Social-media December 2014

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Cool Freaks' Wikipedia Club
by Fabrice Florin 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

What do you think of this story for our social media channels? t: There's a Whole Internet Community Dedicated to Exploring the Wild Depths of Wikipedia http://mic.com/articles/106062/there-s-a-whole-community-dedicated-to-the-w… via @gabebergado f: Cool Freaks' Wikipedia Club: There’s a whole community dedicated to exploring the wild depths of the encyclopedia. http://mic.com/articles/106062/there-s-a-whole-community-dedicated-to-the-w… Join 30K members in a moderated Facebook group digging for Wikipedia treasures: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coolfreakswikipediaclub/ g: Cool Freaks' Wikipedia Club: There’s a whole community dedicated to exploring the wild depths of the encyclopedia. Join 30K members in a moderated Facebook group digging for Wikipedia treasures: http://mic.com/articles/106062/there-s-a-whole-community-dedicated-to-the-w… _______________________________ Fabrice Florin Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)

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A bit of twitter feedback...
by Charles Gregory 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Not sure if this falls under the responsibilities of the WMF staff on this list :) https://twitter.com/danielpazsoldan/status/542512423660302336 Regards, Charles / User:Chuq

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Proposed social media for "Using Licenses in an easy (and legal) way
by Michael Guss 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hello everyone, Here is the proposed social media for the "Using Licenses in an easy way (and legal) way," blog post. Here is the post: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… Thanks for reviewing! t: Want to use @creativecommons licenses and don't know how? Check out the new guidelines published by @WikimediaDE. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… t: Using Licenses in an easy (and legal) way, taught by @WikimediaDE https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… t: Want to contribute to Wikipedia but worried about copyright? @WikimediaDE has a new guide on Open Content Licenses https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… t: Read @WikimediaDE's new guide "Open Content - A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licences." https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… f/g: Want to use Creative Commons licenses and don't know how? Check out the new guidelines published by Wikimedia Deutschland, " Open Content - A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licences." https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… f/g: Confusion on Creative Commons licensing stopping you from contributing to Wikipedia? Go to law school, OR just read Wikimedia Deutschland's "Open Content - A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licenses," for free here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… f/g: Never be confused about Creative Commons licensing again with Wikimedia Deutschland's new helpful (and free) publication, "Open Content - A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licenses." Read more here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Using_Licenses_in_an_… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media for "WikiGalaxy" - ( or, the coolest thing I've seen all year)
by Michael Guss 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Hello everyone, Gotta strike the iron while it's hot - and we should feature this cool Wikipedia-based visualization. It's astounding!] Here it is: http://wiki.polyfra.me/ NOTE: #wikigalaxy is the hastag for it that is up-and-coming on twitter. t: 5,4,3,2,1,...LIFT OFF! Welcome to the #wikigalaxy http://wiki.polyfra.me/ t: WARNING: we are not responsible for time lost on this stunning WebGL visualization of Wikipedia articles #wikigalaxy http://wiki.polyfra.me/ t: This interactive WebGL visualization of Wikipedia articles is the coolest thing we've seen this year #wikigalaxy http://wiki.polyfra.me/ t: Blast off to the #wikigalaxy. This WebGL visualization of Wikipedia articles is truly out of this world: http://wiki.polyfra.me/ t: Experience Wikipedia like never before with this WebGL visualization of articles #wikigalaxy: http://wiki.polyfra.me/ t: Articles are stars; you're in a rocketship. We've never seen Wikipedia like this before. Welcome to the #wikigalaxy f/g: 5,4,3,2,1 - LIFT OFF! Welcome to Wikigalaxy, the stunning WebGL visualization of Wikipedia articles that is truly out of this world. http://wiki.polyfra.me/ f/g: WARNING: we are not responsible for time lost on this stunning WebGL visualization of Wikipedia articles that is truly out of this world #wikigalaxy http://wiki.polyfra.me/ f/g: Blast off to the Wikigalaxy. This WebGL visualization of Wikipedia articles is truly out of this world. http://wiki.polyfra.me/ -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Twitter link on WMF error pages
by Tilman Bayer 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

Just a heads-up that there are currently efforts underway for the (long overdue) redesign of the error page that shows when the servers are down: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T76560 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/M15/23/ Twitter is the recommended medium to update the public on larger outages (as we obviously can't rely on our own sites for communication in that kind of situation), see also https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_response#Communicating_with_th… . And the design team is considering to add a direct link to e.g. @wikimedia on the new error page(s), which I think is a great idea. -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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RT request
by Russavia 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Hi all, Could we possibly get a RT on from @wikicommons and @wikipedia accounts for: https://twitter.com/commonsaviation/status/542045374509088768 I'm in discussions with their Head of Corporate Communications about more media release and a possible partnership, etc, etc. Cheers Russavia

