Social-media December 2015

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Social posts for Monday
by Jeff Elder 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

Twitter: On this day in 1963, “instant replay” made its TV debut during an American Army-Navy football game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_replay Facebook: On this day in 1972, as the Apollo 17 moon mission was launched, the crew took the photograph known as The Blue Marble. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marble Twitter: On this day in 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts took the photo known as The Blue Marble. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marble PHOTO Twitter: Computer scientist Manal al-Sharif helped start a women's right-to-drive campaign in 2011 in Saudi Arabia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manal_al-Sharif Facebook: Computer scientist Manal al-Sharif helped start a women's right-to-drive campaign in 2011 in Saudi Arabia, the only nation in the world where women are not allowed to drive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manal_al-Sharif Twitter: "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Singer-songwriter Tom Waits, born this day in 1949. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Waits Twitter (@wikimedia): Israel’s Tel Aviv University now offers a course called “Wikipedia: Skills for producing and consuming knowledge.” https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/12/03/tel-aviv-new-wikipedia-course/ Twitter and Facebook: Wikipedians around the world are working together to update articles on terrorist attacks in real-time. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/12/04/wikipedia-editors-cover-terror/ Twitter: Born this day in 1956, American basketball player Larry Bird, 12-time NBA All-Star and 3-time league MVP. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Bird 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/>

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Juniper
by Victor Grigas 06 Dec '15

06 Dec '15

The highest-known Juniper forest occurs at altitude of 4,900 metres in south-eastern Tibet and the northern Himalayas, creating one of the highest tree-lines on earth. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper

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Proposed social media: December 5th
by Michael Guss 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

Hi everyone, Here is some proposed social media for today. Thank you for reviewing! Fb: “The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.” - Writer Joan Didion, born on this day in 1934. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Didion t: “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” - Writer Joan Didion, born this day in 1934. Read her on Wikiquote: http://buff.ly/1TIAHgp EN:WP Bhumibol Adulyadej <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumibol_Adulyadej> Fb: Born on this day in 1927: Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. He’s the world’s longest-serving current head of state and the only monarch born in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumibol_Adulyadej t: Born on this day in 1927: Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, the world’s longest-serving current head of state. http://buff.ly/1NzOvVg -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Suggestion for repost from main Wikipedia account on FB
by Pine W 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

https://www.facebook.com/CascadiaWikimedians/posts/1504159053212809 Thanks, Pine

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Proposed social media: Mar Celeste is today's featured article (and is super interesting)
by Michael Guss 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

Hello everyone, Saw this yesterday, and now it is the featured article on the main page of English Wikipedia. Today's featured article, the *Mary Celeste, *which on this day in 1872, was found adrift and deserted, leading to a slew of myths and false histories. Fb: On this day in 1872, the *Mary Celeste* was discovered off the coast of the Azores, adrift and deserted. The disappearance of its passengers has never been solved, and lead to many myths and false histories of what had happened aboard. t: On this day in 1872, the *Mary Celeste* was discovered adrift and abandoned. What happened to its crew has never been solved. http://buff.ly/1NvZ4gp t: On this day in 1872, the *Mary Celeste *was fond adrift and deserted–leading to many to invent myths surrounding the doomed vessel. http://buff.ly/1NvZ4gp -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media for Dec 3.
by Michael Guss 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

Hey everyone, Here are some ideas for social media tomorrow. Thanks again for reviewing! EN:WP 3D Printing <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing> Fb: From cars to spacecrafts, some Futurologists believe that 3D printing signals the beginning of a third industrial revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing t: 2014: A five-year-old girl became the first child in the UK to have a prosthetic made with 3D printing technology. http://buff.ly/1Ro8cpa t: Several authors speculate that 3D printing could aid in sustainable development in the developing world. http://buff.ly/1Ro8cpa EN:WP Neon Lighting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_lighting> Fb: On this day in 1910, neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude. Neon is a chemical element and an inert gas, which is a minor component of the Earth's atmosphere. Originally envisioned as a form of lighting, it came be to heavily be heavily used in advertising and promotion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_lighting t: On this day in 1910, neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. http://buff.ly/1lx3rgp t: Without the invention of neon lighting, the city of Las Vegas would not exist. http://buff.ly/1lx3rgp PD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_lighting#/media/File:Modern_vegas_vic_so… ENP:WP Playstation (console) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console)> t: On this day in 1994, the Playstation was first released in Japan. Fb: On this day in 1994, the Playstation was first released in Japan. It was the first "computer entertainment platform" to ship 100 million units. EN:WP Jean-Luc Godard <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard> Fb: Born on this day in 1930, French director, Jean-Luc Godard, who is oftened considered the most radical French filmmaker of the 1960s and 1970s. He has inspired other directors including Martin Scorcese, Wong Kar-wai, and Bernardo Bertolucci. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard t: Born on this day in 1930, French director, Jean-Luc Godard, often identified with the 1960s French "New Wave" film movement. http://buff.ly/1PxwOwa -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media for December 2
by Michael Guss 02 Dec '15

