alright guys, here we go:

You need to address your letters/postcards/whatever you'd like to send to:

Jeson Patel
Engineering Manager
Google Inc
Google Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

If you've got a little time on your hands, you might also want to hit up:

Jamie Rosenberg,  Vice President of Digital Content

At the same address, urging him to talk to Mr Patel with regards to the City of Heroes pitch he was sent.

I know it's a pain, but as we've said previously, we don't want to interfere with their day-to-day work too much, so please don't use any email addresses you dig out for these people. It takes time, effort and energy to send a letter and that's what we're after here.

If you have the time, energy and inclination to be creative, feel free. The more attention grabbing you can be, hopefully, the more likely they are to look at what you're sending. Just.. you know. Keep it sane. Don't send them a finger or write it in your own blood or anything ;)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Tanklet on May 31, 2013, 10:15:37 AM
W00t!!!!!

I will copy/paste/post this to Facebook groups asap! I'm sure you were gonna anyway, but at least I kinda feel like I'm helping :)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Rae on May 31, 2013, 10:22:44 AM
Thanks! I've done the ones I'm a member of, but I'm sure there's a few out there I haven't hit yet - particularly the individual server groups.

Anyone who can get this out to former players who aren't regulars here or on FB would be awesome, too :)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: OzonePrime on May 31, 2013, 11:26:21 AM
Posting and printing! Sending postcards. Thanks for all of the effort!

Never Give Up! Never Surrender!
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: eabrace on May 31, 2013, 03:09:47 PM
Tweeted.  :)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Rae on May 31, 2013, 04:10:05 PM
Thank you so much :)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Sailboat on May 31, 2013, 05:58:32 PM
Letter sent.  Kept it to one page, pared down to essentials.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: pogoman on May 31, 2013, 06:28:24 PM
I'll mention this on 'Save CoH Radio' tonight for those who don't frequent the forums here.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Rae on May 31, 2013, 07:07:40 PM
Thanks! That would be great.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Johnny Joy Bringer on May 31, 2013, 08:43:53 PM
I just spend the whole day yesterday at Google, 1200 not 1600, but I was there. If I had known in advance I would have dropped by a letter in person. I'll send one off via mail ASAP. Google makes perfect sense. Let's do it.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: LightBlack on May 31, 2013, 09:13:46 PM
1600 is correct, just like the White House.

http://www.google.com/about/company/facts/locations/

https://maps.google.com/?q=Google+Inc.%4037.423156,-122.084917&hl=en
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: therain93 on June 01, 2013, 02:14:20 AM
Alright guys, here we go:

You need to address your letters/postcards/whatever you'd like to send to:

Jeson Patel
Engineering Manager
Google Inc
Google Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

If you've got a little time on your hands, you might also want to hit up:

Jamie Rosenberg,  Vice President of Digital Content

At the same address, urging him to talk to Mr Patel with regards to the City of Heroes pitch he was sent.

I know it's a pain, but as we've said previously, we don't want to interfere with their day-to-day work too much, so please don't use any email addresses you dig out for these people. It takes time, effort and energy to send a letter and that's what we're after here.

If you have the time, energy and inclination to be creative, feel free. The more attention grabbing you can be, hopefully, the more likely they are to look at what you're sending. Just.. you know. Keep it sane. Don't send them a finger or write it in your own blood or anything ;)

Perhaps a silly question, but how do we reference the pitch, i.e. who it's from, etc?  I suspect if someone writes "the team wildcard pitch that was sent to you" would be.....odd.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Rae on June 01, 2013, 08:07:24 AM
Probably best to call it the City of Heroes pitch :-)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: TigerKnight on June 01, 2013, 06:35:08 PM
Wait.... Don't write it in blood? Even if it's not human blood? If it's not human, it's kinda legal isn't it?

Not asking for any reason in particular.... but hypothetically what would one possibly do to get rid of a gallon of Pig Blood.....

Ah well, guess I need to run out to buy pens to write letters to send to the contacts now. Thanks for the heads up!
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: JaguarX on June 01, 2013, 08:31:23 PM
Wait.... Don't write it in blood? Even if it's not human blood? If it's not human, it's kinda legal isn't it?

