Social-media October 2014

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Propsed Re: Proposal to Promote Press Releases via Social Media
by Tilman Bayer 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

So there hasn't been further discussion here, and before the monument news gets dropped entirely from our feeds, let's at least do an "in case you didn't catch it earlier" tweet: *T from @wikipedia, RT by @wikimedia: The first-ever Wikipedia Monument was unveiled in Poland this week. https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/First-ever_Wikipedia_Mo… Photos from the ceremony: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Monument_-_unveiling#… On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Perhaps it's useful for the discussion if we focus first on the > concrete example of the current release: > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/First-ever_Wikipedia_Mo… > > In general, it will differ depending on e.g. what other communications > are going out about the same topic. In the case of Damon's > announcement and of the ten anniversary of Commons (the two September > press releases), there were separate blog posts, so we promoted these > instead. > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Michael Guss <mguss(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am posting this question here because I want to get some feedback. I >> noticed that we don't really promote our press releases on our social media >> accounts. I am wondering what you guys think about that practice: is there >> any reason to not promote our press releases via social media? >> >> Thanks for reviewing! >> >> >> -- >> Michael Guss >> Research Analyst >> Wikimediafoundation.org >> mguss(a)wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> > > > > -- > Tilman Bayer > Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) > Wikimedia Foundation > IRC (Freenode): HaeB -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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Re: [Social-media] What is Wikipedia about?
by Dario Taraborelli 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

forwarding to the list, per Tilman On Oct 24, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > > Hi Dario, > > it might be best to send this kind of thing directly to the social > media list (https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > , which has an ongoing thread about RT suggestions), so that it > doesn't fall through the cracks in case Katherine and I are too > busy... > > 2014-10-23 8:12 GMT-07:00 Dario Taraborelli <dtaraborelli(a)wikimedia.org>: >> @Wikipedia RT material? It’s based on WIkidata >> >> https://twitter.com/WikiResearch/status/525303032091652096

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Proposed Social Media for Do you know what's around you? Let Wikipedia tell you!
by Michael Guss 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

*Hello all,* *Here is the proposed social media for the "Nearby" feature on Android,iOs Wikipedia apps blog post. Thanks for reviewing!* *Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… t: Check out places of notability when you travel with the new "Nearby" feature on Android, iOs Wikipedia Apps https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… t: What's that place? Wikipedia knows! Check out the new "Nearby" functionality on the new Android, iOS Wikipedia apps https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… t: Single tap an article and its there: "Nearby" functionality on the new Android, iOS Wikipedia apps will amaze you: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… t: New Android, iOS Wikipedia apps allow users to find articles of their surroundings with its "Nearby" functionality https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… t: Want to know where the interesting places are around you? "Nearby" allows Wikipedia Android, iOs app users to see them https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… t: Lost? Use the new Wikipedia mobile app: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… f/g: Travel with the sum of all human knowledge like never before. "Nearby" functionality for the new Wikipedia Android, iOs mobile apps allows users to screen their surroundings on a map to reveal all the cool places with Wikipedia articles. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… f/g: "Nearby" is this cool function of the new Wikipedia apps for iOS and Android that allows users to screen your surroundings for Wikipedia articles. Traveling with the sum of all human knowledge has never been so easy https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… f/g: Lost? Use Wikipedia mobile app https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/23/do-you-know-whats-around-you-let-wiki… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Please post this article to our LinkedIn account
by Emanuela Neagu 24 Oct '14

24 Oct '14

Can we please post this article to our LinkedIn account? Thanks! Article: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/27378?trk=tyah&trkInfo=tarId%3A14140768748… *Emanuela Neagu * Senior Recruiting Manager Wikimedia Foundation p. 415.839.6885 x6640 eneagu(a)wikimedia.org *Work With Us!* <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us>

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[Time sensitive] [Time sensitive] RT, maybe?
by Maria Cruz 23 Oct '14

23 Oct '14

Hi! Next week we are starting a new learning series, "Telling your program story", on reporting and storytelling. Can we please have a retweet from @Wikimedia of this tweet: https://twitter.com/WikiEval/status/520673816847327232 Thanks! *María Cruz * \\ Community Coordinator, PE&D Team \\ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Carlos Monterrey <cmonterrey(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hey Maria, > > LGTM. Will rt shortly > > Thanks, > Carlos M. > > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Maria Cruz <mcruz(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> From @Wikimedia? >> >> Thanks!! >> >> >> https://twitter.com/WikiEval/status/514902441859760128 >> >> >> *María Cruz * \\ Community Coordinator, PE&D Team \\ Wikimedia >> Foundation, Inc. >> mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Carlos Monterrey > Communications Associate > Wikimedia Foundation > +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 > www.wikimediafoundation.org > blog.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >

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Proposal to Promote Press Releases via Social Media
by Michael Guss 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

Hello everyone, I am posting this question here because I want to get some feedback. I noticed that we don't really promote our press releases on our social media accounts. I am wondering what you guys think about that practice: is there any reason to not promote our press releases via social media? Thanks for reviewing! -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed Social Media for What We Learned from making book grants on Arabic Wikipedia" blog post
by Michael Guss 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

