Re: [Wikimedia Brasil] Wikipedia Fans Use Facebook And Twitter To Ask Billionaire Eike Batista For Help

Alguem sabe algo sobre o abaixo? Wikipedias pedindo doacao ao Eike batsita? Obrigada, Carol --- http://blogs.forbes.com/kerenblankfeld/2010/12/19/wikipedia-fans-use-facebo… BILLIONAIRES Wikipedia Fans Use Facebook And Twitter To Ask Billionaire Eike Batista For Help Dec. 19 2010 - 6:42 pm | 1,074 views | 1 recommendation | 2 comments A Web site created by Wikipedia enthusiasts is asking Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista for a donation. Four enterprising Wikipedia fans have launched a full-fledged social media campaign to try to convince Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista (the world’s eighth richest man) to donate some cash to the nonprofit organization. Wikipedia, a volunteer-authored online encyclopedia, claims nearly 400 million people surf its pages each month. It’s celebrating its tenth year anniversary in January and apparently having trouble reaching its fundraising goal (it doesn’t charge users or sell advertising). The organization is trying to raise $16 million through its Wikimedia Foundation to “pay for staff salaries and technology.” According to its fundraising site (last modified December 17), it’s still $5.1 million away from reaching that goal for 2010. The Wikipedia enthusiasts’ approach to help the organization get some cash from Batista is simply to use Twitter and Facebook to promote a dedicated Web site — Eikepedia.com. The campaign has already garnered national media attention in Brazil but the social pickup seems to be lukewarm (as of this posting Eikepedia.com boasts 146 tweets and 150 Facebook “likes”). According to Eikepedia.com: The purpose of our campaign is to make this business-savvy man aware of the importance of Wikipedia, in the hopes that he will make a generous donation to the foundation.” Why target Eike Batista? The group behind the effort told Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo that they recalled Batista’s announcement last year to donate to Madonna’s charity and thought he’d deem Wikipedia to also be a worthy cause. Batista, worth $27 billion as of our latest tally, supports a variety of philanthropic causes in addition to Madonna’s charity. His financing helped Rio de Janeiro win its bid for the 2016 Olympic Games; he’s pledged $5 million toward nature conservation and all together donated some $35 million in 2009. (Read Batista’s profile here.) An email’s out to find out Batista’s thoughts on making a donation to Wikipedia; no word back from the billionaire’s camp yet. http://eikepedia.com/index.html?lang=en #eikepedia Let's return the effort of millions who have contributed to Wikipedia by requesting a generous donation from the Brazilian businessman @eikebatista. Spread this project with the hashtag #eikepedia on social networks. Jimmy Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur who became known to the public in 2001 as a co-founder of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia project. The nonprofit organization that maintains the encyclopedia -- Wikimedia -- does not rely on traditional forms of revenue. Thus, to maintain this invaluable, free resource, Wikimedia holds an annual fundraising campaign. This year's target is to reach 16 million dollars in over two months. An ambitious goal, yes, but essential considering every month nearly 400 million people access over 17 million articles in over 270 languages! Join us, #keepitfree! Read more about Wikipedia and this fundraising. Eike Batista is a Brazilian businessman who works in several industries, particularly in the areas of mining and petroleum. He is known for his daring feats in the world of business, and he himself has often been labeled as adventurous. He is the head of an estate valued at 27 billion dollars, and in 2010 Forbes Magazine listed him as the 8th richest person in the world. The purpose of our campaign is to make this business-savvy man aware of the importance of Wikipedia, in the hopes that he will make a generous donation to the foundation. Português | English _______________________________________________ WikimediaBR-l mailing list WikimediaBR-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediabr-l