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SM for 01-09
by Carlos Monterrey 09 Jan '14

09 Jan '14

*Hey there,* *The social media calendar has been updated for Thursday the 9th. Thanks * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_9 Wikimedia Commons POTD **t:* A view of BMW headquarters in Munich, Germany. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4_Cilindros,_M%C3%BAnich,_Alemania,… **f/g:* A view of BMW headquarters in Munich, Germany. The building was declared a protected historic building in 1999. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4_Cilindros,_M%C3%BAnich,_Alemania,… EN Wikisource **t: *The current proofread of the month is “Canterbury Papers.” https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Canterbury_Papers.djvu **f/g:* The current Wikisource proofread of the month is “Canterbury Papers” by Association for Founding the Settlement of Canterbury in New Zealand. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Canterbury_Papers.djvu En Wiktionary **t:* English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: carpe diem (proverb). To seize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the present. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carpe_diem **f/g:* English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: carpe diem (proverb), Latin etymology. To seize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the present. . https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carpe_diem OnThisDay **t/f/g*: #OnThisDay in 1839 the French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreotype photography process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerreotype -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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SM for 01-08
by Carlos Monterrey 08 Jan '14

08 Jan '14

*Hey,* *The SM Calendar has been updated for tomorrow the 8th, Thanks!* En Wikivoyage **t:* Wikivoyage's destination of the month is Mumbai! https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mumbai **f/g:* Wikivoyage's destination of the month is Mumbai. The home of Bollywood, India’s largest city is a huge, modern metropolis packed with 21 million people - making it one of the most populous cities in the world. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mumbai Wikimedia Commons POTD **t/f/g:* Guan Yin Statue, in Macau. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Estatua_de_Guan_Yin,_Macao,_2013-08… En Wiktionary **t/f/g:* English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: factitious (adj). Created by humans; artificial. Counterfeit; fabricated. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/factitious OnThisDay **t:* #OnThisDay in 1973, the trial of seven men accused of the Watergate scandal began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal **f/g:* #OnThisDay in 1973, the trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM postings for Elasticsearch post
by Guillaume Paumier 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Also posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar t: Wikipedia and its sister sites are moving to another internal search engine: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/01/06/wikimedia-moving-to-elasticsearch/ f/g: Wikipedia and its sister sites are moving to Elasticsearch for their internal search engine; you probably won't see much difference for the time being, but we're excited to know what cool features you'd like to see implemented with this new system. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/01/06/wikimedia-moving-to-elasticsearch/ -- Guillaume Paumier

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SM for 01/07
by Carlos Monterrey 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

*Hey there,* *The SM Calendar has been updated for tomorrow the 7th. Please take a look if you get a chance. Thanks!* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_7 Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral, in Finland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day En Wiktionary *t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: burgess (n). An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burgess OnThisDay *t: #OnThisDay in 1927 the first transatlantic telephone service was established – from New York to the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone *f/g: #OnThisDay in 1927 the first transatlantic telephone service was established – from New York, New York to London, United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone TAFI *t: This week’s article for improvement is “Chocolate ice cream!” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_ice_cream *f/g: Do you love choclate ice cream? Share you knowledge by contributing to this week’s article for improvement, “Chocolate ice cream” and help expand the worlds most expansive encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_ice_cream -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM postings for Tech News blog post
by Guillaume Paumier 07 Jan '14

07 Jan '14

Also posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_7 Tech newsletter blog post t: "Tech News": Fighting technical information overload for Wikimedians. <link> f/g: "Tech News" is an initiative to help Wikimedians fight technical information overload. Read on to learn how this newsletter is curated, simplified, translated and delivered across wikis every week, and how it fits within our efforts to bring developers and users closer together. <link> -- Guillaume Paumier

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Social Media for 1/03/14
by Carlos Monterrey 03 Jan '14

