Social-media January 2014

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Re: [Social-media] Another RT thread
by Carlos Monterrey 19 May '14

19 May '14

RT for @wikipedia, @wikimedia and @wikicommons? https://twitter.com/wikimonuments/status/408155297388060672 On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > I'm going to do some occasional RTing of fundraising-related tweets. I'll > keep it fairly light, but let me know if you see some you would like > retweeted as well. > > Planning to start with this one: > https://twitter.com/meganrhernandez/status/407931378064293888 > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> thanks. >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org>wrote: >> >>> LGTM >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> >>> wrote: >>> > From @wikimedia >>> > https://twitter.com/JaredZimmerman/status/407913016559427584 >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> These could have worked too, but it seems someone had already RT'ed >>> the >>> >> first one (@arstechnica) before your response. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Sounds good to me. >>> >>> >>> >>> You could also bring the international flair by RTing Tinu: >>> >>> https://twitter.com/tinucherian/status/405525719419072512 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Or just do an original one? >>> >>> Download the entire English Wikipedia with 4.4M Articles with the >>> free >>> >>> XOWA app >>> http://techpp.com/2013/11/26/download-wikipedia-free-xowa-app/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org >>> > >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On the XOWA offline Wikipedia software, for @wikipedia: >>> >>>> https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/405720473574469632 or >>> >>>> https://twitter.com/oscon/status/405764919955824640 (both a bit >>> US-centric >>> >>>> ;) >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org >>> > >>> >>>> wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> ja wohl >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> (pardon if the spelling is way off:) >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Tilman Bayer < >>> tbayer(a)wikimedia.org> >>> >>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> For @wikimedia and @wikipedia: >>> >>>>>> https://twitter.com/mnylc/status/404995447720124417 >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> -- >>> >>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>> >>>>>> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> -- >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> Matthew Roth >>> >>>>> Global Communications Manager >>> >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>>>> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >>> >>>>> www.wikimediafoundation.org >>> >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> Tilman Bayer >>> >>>> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> Matthew Roth >>> >>> Global Communications Manager >>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >>> >>> www.wikimediafoundation.org >>> >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Tilman Bayer >>> >> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> >> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > Matthew Roth >>> > Global Communications Manager >>> > Wikimedia Foundation >>> > +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >>> > www.wikimediafoundation.org >>> > https://blog.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tilman Bayer >>> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Matthew Roth >> Global Communications Manager >> Wikimedia Foundation >> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >> www.wikimediafoundation.org >> *https://blog.wikimedia.org <https://blog.wikimedia.org>* >> > > > > -- > > Matthew Roth > Global Communications Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 > www.wikimediafoundation.org > *https://blog.wikimedia.org <https://blog.wikimedia.org>* > -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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SM for 02/03
by Carlos Monterrey 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

*Hey there,* *The social media calendar has been updated for Monday February 3rd. Please take a glance if you have a chance. Thanks * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#February_3 Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Nickel nodules, and a high purity nickel cube for comparison. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nickel_electrolytic_and_1cm3_cube.j… EN Wikisource *t/f/g:Wikisource's featured text for the month of Febraury is "The Clipper Ship Era" by Arthur H. Clark. Read it here! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Clipper_Ship_Era En Wiktionary *t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: propppant (n). Sand suspended in water or other fluid as used in fracking. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proppant *f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: propppant (n). Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid and used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to keep fissures open. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proppant DidYouKnow *t/f/g: #DidYouKnow that an aircraft carrier made out of ice and wood pulp was proposed to the British Navy during WWII? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Facebook cover photo
by Carlos Monterrey 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

Hey there, We are hoping to update the cover photo for the Wikipedia Facebook page. I have proposed one particular photo which I liked a lot. The photo is public domain, and it has also been retouched by a Commons user- which illustrates a positive feature about Commons. Please feel free to share your opinions and recommend other PD photos that you would like to see up. Thanks! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amundsen-Scott_marsstation_ray_h_ed… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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SM for 01/30
by Carlos Monterrey 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

*Hello,* *The social media calendar has been updated for tomorrow the 30th. Thanks!* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_30 Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Lake Aalupi in Southeastern Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aalupi_j%C3%A4rv_2013_08.jpg EN Wikisource *t/f/g: Did you know Wikisource has a collection of children's books categorized by age? Browse here! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature En Wiktionary *t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: mignon (adj). Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mignon OnThisDay *t: OnThisDay in 1969, The Beatles had their last public performance on the roof top of Apple Records in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records *f/g: OnThisDay in 1969, The Beatles had their last public performance on the roof top of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert was broken up by the police. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Discussion: Advertising weekly tech news on social media channels
by Guillaume Paumier 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

