Hello everyone,
We have published a new update about the work being done by the New Readers
team.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Updates#February_10.2C_2016
Let us know if there are any questions here or on-wiki.
Best,
Jorge
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Jorge Vargas
Head of Strategic Partnerships - LATAM
Wikimedia Foundation
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On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 7:51 AM Anne Gomez <agomez(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Thanks Nick. We'll keep your feedback about the star in mind as we go
> forward. The thing that we're really noticing is that the star is pretty
> confusing to people, especially when paired with another icon with somewhat
> similar intuitive meaning. If you look at the prototypes, you can see how
> this is confusing, particularly for autowiki (now saved pages)
> <https://autowiki.surge.sh/en/wiki/cat>.
>
This is also consistent with what the former mobile team discovered when
we released the watchstar to mobile [1,2] . To our readers it clearly
means favorite.. just as stars do on other websites.
[1]
https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikipedia_Mobile_The_T…
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keJ-_so6U-c
9m10 - Top 10 articles watched on Wikipedia
11m24 - watch star generating more sign ups than editing
(Although later in the year this trailed off -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Mobile_editor_engagementhttps://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Mobile_editor_engagement/Calls_to_…
)
)
> We'll see what we get from the second round of testing, but if we do go
> down the "saved pages" path, this is something we'll likely want to address.
>
> Anne
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Toby Negrin <tnegrin(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Thanks Abbey - super interesting.
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 13:06 Anne Gomez <agomez(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Yay! Thanks so much, Abbey. This has been a great learning experience -
> both in terms of product takeaways and also in terms of process for these
> regions.
>
> Looking forward to continuing to learn and iterate as we go forward.
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Abbey Ripstra <aripstra(a)wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Everybody!
>
> Here
> <https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/presentation/d/15S6T_nZFatNp7tF3Hq9…> is
> the report for this study, where we tested three (online to offline) ideas
> with a set of users we could reach from here in SF.
>
> Please check it out, and respond here with any questions, thoughts,
> interesting info that could inform our thinking further, etc. A few things
> to note:
>
>
> - The feedback in this report has already been incorporated into the
> prototypes, where needed for our next round of research. (Thanks reading
> web team!)
> - We will continue the testing in India because it is MUCH easier to
> reach our target users there.
> - We will build on the set of learnings in this report with the
> outcomes of the research in India.
> - The recruit for research in India is starting now, and testing will
> begin within a week or so.
> - We will upload this to commons and can post it in the next update
>
> More to follow!
>
> --
> *Abbey Ripstra*
> Lead Design Researcher \\ Wikimedia Foundation
> M +1 773 412 7463
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
> the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
>
>
>
>
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> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/
>
>
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> *
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>
>
>
>
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Thanks for sharing this research!
On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 7:51 AM Anne Gomez <agomez(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Thanks Nick. We'll keep your feedback about the star in mind as we go
> forward. The thing that we're really noticing is that the star is pretty
> confusing to people, especially when paired with another icon with somewhat
> similar intuitive meaning. If you look at the prototypes, you can see how
> this is confusing, particularly for autowiki (now saved pages)
> <https://autowiki.surge.sh/en/wiki/cat>.
>
> We'll see what we get from the second round of testing, but if we do go
> down the "saved pages" path, this is something we'll likely want to address.
>
> Anne
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 5:36 PM, Toby Negrin <tnegrin(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Thanks Abbey - super interesting.
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 13:06 Anne Gomez <agomez(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Yay! Thanks so much, Abbey. This has been a great learning experience -
> both in terms of product takeaways and also in terms of process for these
> regions.
>
> Looking forward to continuing to learn and iterate as we go forward.
>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Abbey Ripstra <aripstra(a)wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Everybody!
>
> Here
> <https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/presentation/d/15S6T_nZFatNp7tF3Hq9…> is
> the report for this study, where we tested three (online to offline) ideas
> with a set of users we could reach from here in SF.
>
> Please check it out, and respond here with any questions, thoughts,
> interesting info that could inform our thinking further, etc. A few things
> to note:
>
>
> - The feedback in this report has already been incorporated into the
> prototypes, where needed for our next round of research. (Thanks reading
> web team!)
> - We will continue the testing in India because it is MUCH easier to
> reach our target users there.
> - We will build on the set of learnings in this report with the
> outcomes of the research in India.
> - The recruit for research in India is starting now, and testing will
> begin within a week or so.
> - We will upload this to commons and can post it in the next update
>
> More to follow!
>
> --
> *Abbey Ripstra*
> Lead Design Researcher \\ Wikimedia Foundation
> M +1 773 412 7463
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
> the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
>
>
>
>
> --
> *Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/
>
>
> *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> *
> *sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate
> <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. *
>
>
> --
> -Toby
>
>
>
>
> --
> *Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/
>
>
> *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate
> <http://donate.wikimedia.org>. *
>
>
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Good stuff, overall. :-)
Re: slide 30 - "Do analysis on all the uses of the star icon (watch list)
and bookmark icon in a systematic way, considering all the uses of each"
There was a brief mention of this in May Galloway's Wikimania2014
presentation
<https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/User_interface:_Consis…>.
See this slide:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VYGOLDKQ4Sntv9UgkH34KUk_FyjAaUvc1ei…
I think there was also a related page on mw.o but I can't find it.
I would strongly caution against using the 5 pointed star icon for yet
another meaning (especially as it is so prominently used in both
Chrome/Firefox interfaces as a plain browser-bookmark, and prominently
within wikis as the add-to-watchlist link.)
