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
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)>
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
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)>
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