Social-media December 2014

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Proposed SM for global WLM winners
by Tilman Bayer 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

There were thoughts about a post for the Wikimedia blog, but I guess that at this point it's unlikely it would materialize before next week (and http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/ doesn't have one either). So I would like to go ahead for now with a link to the winners page on Commons and the press release: >From @wikicommons, RT from @wikipedia and @wikimedia: Winners from this year's edition of the world's largest photo contest: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2014_winners#mediav… Announcement: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Winners_Announced_in_Wo… #WikiLovesMonuments FB/G+: (main link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2014_winners#mediav… ) See the winners from this year's edition of the world's largest photo contest! (Announcement: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Winners_Announced_in_Wo… ) -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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Please retweet Engineering Director
by Emanuela Neagu 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

Can you please retweet the Engineering Director announcement to the Wikimedia and Wikipedia accounts? Thank you! https://twitter.com/wikimediaatwork/status/545989075992203264 *Emanuela Neagu * Senior Recruiting Manager Wikimedia Foundation p. 415.839.6885 x6640 eneagu(a)wikimedia.org Follow us on Twitter! @WikimediaAtWork <https://twitter.com/wikimediaatwork>

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Proposed social media for #Edit2014 coverage reshares #1
by Michael Guss 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

Hello everyone, here is the first of a couple of emails pertaining to reposting/resharing coverage from around the world about #Edit2014 to disperse on our social media accounts. Here is the first candidate. Here is the news story from Astro Awani (Malaysia) - http://www.astroawani.com/videos/show/kini-trending/kompilasi-suntingan-wik… Featuring the Malaysia news story works well for our tone on our social media accounts (particularly on Facebook) I believe. I think it is a good idea to do a series of posts featuring all the press coverage from around the world, demonstrating the multiplicity of reception and being cognizant of of the multiplicity of cultures of our users and followers (and targeting demos, FB reports followers from Malaysia at 32,977. @501Awani also has 311,996 followers.) Thanks for reviewing! *#Edit 2014 on Astro AWANI* t: #Edit2014 from Malaysia @501Awani http://www.astroawani.com/videos/show/kini-trending/kompilasi-suntingan-wik… t: The world is watching. Malaysia's @501Awani covers #Edit2014 http://www.astroawani.com/videos/show/kini-trending/kompilasi-suntingan-wik… t: #Edit2014 is taking a world tour. First stop: Malaysia @501Awani http://www.astroawani.com/videos/show/kini-trending/kompilasi-suntingan-wik… f/g: #Edit2014 from Malaysia TV News Network, Astro Awani http://www.astroawani.com/videos/show/kini-trending/kompilasi-suntingan-wik… f/g: #Edit2014 is taking a world tour. First stop: Malaysia. Astro Awani http://www.astroawani.com/videos/show/kini-trending/kompilasi-suntingan-wik… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Polish Christmas Carols on the Wikimedia Blog
by Fabrice Florin 25 Dec '14

25 Dec '14

Hi everyone, I have been helping Victor publish his uplifting story on Polish Christmas Carols, which is now posted here: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/23/christmas-carols-by-wikimedia-poland/ Here are our proposed social media messages for this story: Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia) Volunteers record Polish Christmas Carols to share on Wikipedia. (link) or: Free professionally-recorded Christmas carols by Wikimedia Poland (link) Facebook/Google+ • A few years ago, Polish Wikimedia volunteer Borys Kozielski noticed a lack of musical and audio recordings in many Wikipedia articles. To fill this need, he led a group of musicians to record Polish Christmas Carols and upload them to Wikimedia Commons. Now many families in Poland and around the world can experience -- even sing -- these traditional holiday chants. --> Please let us know if you have any comments, questions or suggestions. Happy holidays, everyone! Fabrice _______________________________ Fabrice Florin Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)