Not asking for any reason in particular.... but hypothetically what would one possibly do to get rid of a gallon of Pig Blood.....

Ah well, guess I need to run out to buy pens to write letters to send to the contacts now. Thanks for the heads up!

the blood is used for blood sausage.

No part of the pig is wasted.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Lydiastar on June 01, 2013, 08:46:20 PM
Done, and Tweeted.

Thanks, all.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Joshex on June 03, 2013, 12:38:58 AM
https://twitter.com/joshex

tweeted.

still writing the letters I'm keeping them short and hoping to take a humble and supportive approach. takes alot of effort to include all that info in 1 paragraph lol.

but if my letter is one of the few they read I hope it makes a good impact.

yeah yeah, baseball metaphor. I think we're safe, the devs are most likely red blooded american men (from thier names) I'm willing to bet it's a safe bet to say they like baseball, yeah maybe they have another favorite sport that may not be baseball, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, they probably dont hate baseball either.

as it is around baseball season I figure this could be quite the influence.

hidden message: buying city of heroes isn't just a business decision it's a win, if you buy it you have just won, simply the game is that awesome and profitable.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Tubbius on June 03, 2013, 07:30:52 AM
Let's see this work.  :)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Nightwatch on June 03, 2013, 11:56:19 AM
Alright guys, here we go:

You need to address your letters/postcards/whatever you'd like to send to:

Jeson Patel
Engineering Manager
Google Inc
Google Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

If you've got a little time on your hands, you might also want to hit up:

Jamie Rosenberg,  Vice President of Digital Content

At the same address, urging him to talk to Mr Patel with regards to the City of Heroes pitch he was sent.

I know it's a pain, but as we've said previously, we don't want to interfere with their day-to-day work too much, so please don't use any email addresses you dig out for these people. It takes time, effort and energy to send a letter and that's what we're after here.

If you have the time, energy and inclination to be creative, feel free. The more attention grabbing you can be, hopefully, the more likely they are to look at what you're sending. Just.. you know. Keep it sane. Don't send them a finger or write it in your own blood or anything ;)


Hope this works but hard to see that the "Engineering Manager" is either right entry point or the decision maker on these matters for Google.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Rae on June 03, 2013, 05:56:43 PM
This would be the contact who asked to see the pitch  :)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Thunder Glove on June 03, 2013, 08:27:07 PM
Dumb question... since we haven't heard from VV directly in a while (understandably so, of course), is Brian Clayton (who Disney was told to get in touch with in that version of the pitch) still on board?

Or is he out of it entirely, and the Google version of the pitch now more along the lines of "here's an IP that NCSoft has buried, please buy and unbury it, and in return we, the players, will swarm back to it", with no mention of Brian?
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: JaguarX on June 03, 2013, 08:44:40 PM
"here's an IP that NCSoft has buried, please buy and unbury it, and in return we, the players, will swarm back to it",

Speaking of which, is there a way to get info about things like this to the players that will swamr back but may not be here in this particular forum?
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Hyperstrike on June 03, 2013, 09:17:18 PM
Alright guys, here we go:

You need to address your letters/postcards/whatever you'd like to send to:

Jeson Patel
Engineering Manager
Google Inc
Google Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

If you've got a little time on your hands, you might also want to hit up:

Jamie Rosenberg,  Vice President of Digital Content

At the same address, urging him to talk to Mr Patel with regards to the City of Heroes pitch he was sent.

I know it's a pain, but as we've said previously, we don't want to interfere with their day-to-day work too much, so please don't use any email addresses you dig out for these people. It takes time, effort and energy to send a letter and that's what we're after here.

If you have the time, energy and inclination to be creative, feel free. The more attention grabbing you can be, hopefully, the more likely they are to look at what you're sending. Just.. you know. Keep it sane. Don't send them a finger or write it in your own blood or anything ;)

I've got a letter mostly typed up.

I'll try to polish it (as "Plz gimmeh CoH or elz!" would probably send the wrong signals) and try to get it out before I go on vacation on Thursday.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Hyperstrike on June 03, 2013, 09:19:11 PM
Speaking of which, is there a way to get info about things like this to the players that will swamr back but may not be here in this particular forum?

