Hi all
I was asked by my chapter to promote Wikimedia Poland using Diaspora
network. Apparently it is quite popular among people related to open
education in Poland and it might be a good idea to try to reach to them
using this site.
I'm not very familiar with Diaspora so I would really appreciate some
advice on that. Does anyone here have any experience with using this
network to promote Wikimedia projects? Did you find it useful or not
really? Are there any tips or/and stories you would like to share?
Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska
Kierownik Biura Prasowego
Stowarzyszenie Wikimedia Polska
tel. 790 290 275
http://opp.wikimedia.pl
On Jul 8, 2014 1:01 PM, "Guillaume Paumier" <gpaumier(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi folks; Any thoughts on retweeting
> https://twitter.com/nemobis/status/486085235827032064 ?
+1
(But it's a reply not just a mention :( (doesn't show in nemo's feed, etc.)
-Jeremy
Hi all,
After some discussion on phabricator
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91633>, it was decided to create
http://www.whatcanidoforwikimedia.org/ to help promote public contribution
to the Wikimedia projects.
Obviously, a project such as this needs as much publicity as possible to
get the ball rolling. Would it be possible to have a mention on the
Wikimedia social media outlets?
--
Sam
Hello everyone, here is some proposed social media ideas. Thank you for
reviewing!
1) EN:WP article: Eclipse
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse#Historical_record>
t: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record of an eclipse
http://buff.ly/1Oz9TNR
Fb: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record on an eclipse is recorded
in Ireland.
2) EN:WP article: 1872 Scotland vs. England football match (aka the first
soccer match)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_vs_England_football_match>
t: On this day in 1872, the first ever official international association
football match was played. http://buff.ly/1Iu6ifg
Fb: On this day in 1872, the first ever international association football
match was played between the national teams of Scotland and England.
3) EN:WP: Sylacauga (meterorite)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_(meteorite)>
t: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite becomes the first documented
space object to injure a human being in the USA. http://buff.ly/1QOE8nc
Fb: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite is the first documented
extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being, Ann Elizabeth
Hodges, who survives with minor injuries.
4) EN:WP: Mark Twain <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain>
t: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known as
Mark Twain. http://buff.ly/1Oz6Xkf
Fb: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known as
Mark Twain, lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age." Did you
know he was born shorty after a visit by Halley's Comet and predicted he
would "go out with it." He died the day after the comet returned.
5) WP:EN: Micromort <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort>
T: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? That's
called a "micromort." http://buff.ly/1IudBnd
Fb: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? That's
called a "micromort."
6) EN:WP Spreuerhofstraße
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreuerhofstra%C3%9Fe>
t: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street – it's 31 centimetres
(12.2 in) at its narrowest. http://buff.ly/1XqZ202
Fb: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street– it's 31 centimetres
(12.2 in) at its narrowest.
7) EN:WPTachyon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachyon>
T: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed of
light. http://buff.ly/1NkMgcL
Fb: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed of
light.
--
Michael Guss
Research Analyst
Wikimediafoundation.org
mguss(a)wikimedia.org
Twitter:
On this day in 1895, Alfred Nobel instructed that his fortune be given as
prizes to those who benefit the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize#Nobel_Foundation
Facebook:
On this day in 1895, Alfred Nobel signed a will instructing that his
fortune be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the
"greatest benefit on mankind."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize#Nobel_Foundation
Facebook:
Jack Delano, a photographer for the U.S. government's Farm Security
Administration, shot this famous public domain photo of Chicago's Union
Station in 1943. Other photographers working for the FSA include Walker
Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks. See more on this public domain
photo: http://buff.ly/1Ngh6mO See more on Jack Delano:
http://buff.ly/1jnSFHV (see attached)
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
Hello there,
Here are some proposed social media ideas. Thank you for reviewing!
EN:WP "Christmas Creep" <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_creep>
Fb: First used in the mid-1980s, "Christmas creep" refers to the retail
phenomenon when merchants take advantage of a particularly heavy
Christmas-related shopping well before Black Friday in the United States
and before Halloween in Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_creep
t: Have you seen Christmas decorations in retail stores well before well
before December? That's because of the "Christmas creep":
http://buff.ly/1lKPOux
EN:WP Pumpkin chucking <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_chucking>
Fb:The Guinness world record shot is held by a pneumatic cannon dubbed "Big
10 Inch", at 5,545.43 feet (1,690.25 m), on September 9, 2010 in Moab, Utah.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_chucking
Fb: Pumpkin chucking competitions, formal and informal, exist throughout
the United States in the autumn, and often occur when pumpkins are
harvested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_chucking
t: "Pumpkin chucking" is the sport of hurling or 'chucking' a pumpkin
solely by mechanical means. http://buff.ly/1PPrV1i
t: Devices used for "Pumpkin chucking" include: slingshots, catapults,
trebuchets & pneumatic cannons. http://buff.ly/1PPrV1i
--
Michael Guss
Research Analyst
Wikimediafoundation.org
mguss(a)wikimedia.org