Hello Everyone,
We just published "Editing the Uzbek Wikipedia: Kamarniso Vrandečić" to the
blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/21/editing-the-uzbek-wikipedia/
Thanks to Shaila for writing and Fabrice and Samantha for editing the
story.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Pleas tweak as needed.
*Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):*
• Editing the Uzbek Wikipedia: meet Kamarniso Vrandečić, a major
contributor from Uzbekistan. (link)
*Facebook/Google+*
• Chemistry student Kamarniso Vrandečić started editing Wikipedia with some
simple tasks, such as translating articles from Russian to Uzbek. Since
2007, she has made over 5,000 edits to the Uzbek Wikipedia, becoming a
major contributor to this growing project. (link)
Thanks,
--
Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
Hello,
Could we get a tweet from @wikimedia tomorrow about it being one week left
of the Menu Challenge?
T: Just one week left of the Wikidata Menu Challenge. Please help make some
#tastydata! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Menu_Challenge
*Best regards,Jan Ainali*
CEO, Wikimedia Sverige <http://wikimedia.se>
0729 - 67 29 48
*Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till mänsklighetens
samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.*
Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se>
Hello Everyone,
We just published "WikiTowns use barcodes to share local information on
smartphones" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/20/wikitowns-use-barcodes-for-local-info/
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):*
• WikiTowns use barcodes to share local information on smartphones, thanks
to @WikimediaAustralia (link)
*Facebook/Google+:*
• Visitors to the small town of Toodyay in Western Australia can learn
about historic landmarks by scanning QR codes that bring up related
Wikipedia pages on their smartphones. Find out how this project came about
thanks to @WikimediaAustralia -- and how you could bring it to your own
town. (link)
Thanks,
--
Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
Hello Everyone,
We just published "A Wikipedian-in-Residence and the US government join
forces to share knowledge on occupational safety and health" to the blog.
URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/19/occupational-safety-and-health/
Thanks to Emily for writing the draft and helping us edit.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed
*Twitter:*
• A Wikipedian-in-Residence and @NIOSH join forces to share knowledge on
occupational safety and health (link)
[does NIOSH have a Twitter account we should include here? We're at 112
characters now, so we might want to replace US government with it, even
though it's not all that meaningful to a general audience.]
• A Wikipedian-in-Residence improves Wikipedia content with @NIOSH research.
*Facebook/G+:*
• The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has
been working with a Wikipedian-in-Residence to improve Wikimedia content on
occupational safety and health. (link)
Thanks,
--
Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
Hello Everyone,
We just published "Wikimedia Highlights, April 2015" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/13/wikimedia-highlights-april-2015/
Below are some proposed social media copy. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter*
•The Wikipedia store relaunch, Allan Warren photos, Wikipedia TV spots in
Cameroon. Learn more in the Wikimedia Highlights for April.
*Facebook/Google+*
•The Wikipedia iOS app was updated; Wiki Learning held an edit-a-thon in
Mexico; the Wikipedia store was relaunched; we featured the first Wikipedia
TV spots in Cameroon; we profiled Allan Warren, celebrity photographer; and
'Wiki Loves Earth' started their photo contest. All this and more in the
Wikimedia Highlights for April 2015.
Thanks,
--
Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>
Hello Everyone,
We just published "First ever WikiArabia conference gathers Wikipedians in
Tunisia to connect and share experiences" to the blog. URL:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/14/first-wikiarabia-conference/
Thanks to Samir for writing the draft and providing the arabic translation.
Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed.
*Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):*
• First ever WikiArabia conference gathers Wikipedians in Tunisia to
connect and share experiences (link)
*Facebook/Google+*
• Wikipedians from around the Arab world met last April for their first
regional Wikipedia conference in Monastir, Tunisia. This report summarizes
three days of discussions about their community's challenges and
opportunities -- and the future of the free knowledge movement. (link)
Thanks,
--
Andrew Sherman
Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation
*E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org
*WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>