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2014 Readership Update
by Fabrice Florin 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Hey guys, Here’s another suggestion for social media: yesterday’s great presentation on Readership. The proposed copy below is inspired by my own posts. Tweak ’n tweet as you see fit. :) In the future, I think thematic team presentations like these could be easily repurposed into blog posts too. Cheers, Fabrice _________________________________ Twitter: Great presentation about readership on @Wikipedia and @Wikimedia sites: growth opportunities in mobile + global south. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Readership_Update,_WMF_Metrics… Facebook/Google: Great presentation about readership on Wikipedia and its sister projects: growth opportunities are on mobile platforms and in the global south. Check out interesting ideas for mobile reader engagement features, in slides 44 and later. See video for more details: http://ur1.ca/j06jg [label] 2014 Readership Update Slides Presentation about readership on Wikipedia and sister projects by Wikimedia Foundation staff at its monthly metrics meeting on December 4, 2014. Freely licensed under CC-BY-SA-3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Readership_Update,_WMF_Metrics… See my personal post here on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabriceflorin/status/541000346110144515 … and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabrice.florin/posts/10154883440785506?pnref=story _______________________________ Fabrice Florin Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)

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Proposed Social Media for "Joel Aldor wants to Preserve historic Filipino architecture one photo at a time"
by Michael Guss 07 Dec '14

07 Dec '14

Hello everyone, Here is the proposed social media for the Joel Aldor wants to Preserve historic Filipino architecture one photo at a time" blog post. Blog post: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/04/joel-aldor-preserve-filipino-architec… Thank you reviewing! t: Joel Aldor wants to preserve historic Filipino architecture, one photo at a time https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/04/joel-aldor-preserve-filipino-architec… t: One Wikimedian's race against time to preserve Filipino's architectural heritage against the elements: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/04/joel-aldor-preserve-filipino-architec… t: Earthquakes, Typhoons won't stop these extraordinary Wikimedians from trying to preserve their cultural heritage: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/04/joel-aldor-preserve-filipino-architec… f/g: Joel Aldor wants to preserve historic Filipino architecture one photo at a time. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/04/joel-aldor-preserve-filipino-architec… f/g: A race against time: Joe Aldor of Wikimedia Philipines wants to preserve Filipino architectural heritage, before its too late. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/04/joel-aldor-preserve-filipino-architec… f/g; One Wikimedian's labor of love for his country and a race against time to save what's left of his country's architectural heritage: " The Philippines is a very culturally rich country but at the same time vulnerable to a lot of threats that would damage and destroy our collective history as manifested in our built heritage sites." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/04/joel-aldor-preserve-filipino-architec… -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed Social Media for "IEG Selects Exciting New Batch of Experimental Projects, " blog post
by Michael Guss 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

Hello everyone Here is the proposed social media for our blog post here: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… Thanks for reviewing! t: Did your project make the cut? WMF announces second round Individual Engagement Grant recipients: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… t: WMF awards 13 grantees funding for projects to fight gender gap, develop classification algorithm, and more: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… t: Congratulations to the 13 Individual Engagement Grant awardees! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… t: WMF awards 13 projects Individual Engagement Grants with varying goals, from algorithms to closing the Gender Gap https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… t: These 13 projects to receive WMF funding via Individual Engagement Grants: WikiProject X, WikiBrainTools, & more. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation announces the 13 recipients of Individual Engagement Grants. Funding will go toward projects with varying targets - from bridging the Gender Gap to democratizing access to Wikipedia-based algorithms across all Wikipedias. Find out who else won funding: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… f/g: Congratulations to the 13 Individual Engagement Grant recipients! Thank you to all applicants and also to the many volunteers and WMF staff members who offered their expert opinions on these proposals. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/ieg-selects-exciting-new-batch-of-exp… Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM for medical editor study blog post
by Tilman Bayer 06 Dec '14

06 Dec '14

For @wikipedia, RT by @wikimedia: New study: Around half of Wikipedia’s medical editors are experts https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/around-half-of-wikipedias-medical-edi… Double-down tweet: Who edits health-related articles on Wikipedia? Read this new study to find out: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/around-half-of-wikipedias-medical-edi… FB/G+: In this new study, just published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, editors of health-related Wikipedia articles were interviewed about their motivation and professional expertise. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/05/around-half-of-wikipedias-medical-edi… -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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