02 Dec '15

Hello everyone, Here is some proposed social media for December 2. Thank you for reviewing! EN:WP Arba'een Pilgrimage <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arba%27een_Pilgrimage> t: The Arba'een Pilgrimage is one the world's largest gatherings, with over 19 million from 40 countries around the world. http://buff.ly/1Npi1RS Fb: The Arba'een Pilgrimage is the world's largest annual gathering. Despite its religious character, in which Sunnis, Christians, Yazidis and peoples of other faiths participate, nonreligious people also partake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arba%27een_Pilgrimage EN:WP Artificial Heart <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_heart> t: On this day in 1982, Barney Clark, a dentist who was dying of congestive heart failure, became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart, the Jarvik-7; sadly,he was only able to survive 112 days after his implant, but paved the way for modern prototypes today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_heart t: On this day in 1982, Barney Clark became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. http://buff.ly/1Nplikb -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media: World AIDS Day
by Michael Guss 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Hello everyone, Here is the proposed social media for World AIDS Day. Thank you for reviewing. Will send more as well. EN:WP World AIDS Day <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day> Fb: HIV/AIDS is one the most important global public health issues in recorded history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day t: AIDS epidemic claims an estimated 2 million lives each year. #WORLDAIDSDay http://buff.ly/1RjQUcI t: This year's theme for #WORLDAIDSDay: on the fast track to end AIDS. http://buff.ly/1RjQUcI Like this PD image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day#/media/File:WHredribbonNorthPo… EN:WP Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_HIV/AIDS> Fb: AIDS was first recognized in 1981, although reconstruction of its genetic history shows that the HIV pandemic may have originated in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, around 1920. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_HIV/AIDS t: AIDS was first recognized in 1981, but has its origins dating back to 1920s Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. http://buff.ly/1XvtNAZ EN:WP HIV/AIDS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS> Fb: HIV is the cause of the spectrum of disease known as HIV/AIDS. HIV is a retrovirus that primarily infects components of the human immune system such as CD4+ T cells,macrophages and dendritic cells. t: Since the the outbreak, more than 36 million people have died from HIV/AIDs. #WORLDAIDSDay http://buff.ly/1NlAxGx PD image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS#/media/File:HIV-budding-Color.jpg -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media: Woody Allen
by Michael Guss 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

EN:WP Woody Allen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen> t: "Marriage? That's for life! It's like cement!" - Woody Allen, born this day in 1935. Read him on Wikiquote: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Woody_Allen Fb: Woody Allen's daily writing routine could go as long as fifteen hours, and he could focus and write anywhere necessary,to the amazement of his contemporaries."Nothing makes me happier than to tear open a ream of paper. And I can't wait to fill it! I love to do it!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen Fb: "What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet." - Woody Allen, born this day in 1935. Learn more about his writing career, which spans more than 50 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media: Dadsaheb Phalke
by Michael Guss 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Hello everyone, Here is proposed social media for an article we'd like to share later this evening. Thank you for reviewing! EN:WP Dadasaheb Phalke <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadasaheb_Phalke> t: The "Father of Indian cinema": Dadasaheb Phalke produced India's first full-length film, Raja Harishchandra (1913). http://buff.ly/1OrDb2L Fb:Known as the "The father of Indian cinema," Dadasaheb Pahlke is credited with producing and directing India's first full-length film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913. -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss(a)wikimedia.org

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