Social-media September 2015

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Promoting Wikimedia in Diaspora network
by Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

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

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Re: [Social-media] Yet another RT thread
by Jeremy Baron 29 Mar '16

29 Mar '16

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

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whatcanidoforwikimedia.org/
by Samuel Tarling 14 Jan '16

14 Jan '16

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

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Proposed RTs
by Tilman Bayer 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

>From @wikimedia and @mediawiki: https://twitter.com/debian/status/577013271657648128 A nice opportunity for giving a nod to a major free culture institution from whose work we have been benefiting for many years. ...and while we are at it, this followup too: https://twitter.com/faidonl/status/576821405502844928 (As a news item, these performance improvements might even be worth a little blog post, but I wouldn't hold my breath for it.) >From @wikicommons: https://twitter.com/sklaporte/status/576957024480571392 -- Tilman Bayer Senior Analyst Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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Tweet and maybe Facebook idea for tomorrow?
by Jeff Elder 02 Oct '15

02 Oct '15

With new hit TV show bringing The Muppets new love, how about this bit of trivia? The old guys in the balcony on @TheMuppets are named Statler and Waldorf after famous NYC hotels. http://buff.ly/1iMgiKl 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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Potential social idea: DYK
by Joe Sutherland 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

Hey all, I think this has been proposed before on this list, but I'm bringing it up again :) We could potentially borrow DYK entries from Wikipedia's front page for use on social. Here's some benefits to this: - It's cheap, and requires only the avoidance of anything controversial/potentially promotional, - It's a good way to keep our social feeds active, - Wikipedia articles generally do very well on social media, as Michael can attest, and - It's a great way to get more eyes on newly improved articles, which is good for the community. Some of them might need to be trimmed, but this is a potential one for Facebook as an example: • that the woman in Vilhelm Hammershøi's Interior with Young Woman Seen from the Back is the painter's wife, whom he often painted facing away from the viewer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_with_Young_Woman_Seen_from_the_Back What do we think of this? (Forgive me if we already have an answer for this!) best, Joe -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)>

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What I Learned: Wikipedia Education Program in Argentina
by Joe Sutherland 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

Hey all, We just published "What I Learned: Wikipedia Education Program in Argentina" to the blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/29/wikipedia-education-argentina/ Many thanks to Maria and Melina for this post. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* • Promoting open culture in Argentine education: What I Learned https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/29/wikipedia-education-argentina/ *Facebook/Google+:* • "Once we implemented the new strategies, teachers we worked with became, as we like to call them, Wiki Ambassadors." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/29/wikipedia-education-argentina/ thanks, Joe -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)>

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Reimagining the Wikimedia Foundation’s grants
by Ed Erhart 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

Hi all, We just published "Reimagining the Wikimedia Foundation’s grants" to the blog. Thanks to Chris for the post! Proposed social media messages follow: *Facebook/Google+/Twitter:* - How can the Wikimedia Foundation support your plans? - We've tweaked our grants process after your feedback. -- Ed Erhart Editorial Associate Wikimedia Foundation

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News on Wikipedia: Elections in Catalonia, supermoon, and more
by Joe Sutherland 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

Hey all, We today published "News on Wikipedia: Japan shocks the rugby world, an earthquake strikes Chile, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/09/29/catalonia-elections-and-supermoon/ We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread through the rest of the week to keep things timely. Here's the proposed social - comments welcome! *Twitter:* • Catalonia's regional elections result in victory for pro-independence parties #NewsOnWikipedia • 11 million Volkswagen diesel cars are carrying software #NewsOnWikipedia • Pope Francis (@Pontifex) made a tour of the US last week. #NewsOnWikipedia • At least 1,100 were killed in a stampede at the Hajj last week. #NewsOnWikipedia • Did you catch the #supermoon ? #NewsOnWikipedia [Hashtag suggestions for that last one welcome :) ] *Facebook/G+:* • Catalan elections have put pressure onto national parties leading up to Spain's national elections in December. #NewsOnWikipedia • #NewsOnWikipedia • Pope Francis attracted crowds of thousands in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, last week. #NewsOnWikipedia • A stampede in Mina was the deadliest such incident since the Hajj of 1990. #NewsOnWikipedia • If you missed Monday's "supermoon" total lunar eclipse, the next one's due in 2033... #NewsOnWikipedia best, Joe -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)>

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Introducing Jeff Elder
by Katherine Maher 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

Hi folks! I wanted to introduce you to the newest member of the WMF Comms team: Jeff Elder. Jeff started with us yesterday in the newly created role of Digital Communications Manager. His role will be focused on engaging our social media communities with our mission, and working closely with all of you to make that a reality. Jeff will also work with Ed Erhart on the editorial strategy for the Wikimedia blog. Jeff joins us most recently from the Wall Street Journal, where he was an investigative reporter covering the Bay Area tech industry. Previously, he led social media for the San Francisco Chronicle, where he covered everything from presidential elections to World Series wins. Before that, he was director of operations for Storify, led social media at Lowe’s, and was a Knight Fellow for social media at Stanford University. Coincidentally, Jeff was the first journalist I interviewed with after joining the WMF, for a WSJ article <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/16/wikipedia-strengthens-rules-against-…> on our Terms of Use update. We didn’t talk about social media at the time, but he did take a Vine of our interactive version of the puzzle globe <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/16/wikipedia-strengthens-rules-against-…>. You may be more familiar with Jeff’s other work -- like this internet-famous video of a dog named Norm riding a scooter <https://vine.co/v/b1PPwg6JtTA>. Jeff plans to spend a bit of time listening and getting up to speed on the community. (If you have any advice on good resources, do share!) Please say hi, and definitely ask questions, but it'll probably take a little bit of time before he can weigh in on some things -- we all know it takes some time to learn the ropes around here :) Thanks, Katherine -- Katherine Maher Chief Communications Officer Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 +1 (415) 712 4873 kmaher(a)wikimedia.org

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