Social-media September 2014

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Proposed social media for Wikipedia library blog post

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for yesterdays blog post regarding the recent collaboration between newspapers.com <http://newspapers.com> and the Wikipedia Library. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/18/editors-find-wide-range-of-uses-for-co… *SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#September_19 *Editors find wide range of uses for source access donated by Newspapers.com* - *t*: The Wikipedia Library is pleased to announce a partnership with Newspapers.com, donating 100 full accounts: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/18/editors-find-wide-range-of-uses-for-co… - *t*: Newspapers.com has donated 100 full accounts to the Wikipedia Library. Learn more here: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/18/editors-find-wide-range-of-uses-for-co… - *t*:New partnership brings free access content to the Wikipedia Library. Editors find wide range of uses for new sources: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/18/editors-find-wide-range-of-uses-for-co… - *f/g*: The Wikipedia Library kicks off an exciting new partnership with Newspapers.com, receiving 100 full accounts for free, accessible to Wikipedians. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/18/editors-find-wide-range-of-uses-for-co… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 7 months

IdeaLab IEG Clinics

by Maria Cruz

Hi all, we are promoting a series of IEG clinics, hosted by Siko, grants program officer, and past and current grantees. The aim of these clinics is to coach new comers to shape their idea and learn how to write a proposal, while getting to know some staff members of Grantmaking team. *More information on the events:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events *Here's the proposed SM for the coming event (Sept 25):* *t: *Learn how to write an Individual Engagement Grant proposal! Join the next IdeaLab Clinic: Thurs, Sept 25 (1700 UTC) https://plus.google.com/events/cvk8hivoih04ifc6pp3sl0se6s8?hl *F/G+:* IdeaLab is hosting clinics for anyone interested in learning how to write an Individual Engagement Grant. If you have an idea, but are unsure how to make a grant submission, this is your chance to workshop through them, and also meet some Grantmaking staff! Join the event next Thursday, September 25 (1700 UTC) via Hangout https://plus.google.com/events/cvk8hivoih04ifc6pp3sl0se6s8?hl or on IRC channel #wikimedia-office Please feel free to make suggestions! Thanks, *María Cruz * \\ Community Coordinator, PE&D Team \\ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_>

9 years, 7 months

Grant to WM Espana

by Alex Wang

Hi Social Media Folks! I'd like to post the following announcement regarding a new Project and Event Grant. * FB/Google +* Wikimedians in Spain launch Wiki Loves Monuments, supported by #wmfgrants: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_ES/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Spain… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/ARCH%C3%89/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_…> *Twitter* Contribute your photos to Wiki Loves Monuments in Spain, supported by #wmfgrants: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_ES/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Spain… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WM_ES/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Spain…> Thanks, Alex -- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang

9 years, 7 months

Grant for Wiki Loves Africa

by Alex Wang

Hi Social Media Folks! I'd like to post the following announcement regarding a new Project and Event Grant. *FB/Google +* Contribute to Africa's first continental photography competition, Wiki Loves Africa, supported by #wmfgrants: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Africa_Centre/Wiki_Loves_Africa_… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/AdaCamp_2014> *Twitter* Contribute to Africa's first continental photography competition, Wiki Loves Africa, supported by #wmfgrants: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Africa_Centre/Wiki_Loves_Africa_… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Africa_Centre/Wiki_Loves_Africa_…> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/AdaCamp_2014> Thanks, Alex -- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang

9 years, 7 months

Grant for AdaCamp

by Alex Wang

Hi Social Media Folks! I'd like to post the following announcement regarding a new Project and Event Grant. Apologies for sending a bunch at once, but I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow. Hopefully they don't get lost in the pile : ) *FB/Google +* Supporting women in open tech, #wmfgrants funds scholarships for AdaCamp in Bangalore and Berlin: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/AdaCamp_2014 *Twitter* Supporting women in open tech, #wmfgrants funds scholarships for AdaCamp in Bangalore and Berlin: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/AdaCamp_2014 Thanks, Alex -- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang

9 years, 7 months

Proposed SM for transparency blog

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for today's cross-posted blog in conjunction with EFF regarding WMF and transparency. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/17/wikipedia-is-built-on-transparency/ *SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#September_17 *Wikipedia Is Built on Transparency* - *t*: Two legal counsels for the WMF chime in on why full transparency is important in the age of mass surveillance: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/17/wikipedia-is-built-on-transparency/ - *t*: See how the Wikimedia Foundation hopes to use full transparency as a way to counteract mass surveillance: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/17/wikipedia-is-built-on-transparency/ - *t*: Bringing attention to the Necessary & Proportionate Principles, WMF outlines its mission for full transparency: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/17/wikipedia-is-built-on-transparency/ - *t*: For Week of Action put on by @EFF, WMF outlines its core values to uphold full transparency in today's digital age: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/17/wikipedia-is-built-on-transparency/ - *f/g:* "The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower people around the world to develop freely licensed educational content and to globally disseminate that content." As part of Week of Action: A World Without Mass Surveillance put on by the @Electronic Frontier Foundation, two legal counsels from the Wikimedia Foundation outline how transparency is at the core of the Foundation's mission. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/17/wikipedia-is-built-on-transparency/ -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 7 months