03 Jan '14

*Hello and Happy New Year,* *The SM calendar for tomorrow has been updated. Thanks! * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#January_3 Wikimedia Commons POTD - t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Market Hal, in Gdansk, Poland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mercado,_Gdansk,_Polonia,_2013-05-2… EN Wikisource - t/f/g: The current Proofread project of the Month is “Weather Facts and Predictions," by George Frederick Chambers. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Weather_Facts_and_Predictions.djvu En Wiktionary - t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: Cacophonous. Something containing, consisting of, or producing unpleasant sounds. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cacophonous - f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: Cacophonous (adj). Something containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cacophonous OnThisDay - t/f/g: #OnThisDay in1957 the Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch, the Hamilton Electric 500. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Watch_Company TAFI - t: This week’s article for improvement is “Western Europe.” Help edit and expand the world’s largest encyclopedia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe - f/g: This week’s article for improvement is “Western Europe.” Wikipedia relies on users like you to expand the world’s largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Fwd: Wikiphotographer is back :-)
by Matthew Roth 02 Jan '14

02 Jan '14

In the past I've occasionally proposed Frank's blog posts for social media messages, if anyone wants to take this up when you're back in the office. That weevil shot by Ryan Kaldari is amazing :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: frank(a)wikiphotographer.net <frank(a)wikiphotographer.net> Date: Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:45 AM Subject: Wikiphotographer is back :-) To: Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> Hi Matthew, After having taken a long break from blogging, Wikiphotographer is back: http://www.wikiphotographer.net/my-favorite-2013-wildlife-photos-on-wikimed… Hope you like the images. Happy holidays, Frank -- Matthew Roth Global Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 www.wikimediafoundation.org *https://blog.wikimedia.org <https://blog.wikimedia.org>*

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SM for 12-124
by Carlos Monterrey 24 Dec '13

24 Dec '13

*SM Calendar has been updated for 12/24:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#December_24 En Wikivoyage *f/g: A really scenic way to travel between Russia and Georgia is by bus along the Georgian Military Highway through the Caucasian mountains. Learn more at Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Georgian_Military_Highway Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Phra Si Sanphet temple, in Ayutthaya, Thailand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Templo_Phra_Si_Sanphet,_Ayutthaya,_… EN Wikisource *t: : Read “A Christmas Carol” and other classics on Wikisource! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(Dickens,_1843_facsimile) *f/g: “A Christmas Carol” by English writer Charles Dickens has recently been added to Wikisoruce. To read this and other classics visit Wikisource! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(Dickens,_1843_facsimile) En Wiktionary *t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: bullshot (noun). A cocktail made from Vodka and beef bouillon. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bullshot OnThisDay *t: #OnThisDay in 1818, the first performance of “Silent Night” took place at the church of St. Nikolaus in Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night *f/g: #OnThisDay in 1818, the first performance of “Silent Night” took place at the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night TAFI *t: Help edit today’s article for improvement “meal,” and support the world’s largest encyclopedia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal *f/g: Wikipedia is made better by contributors like you. Help edit today’s article for improvement “meal,” and support the world’s largest encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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SM 12-19
by Carlos Monterrey 19 Dec '13

19 Dec '13

*The SM calendar updated for tomorrow the 19th* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#December_19 Wikimedia Commons POTD *t: EN Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Stenbock House. A neo-classical building located in Tallinn, Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stenbocki_maja_30-04-2013.jpg *f/g: English Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Stenbock House. A prominent neo-classical building located on Toompea hill, Tallinn. It is the official seat of the Government of the Republic of Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stenbocki_maja_30-04-2013.jpg EN Wikisource *t/f/g: Today’s random work is the poem “Evening Star” by American poet Hentry Wadsworth Longfellow. Read it on Wikisource! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Evening_Star_(Longfellow) En Wiktionary *t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: doomsayer. One who's fond of making dire predictions about the future. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doomsayer *f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: doomsayer (noun). One who makes dire predictions about the future; one fond of predicting disaster. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doomsayer -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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SM for 12-18
by Carlos Monterrey 18 Dec '13

18 Dec '13

*Hey, * *The SM Calendar for 12/18 has been updated. Please take a look if you get a chance. Thanks* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#December_18 Wikimedia Commons POTD *t: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: A Japanese garden seen through a window from a chickee in Tennoji Park, Japan. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Japanese_garden_scene_from_a_chic… *f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: A Japanese garden seen through a window from a chickee in Tennoji Park, Osaka, Japan. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Japanese_garden_scene_from_a_chic… En Wiktionary *t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: pergola (noun). A framework that supports and trains climbing plants. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pergola *f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheaDay: pergola (noun). A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trellisork roof; used to support and train climbing plants. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pergola OnThisDay *t/f/g: #OnthisDay in 1966, Saturn’s moon Epimetheus was discovered by Richard L. Walker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimetheus_(moon) -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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