The "downward arrow (towards a horizontal line, or from a cloud)" seem to
be somewhat common alternative:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=offline+save+icon&tbm=isch - I'd recommend
the former.
Re: slide 42 - "Currently the Android" [the sentence cuts off there].
Thanks for sharing!
On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Abbey Ripstra <aripstra(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> Hi Everybody!
>
> Here
> <https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/presentation/d/15S6T_nZFatNp7tF3Hq9…> is
> the report for this study, where we tested three (online to offline) ideas
> with a set of users we could reach from here in SF.
>
> Please check it out, and respond here with any questions, thoughts,
> interesting info that could inform our thinking further, etc. A few things
> to note:
>
>
> - The feedback in this report has already been incorporated into the
> prototypes, where needed for our next round of research. (Thanks reading
> web team!)
> - We will continue the testing in India because it is MUCH easier to
> reach our target users there.
> - We will build on the set of learnings in this report with the
> outcomes of the research in India.
> - The recruit for research in India is starting now, and testing will
> begin within a week or so.
> - We will upload this to commons and can post it in the next update
>
> More to follow!
>
> --
> *Abbey Ripstra*
> Lead Design Researcher \\ Wikimedia Foundation
> M +1 773 412 7463
>
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
> the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
>
> _______________________________________________
> reading-wmf mailing list
> reading-wmf(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-wmf
>
>
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Nick Wilson (Quiddity)
Community Liaison, WMF
Hi everyone!
Yesterday we posted a new update to the New Readers page on Meta.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Updates
Let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Best,
Jorge
--
Jorge Vargas
Head of Strategic Partnerships - LATAM
Wikimedia Foundation
jvargas(a)wikimedia.org
+1 415.404.9536
Skype: jorge.a.vargas.p
Hello!
We've just posted an update to the New Readers update page. Cross-posting
here.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers/Updates
Thanks, and have a great new year,
Anne
== December 23, 2016 ==
=== General ===
The [[m:New_Readers/Target_countries|'''target countries consultation''']]
is complete. We will now begin to develop a list of countries from the
criteria selected and run metrics against them going forward. We do not
plan to deprecate the "global south" metrics yet. See the linked page for
more information. [note to reviewers, I need to write up that report before
this goes out]
Several members of the New Readers team will be attending
[[m:WikiIndaba_conference_2017|Wiki Indaba]] in Ghana to support community
efforts, learn from people who live in Africa, and share what we've learned
so far. Kacie, Jack, and Zack are currently confirmed to attend.
The complete data from the
'''[[m:Global_Reach/Mexico_Survey_Documentation|phone survey in Mexico]]'''
is now publicly available! We are excited to share this with you and will
continue to publish data from the other surveys conducted.
=== [[m:New_Readers/Offline|Offline]] ===
The first round of testing '''online to offline''' prototypes is now
complete, and we will be delivering a report early in 2017 with what we
learned. Thanks to everyone who participated on meta and otherwise!
The New Readers team advised on grants related to offline access during
this quarter's [[wmfblog:2016/12/16/twelve-project-grants/|Project Grants]]
cycle. Several members of the team, to be confirmed, will be serving as
advisors on the
[[m:Grants:Project/Stephane/Kiwix/Offline_medical|'''Offline Medical
grant''']] with Kiwix. We are excited for closer collaboration with the the
Kiwix and WikiProject Med teams.
Members of the Global Reach team participated in the
[[:en:Internet_Governance_Forum|UN's Internet Governance Forum]], where
much of the focus was about bringing the next billion online and sharing
relevant content with those that are new to the internet.
=== Awareness ===
The Global Reach team has been investigating potential media partnerships
in India with the goal that people discover Wikimedia content, know that
it's coming from Wikimedia, and understand what Wikimedia is.
Global Reach has also been looking into opportunities to connect with local
fan bases in Nigeria.
The Communications team has launched two messaging surveys to learn how
Wikimedians in India and Nigeria describe and promote Wikipedia. The
surveys collect data on messaging tactics, key words, and recommended media
formats for promoting Wikipedia.
They are also developing an awareness campaign to launch alongside the new
Wikipedia Zero partnership in Iraq.
=== Affordability ===
The Global Reach team is launching a Wikipedia Zero partnership in Iraq
this quarter. We will be conducting phone surveys before and after the
launch in order to understand a benchmark and impact of the awareness
campaigns and Zero program there.
As mentioned in the last update, workshops are scheduled to develop our
efforts around affordability in January/February 2017.
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<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers>
https://wikimediafoundation.org/
*Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate
<http://donate.wikimedia.org>. *
Hey there!
I just learned about this project:
http://wikiwhere.west.uni-koblenz.de/about.php
It's premise is that facts can vary depending on where you get them from,
and therefore the sources cited for different languages can have different
facts.
An interesting look at content bias, thought you all might be interested.
Cheers,
Anne
--
*Anne Gomez* // Reading Product Manager, New Readers
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/New_Readers>
https://wikimediafoundation.org/
*Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate
<http://donate.wikimedia.org>. *
Hey,
I just heard about XOWA <http://xowa.org/index.html> via a lifehacker
article
<http://lifehacker.com/xowa-makes-it-easy-to-download-wikipedia-for-offline-…>.
I haven't seen XOWA mentioned on these lists too much (it hasn't had a
subject line on "Offline-l" in over 2 years), so thought it was worth
highlighting its existence and checking in.
Is there anyone who works on XOWA who would be willing to share any
feedback on adoption or known use cases? I was just talking about offline
desktop with Anne G. and we were speculating as to where and when this was
valuable.
Best,
Jon