*Hello everyone,* *Here is the proposed social media for the "What we learned from making book grants on Arabic Wikipedia" blog post. Thanks for reviewing!* t: These are the challenges we encountered with the Arabic Wikipedia Library: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/what-we-learned-from-making-book-gran… t: One challenge with the Arabic Wikipedia library: regional infrastructural problems https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/what-we-learned-from-making-book-gran… t: Check out what challenges we encountered, and what we learned from the Arabic Wikipedia Library https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/what-we-learned-from-making-book-gran… t: Finding #7: Having a well-defined target community to partner with is a clear benefit to your experiment https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/what-we-learned-from-making-book-gran… f/g: Getting books to MENA region is not easy, just ask our Grantmaking department. Learn from the obstacles they met with their experiment with the Arabic Wikipedia Library https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/what-we-learned-from-making-book-gran… f/g: "Ultimately, we learned a lot from this experiment, and it has pushed our thinking, processes, and relationships forward in useful ways. At this point, we've learned enough about what doesn't work to recognize that it is time to change direction." Check out WMF Grantmaking's findings from their experiment with the Arabic Wikipedia Library https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/what-we-learned-from-making-book-gran… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed Social Media for the launch of Odia Wikisource
by Michael Guss 22 Oct '14

22 Oct '14

*Hello everyone,* *Here is the proposed social media for the launch of Odia Wikisource. Thanks for reviewing!* *Blog post*: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… t: Finally! After two years, Odia Wikisource is now online for the use of over 40 million native speakers https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… t: Have you read "The Odia Bhagabata"? You and over 40 million Odia native speakers can now, free on Odia Wikisource https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… t: Odia Wikisource is now online! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… t: Mountains of books for over 40 million people. For Free. Odia Wikisource is now online. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… t: Wikisource is now available in Odia, an Indic language spoken by over 40 million people! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… t: Despite more than 40 million native speakers, Odia's online presence has been small; but that's about to change https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… f/g: Mountains of books for over 40 million people. For Free. Odia Wikisource is now online. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… f/g: Odia Wikisource is now available online for everyone. "Books contain the gist of all human knowledge. The ease of access and spread of books are the markers of the intellectual status of a society. And in this e-age Wikisource can be helpful by not just providing easy access to a plethora of books under free licenses but also aiding the spread of basic education in developing economies. Together with Wikisource and cheaper internet this could catalyze a Renaissance of 21st century." f/g: Despite more than 40 million native speakers in the world, Odia's online presence has been relatively small; but with the launch of Odia Wikisource, that's changing. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/21/more-than-40-million-people-await-the… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed Social Media for the First editathon on Spanish language and literature in Madrid blog post
by Michael Guss 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

*Hello all,* *Here is the proposed social media for the First Editathon on the Spanish language and literature in Madrid post. Thanks for reviewing!* *Blog post (En):* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… *Blog post (Esp):* https://blog.wikimedia.org/es/2014/10/17/primer-editaton-sobre-la-lengua-y-… *English* ** *t: Spanish Editathon co-organized by @wikimedia_es yields over 400 edits, 114 participants, 61% women: editsedits, https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… * t: Editathon coorganized by @wikimedia_es focused on improving quality of Sp. language & Lit. #WikiEditatonMadrid https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… * t: Participants of recent editathon coorganized by @wikimedia_es enjoyed a free tour of the National Library of Spain #WikiEditatonMadrid https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… * t: The Cervantes Institute, Royal Spanish Academy and National Library of Spain all at one place. #WikiEditatonMadrid https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… * t: First editathon to improve the Spanish Language & Literature on Spanish Wikipedia was a major success #WikiEditatonMadrid https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… * f/g: First Spanish Language & Literature editathon co-organized by Wikimedia España in Madrid last month had an exceptional turnout with 114 participants who contributed over 400 edits on 45 different articles pertaining to Spanish Language & literature. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… * f/g: Last month, Wikimedia España co-organized a successful editathon in Madrid with the prestigious Cervantes Institute, the Royal Spanish Academy and the National Library of Spain. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… * f/g: To improve the promotion and dissemination of the Spanish language and culture around the world, the Cervantes Institute, the Royal Spanish Academy and the National Library of Spain co-organized an editathon with Wikimedia España. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/17/first-editathon-on-the-spanish-langua… *Spanish* ** *t: 400 ediciones efectuadas 45 artículos distintos relativos a la lengua y la literatura españolas #WikiEditathonMadrid https://blog.wikimedia.org/es/2014/10/17/primer-editaton-sobre-la-lengua-y-… * t: Un gran exito. 114 participantes inscritos de los cuales approximadamente el 61% eran mujeres #WikiEditatonMadrid https://blog.wikimedia.org/es/2014/10/17/primer-editaton-sobre-la-lengua-y-… * f/g: Organizado por el Instituto Cervantes, la Real Academia, la Biblioteca Nacional de España y Wikimedia España, editathon del mes pasado fue un gran éxito para todos los que aman la lengua y la literatura española https://blog.wikimedia.org/es/2014/10/17/primer-editaton-sobre-la-lengua-y-… * f/g: Más de 114 participantes hicieron editathon del mes pasado en la Biblioteca Nacional de España un gran éxito con grandes mejoras a la Wikipedia española sobre la lengua y la literatura española https://blog.wikimedia.org/es/2014/10/17/primer-editaton-sobre-la-lengua-y-… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM for Canadian GLAM post
by Tilman Bayer 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

*T: Quebec's @_BAnQ archive uploads hundreds of historical photographs to Wikimedia Commons https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/18/first-glam-collaboration-in-canada-wi… with a copy of this (PD) photo from the post: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:News._V.E._Day_BAnQ_P48S1P12270.jpg *FB/G+: Conrad Poirier (1921-1968) was a photographer associated with the "Nouvelle Vision" movement, documenting the working world, street life and popular events in Quebec, Canada. Many hundred of his historical photographs are now being uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, in the first collaboration of this kind in Canada. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/10/18/first-glam-collaboration-in-canada-wi… -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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