Social-media January 2014

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SM for 01/07
by Carlos Monterrey 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

*Hey there,* *The SM Calendar has been updated for tomorrow the 7th. Please take a look if you get a chance. Thanks!* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_7 Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral, in Finland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day En Wiktionary *t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: burgess (n). An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burgess OnThisDay *t: #OnThisDay in 1927 the first transatlantic telephone service was established – from New York to the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone *f/g: #OnThisDay in 1927 the first transatlantic telephone service was established – from New York, New York to London, United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone TAFI *t: This week’s article for improvement is “Chocolate ice cream!” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_ice_cream *f/g: Do you love choclate ice cream? Share you knowledge by contributing to this week’s article for improvement, “Chocolate ice cream” and help expand the worlds most expansive encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_ice_cream -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM postings for Tech News blog post
by Guillaume Paumier 06 Jan '14

06 Jan '14

Also posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_7 Tech newsletter blog post t: "Tech News": Fighting technical information overload for Wikimedians. <link> f/g: "Tech News" is an initiative to help Wikimedians fight technical information overload. Read on to learn how this newsletter is curated, simplified, translated and delivered across wikis every week, and how it fits within our efforts to bring developers and users closer together. <link> -- Guillaume Paumier

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Social Media for 1/03/14
by Carlos Monterrey 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

*Hello and Happy New Year,* *The SM calendar for tomorrow has been updated. Thanks! * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_3 Wikimedia Commons POTD - t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Market Hal, in Gdansk, Poland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mercado,_Gdansk,_Polonia,_2013-05-2… EN Wikisource - t/f/g: The current Proofread project of the Month is “Weather Facts and Predictions," by George Frederick Chambers. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Weather_Facts_and_Predictions.djvu En Wiktionary - t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: Cacophonous. Something containing, consisting of, or producing unpleasant sounds. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cacophonous - f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: Cacophonous (adj). Something containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cacophonous OnThisDay - t/f/g: #OnThisDay in1957 the Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch, the Hamilton Electric 500. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Watch_Company TAFI - t: This week’s article for improvement is “Western Europe.” Help edit and expand the world’s largest encyclopedia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe - f/g: This week’s article for improvement is “Western Europe.” Wikipedia relies on users like you to expand the world’s largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Fwd: Wikiphotographer is back :-)
by Matthew Roth 01 Jan '14

01 Jan '14

In the past I've occasionally proposed Frank's blog posts for social media messages, if anyone wants to take this up when you're back in the office. That weevil shot by Ryan Kaldari is amazing :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: frank(a)wikiphotographer.net <frank(a)wikiphotographer.net> Date: Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:45 AM Subject: Wikiphotographer is back :-) To: Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> Hi Matthew, After having taken a long break from blogging, Wikiphotographer is back: http://www.wikiphotographer.net/my-favorite-2013-wildlife-photos-on-wikimed… Hope you like the images. Happy holidays, Frank -- Matthew Roth Global Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 www.wikimediafoundation.org *https://blog.wikimedia.org <https://blog.wikimedia.org>*

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