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Proposed social media - Blog
by Michael Guss 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Hello everyone, I think it is time to promote our blog posts: first , the year in review blog post t: Celebration. Pain. Fear. Resilience. Discovery. This is Wikipedia's year in review #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… t: This is Wikipedia #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… t: Every piece of imagery and video we used was uploaded by you. This is Wikipedia: #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… t: Our first ever year in review is out! Don't miss Wikipedia's #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… t: Rediscover 2014. This is Wikipedia: #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… f/g: Our first ever year in review is out! Don't miss Wikipedia's #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… f/g: This is Wikipedia #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… f/g: We are so proud to release our first year in review! This is Wikipedia: #Edit2014 https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/wikipedias-first-ever-annual-video-re… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media for The Story of a Swedish MP in Brussels
by Michael Guss 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Hello everyone, Here is the proposed social media for the new blog post: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/18/lobbies-wikimedia-sverige-brussels/ t: Swedish politician Karl Sigfrid discusses his lobbying work for digital rights and @Wikimedia in the European Union. t: Wikimedia has a new ally in the European Union - Karl Sigfrid believes in free knowledge. Read his interview: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/18/lobbies-wikimedia-sverige-brussels/ t: Former Swedish MP turn Digital Rights activist: Meet Karl Sigfrid from @WikimediaSE https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/18/lobbies-wikimedia-sverige-brussels/ t: Free access is important in a successful society, says new @wikimediaSE b lobbyist Karl Sigfrid. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/18/lobbies-wikimedia-sverige-brussels/ f/g: Former Swedish Member of Parliament Karl Sigfrid discusses his lobbying work for digital rights and Wikimedia in the European Union. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/18/lobbies-wikimedia-sverige-brussels/ f/g: Former Swedish Member of Parliament Karl Sigfrid is now lobbying for digital rights and Wikimedia Sweden in the European Union: "Free access to information is perhaps the most important element in a successful society." f/g: From Swedish Member of Parliament to volunteer Digital Activist in Brussels: Meet Karl Sigfrid, Wikimedia Sweden's new European Union lobbyist for Digital Rights. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/18/lobbies-wikimedia-sverige-brussels/ -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media for Victor's Q/A
by Michael Guss 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Hi everyone, next up to promote, Halla's Q/A with Victor. Thank you fore reviewing! t: Read the behind-the-scenes interview with the director and producer of #Edit2014, @victorgrigas https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ t: Who else to tell you about #Edit2014 better than @victorgrigas, the video's director and producer? Read more about how the video was made: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ t: Wondering how #Edit2014 was made? Search no further! Get the inside scoop with the video's director and producer, @victorgrigas https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ t: Read about the inspiration behind #Edit2014 with the direction and producer, @victorgrigas. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ t: Can't get enough of #Edit2014? Get the exclusive scoop on how it was made with its director, @victorgrigas https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ t: "We don't have shareholders; we have stakeholders." Get the exclusive scoop about #Edit2014 from director and producer, @victorgrigas https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ f/g: Making #Edit2014 had unique challenges not faced by other organizations, like making a year in review video solely using freely-licensed content! Learn more about how Wikipedia's first year in review was made. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ f/g: The Wikimedia blog caught up with Victor Grigas, the director and producer for Wikipedia's first ever year in review video. Read more about how the video was made, the unique challenges related to freely-licensed content and how he was able to capture the sum of all human knowledge for 2014 in less than 3 minutes. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ f/g: Can't get enough of #Edit2014? Get the behind-the-scenes scoop on how it was made with Victor Grigas, the video's director and producer. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/17/edit2014-qa-with-the-producer/ -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media for LA Weekly "Black Artists Get Wikipedia Pages at Last, Thanks to an Edit-a-Thon"
by Michael Guss 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Hello everyone, Here is the proposed social media for a *LA Weekly *article describing a recent edit-a-thon held in Los Angeles to increase the coverage of African-American artists on English Wikipedia. It would be great to feature this on our sm channels. Thank you for reviewing! t: "He was a lively fixture of the L.A. art scene. Now he has a lively Wikipedia page." 15 artists now on Wikipedia: http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/12/16/black-artists-get-wikipedia-pag… t: "Unforgetting L.A" Edit-a-thon writes in 15 note-worthy African American Artists: http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/12/16/black-artists-get-wikipedia-pag… t: Not Forgotten: "Unforgetting LA" writes in 15 African-American artists into Wikipedia. http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/12/16/black-artists-get-wikipedia-pag… f/g: Los Angeles-based mixed-media artist and photographer Willie Middlebrook sadly passed away in 2012, but he and his work will not be forgotten. Millions around the world will be able to read about him and 14 other notable African-American artists thanks to "Unforgetting L.A.", a continuous edit-a-thon held every other month. f/g: "He was a lively fixture of the L.A. art scene. Now he has a lively Wikipedia page." Read more about "Unforgetting LA" and the 15 notable African-American artists now on Wikipedia: http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/12/16/black-artists-get-wikipedia-pag… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed sm for evergreenpost bitcoins now accepted
by Michael Guss 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Hello everyone, I've noticed for quite a while that a lot of our mentions on Twitter are questions/ reasons why we do not get donations is because we do not accept bitcoins, which is entirely false. Help me set the record straight with approving these tweets (also because Jimmy already tweeted so we're a little behind the ball on this). Thanks! t: The Wikimedia Foundation accepts 14 different payment methods - including #Bitcoin @JohnRMeese https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give#bitcoin t: The Wikimedia Foundation accepts 14 different payment methods - including #Bitcoin! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/30/wikimedia-foundation-now-accepts-bitc… RT from @wikipedia -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM messages for Education newsletter posts
by Samir Elsharbaty 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

Hello everyone, I sent this message to the SM mailing list last week and received no reply, may be because of the rush on the list and we were just before the week-end: Would you please publish the following Education newsletter post on our SM channels? Post: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/November_2014/A_st… FB/G+: Maria is a student from Mexico who used her knowledge of education history to edit related articles on Wikipedia. Read a summary of her story in English in November Education Newsletter or read the whole story she wrote in Spanish on the Wikimedia Mexico blog. https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/November_2014/A_st… T: Read about Maria and how she used her knowledge of education history to edit Wikipedia. https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/November_2014/A_st… Thank you, -- Samir Elsharbaty, Communications Intern, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +2.011.200.696.77 selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org education.wikimedia.org

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