If Rae doesn't have them, available.  I can blast this out to multiple Forum, Facebook and G+ groups, as well as tossing it on Twitter.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: JaguarX on June 03, 2013, 09:42:54 PM
If Rae doesn't have them, available.  I can blast this out to multiple Forum, Facebook and G+ groups, as well as tossing it on Twitter.

sounds like a plan if Rae havent gotten around to it first.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: HeatSpike1 on June 04, 2013, 12:17:47 AM
Speaking of which, is there a way to get info about things like this to the players that will swamr back but may not be here in this particular forum?

Good point, peronally I wasn't apart of this or any other CoH related forum(s) / info source(s) until after the game went down.

(1) like Hyperstrike said pass it along to multiple twitter,facebook,G+, and other forums
(2) we can all dig up any CoH companions & contact them to let them know of our efforts (I'm sure many would join)
(3) if you're a member of any other gaming forums, might it be a good idea to start topics there relating to this?
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: johnrobey on June 04, 2013, 01:24:06 AM
Alright guys, here we go:

You need to address your letters/postcards/whatever you'd like to send to:

Jeson Patel
Engineering Manager
Google Inc
Google Mountain View
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

If you've got a little time on your hands, you might also want to hit up:

Jamie Rosenberg,  Vice President of Digital Content

At the same address, urging him to talk to Mr Patel with regards to the City of Heroes pitch he was sent.

I know it's a pain, but as we've said previously, we don't want to interfere with their day-to-day work too much, so please don't use any email addresses you dig out for these people. It takes time, effort and energy to send a letter and that's what we're after here.

If you have the time, energy and inclination to be creative, feel free. The more attention grabbing you can be, hopefully, the more likely they are to look at what you're sending. Just.. you know. Keep it sane. Don't send them a finger or write it in your own blood or anything ;)

Thank you, Rae!  Sorry it took me so long to see this.   I'll be forwarding this info to SG mates via GuildPortal and email, and then working on my letter(s).   :)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Joshex on June 04, 2013, 04:41:52 AM
I've been followed by @nintendosushi a twitter account devoted to nintendo news, reviews and articles about the world of nintendo. just remembered that will mean my comment about city of heroes and google will be visible by nintendo fans!

odd, I'm surprised they followed me, I gave a negative review of thier newest donky kong country game.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: johnrobey on June 21, 2013, 02:16:33 PM
My letter may be too long , but yay it's wriltten and in the mailbox awaiting pickup by the postal worker sometime today.  In case any should desire to see copy of said letter I posted it here:  http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,8575.msg121802.html#msg121802

Hoping we have our game back soon!     :)

/em holdtorch
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: OzonePrime on July 06, 2013, 03:40:48 PM
Any up-to-date sites we can add to our correspondences?
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: mixedemotions on August 22, 2013, 06:05:51 AM

 The longer we try, the better our hope. We just need to prove to the right people that this is something we don't  want but need !!
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Rae on August 24, 2013, 09:15:41 AM
The ourcityofheroes.com website is totally awesome and perfect to show people :-)
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Joshex on January 11, 2014, 06:51:38 AM
any response at all from google?

at this point so far from the time this started, I think google has ignored the pitch. maybe because of inside and/or outside pressures.

I fear the Plan Z team may encounter similar 'threats' as time goes on. Disney/Marvel is probably right now conveneing with 40 lawyers from themselves and other participating groups to figure out how to take plan Z out.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Aggelakis on January 11, 2014, 07:09:35 AM
I fear the Plan Z team may encounter similar 'threats' as time goes on. Disney/Marvel is probably right now conveneing with 40 lawyers from themselves and other participating groups to figure out how to take plan Z out.
Please try to restrain yourself from blabbering, hon. Disney/Marvel doesn't care about any of the Plan Z efforts.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: Segev on January 14, 2014, 01:16:40 PM
Nobody's going to be sued until there's a product on the market. Whether suit will happen THEN depends on how successful it is and how well the producers have done at protecting themselves, legally.
Title: Re: Google contact details
Post by: AlabasterKnight on February 14, 2014, 02:42:47 PM
Nobody's going to be sued until there's a product on the market. Whether suit will happen THEN depends on how successful it is and how well the producers have done at protecting themselves, legally.

An interesting statement.