Hi, Following the recent Tech news blog post, Waldir left a comment on the MediaWiki Google+ page asking if it would be possible to post the link to the weekly tech newsletter on social media channels: https://plus.google.com/103470172168784626509/posts/4rDTVXKxfZv When I started the newsletter last year, I didn't want to post it every week on SM channels because we were just starting out. Now that the publication is reasonably steady, Waldir's comment has me rethinking the possibility. So, I'm considering posting the link to the latest tech newsletter every morning when it's delivered to the subscribers across wikis. The link would be posted on all 3 channels (Facebook, Twitter and Google+) but only from the MediaWiki accounts for now. We might want to reshare or retweet it frow @Wikimedia from time to time, but for now I'd like to focus on getting started from @mediawiki. Thoughts? -- Guillaume Paumier Technical Communications Manager — Wikimedia Foundation

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SM for 01/28
by Carlos Monterrey 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

*Hello,* *The SM calendar has been updated for tomorrow. Thanks! * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_28 En Wikivoyage *t: Denmark is often dubbed "happiest country in the world." Learn more about visiting Denmark on Wikivoyage! https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Denmark *f/g: Dubbed “Happiest country in the world” by various surveys and polls, Denmark continues to attract tourists. Learn more about visitng Denmark on Wikivoyage! https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Denmark En Wiktionary *t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: penumbra. A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/penumbra *f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: penumbra (n). A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/penumbra OnThisDay *t/f/g: #OnThisDay in 1965 the current design of the Canadian flag was chosen by an act of Parliament. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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SM for 01/27
by Carlos Monterrey 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

*Hey,* *The SM calendar has been updated for Monday the 27th. Thanks!* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_27 En Wikivoyage *t: This month’s Wikivoyage off the beaten path article is “Valle de Cocora.” https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Valle_de_Cocora *f/g: This month’s Wikivoyage off the beaten path article is “Valle de Cocora.” Located near the town of Salento, Valle de Cocora is known for its striking landscape pegged with slender, towering wax palms. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Valle_de_Cocora En Wiktionary *t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: cop on (Ireland, idiomatic). Meaning common sense. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cop_on DidYouKnow *t: : #DidYouknow that a Picasso painting would have sold for a record price had its owner not poked a hole in it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_R%C3%AAve_(painting) *f/g: #DidYouknow that the Le Rêve painitng by Pablo Picasso would have sold for a record price had its owner not accidentally poked a hole in it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_R%C3%AAve_(painting) -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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SM for 01/24
by Carlos Monterrey 24 Jan '14

24 Jan '14

*Hey,* *The SM Calendar has ben updated for tomorrow the 24th. Please take a glance if you get a chance, thanks* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_24 Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Closeup of a nine year old boys face, in Margarita Island, Venezuela. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boy_Face_from_Venezuela.jpg EN Wikisource *t/f/g: Wikisource’s current Proofread of the Month is “Sketches of the History of the Church of Scotland" by Arthur Ranken. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Sketches_of_the_History_of_the_Church_… En Wiktionary *t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: alicorn (n). A horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological ingredient. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alicorn OnThisDay *t/f/g: #OnThisDay in 1984 the first Apple Macintosh computer went on sale. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Macintosh -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Mick Jagger about Wikipedia
by Ivan Martínez 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

I think it will be interesting for share: -- *Atentamente:Iván MartínezPresidenteWikimedia México A.C.wikimedia.mx <http://wikimedia.mx>Imagina un mundo en donde cada persona del planeta pueda tener acceso libre a la suma total del conocimiento humano. Eso es lo que estamos haciendo <http://es.wikipedia.org>. *

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Proposed social media postings for MP4 RFC blog post
by Guillaume Paumier 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

Also posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_23 * t: Should we support MP4 video on Wikimedia sites? We need your opinion. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/01/23/rfc-should-we-support-mp4-video-on-ou… * f/g: Supporting the MP4 video format on Wikimedia sites would make it easier for you to view and contribute video, but it's a patent-encumbered format. Do you think we should support it? https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/01/23/rfc-should-we-support-mp4-video-on-ou… -- Guillaume Paumier

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