Proposed social media for grantmaking blog post

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for today's blog post regarding the recent research study by the grant making team. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/16/global-metrics-for-grants-one-way-of-d… *SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#Sept_15_-_Sept_21 *Global Metrics for Grants: One way of Doing, Reporting and Learning Better* - *t*: New Global Metrics from @WikiEval to help shed light on the work being down by Wikimedia communities worldwide: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/16/global-metrics-for-grants-one-way-of-d… - *t*: Grantmaking is putting together a set of global metrics. See how you can use this information to compliment your own: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/16/global-metrics-for-grants-one-way-of-d… - *f/g*: How does Grantmaking measure success? Hint: It's more than just numbers. "Members of the Grantmaking team is putting into effect a set of Global Metrics, that will help us all understand, appreciate and be accountable for some of the work being done by Wikimedia communities worldwide." http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/16/global-metrics-for-grants-one-way-of-d… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 7 months

Proposed social media for cancer research UK image donation blog

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hi all,* *Here is the SM for today's syndicated blog post from Wikimedia UK regarding the recent image donations from Cancer Research UK. Thanks for reviewing:* *Blog post:* http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-to… *SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#September_11 *New images released are quickly put to use CR_UK* - *t*: There's 390 reasons why medical coverage just got a lot better on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-t… - *t*: Cancer Research UK (@CR_UK) donates 390 cancer-related diagrams to Commons to improve medical coverage on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-t… - *t*: Release of 390 cancer-related diagrams by Cancer Research UK (@CR_UK) improves medical coverage on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-t… - *t*: New, massive upload of cancer-related diagrams set to improve medical coverage on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-t… - *f/g*: Cancer Research UK has just made Cancer-related coverage on Wikipedia 390 times better. https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-t… - *f/g*: 390 cancer-related diagrams, covering everything from cell biology to surgical practices, are now available on Wikimedia Commons, thanks to Cancer Research UK. https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/09/new-images-released-are-quickly-put-t… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 7 months

Re: [Social-media] Career opportunity

by Emanuela Neagu

Thanks, Can we retweet Friday on Wikipedia? Thank you! *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> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Retweeted from @wikimedia > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Emanuela Neagu <eneagu(a)wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > Can we post this to the Wikimedia Twitter account? Thanks! > > > > Ready for a challenge? Join the Wikimedia Foundation as a Senior UX > > Designer, and change the world for millions. http://grnh.se/qgrj18 > > > > https://twitter.com/WikimediaUX/status/502938776273162243 > > > > > > > > Emanuela Neagu > > Senior Recruiting Manager > > Wikimedia Foundation > > p. 415.839.6885 x6640 > > eneagu(a)wikimedia.org > > > > Work With Us! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >

9 years, 7 months

Proposed social media for WikiProject baseball blog post

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hi all, * *Here is the SM for today's blog post on WikiProject baseball. Thanks for reviewing:* *Blog post:* http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/wikiproject-baseball/ *SM calendar:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#September11 *WikiProject Report: Bats, gloves and baseballs* - *t*: Wikipedia Signpost interviews WikiProject Baseball. Meet 3 of its dedicated users: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/wikiproject-baseball/ - *t*: It's a Home Run! Wikipedia Signpost interviews 3 users from WikiProject Baseball: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/wikiproject-baseball/ - *t*: Like baseball? Looking for a community to share this mutual interest with? Check out WikiProject Baseball: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/wikiproject-baseball/ - *f/g*: "It's both a great and easy project to get involved in, even if you like the [rival team] you're still welcome!" Wikipedia Signpost interviews three users who help keep all that baseball related info current on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/wikiproject-baseball/ - *f/g*: Who keeps all that MLB related information up-to-date on Wikipedia, anyway? Wikipedia Signpost interviews three users from WikiProject Baseball. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/wikiproject-baseball/ - *f/g*: Love Baseball? Want to edit stuff on your favorite sport? WikiProject Baseball may be for you! Check out this interview with three users who help keep baseball related information current on Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/09/11/wikiproject-baseball/ -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 7 months

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