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The first Wikipedia TV spots and awareness campaign in Cameroon (VIDEO)
by Andrew Sherman 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Hello Everyone, We just published "The first Wikipedia TV spots and awareness campaign in Cameroon (VIDEO)" to the blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/16/wikipedia-tv-spots-in-cameroon/ Big thanks to Victor for writing and helping us edit this post. Thanks to Yoona as well for the interview. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):* •Watch these fun Wikipedia TV spots, created for an awareness campaign in Cameroon (VIDEO) [LINK] *Facebook/Google+* •The first-ever television spots for Wikipedia aired in mid-2014 in Cameroon, as part of a campaign designed to raise awareness of Wikipedia in this western African country -- where the use and awareness of Wikipedia has been historically low. •The First Wikipedia TV Spots and the Awareness Campaign for Wikipedia in Cameroon (VIDEO) [LINK] Thanks, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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WikiWars article
by Andrew Sherman 15 Apr '15

15 Apr '15

Hello Everyone, Michael and I created some social for this WikiWars story. EXPLANATION: WikiWars is a game where two people start on one Wikipedia article and try to navigate to another by only clicking on hyperlinks. For example: Try to get from the en:Bread Wikipedia article to the en:Kim Kardashian Wikipedia article by only using one tab, clicking hyperlinks within Wikipedia articles, using command F, and command [/] (page back/page forward). Players may not use multiple tabs or the side bar for Wikipedia; only clicking through hyperlinks on articles. URL: http://boingboing.net/2015/04/13/try-this-at-home-wikiwars-gam.html Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. CONTEXT: these videos contain major YouTube celebrates including schmoyoho <https://www.youtube.com/user/schmoyoho>, one of the vlogbrothers <https://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers>, and WHATTHEBUCKSHOW <https://www.youtube.com/user/WHATTHEBUCKSHOW>. The quotes are taken from the "announcers" that narrate these 5 videos. Tweet structure: Account: @wikipedia “Going geopolitical instead of geographic,” one of the many ways to win at WikiWars. Climb through the Wiki rabbit hole in WikiWars. “You never know when you are going to need to pull that mineral card out of your back pocket.” Try WikiWars today. WikiWars, may the force be with you. “The [Source] is strong with this one.” Try WikiWars today. FB | G+ structure: Account: wikipedia With a friend pick an article on Wikipedia, decide on a destination, and click on the article’s hyperlinks until you get there. Welcome to Wiki wars, a game designed around the Wiki rabbit hole. Play WikiWars with your friends today. Remember, “a Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.” Thanks, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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Quantifying public domain images on Wikipedia into monetary terms
by Andrew Sherman 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Hello Everyone, I created some social messaging for a story Michael found about quantifying the public domain in monetary terms. URL: http://phys.org/news/2015-04-absence-copyright-economic-social-benefits.html Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. Tweet structure: Account: @wikipedia A new paper co-written by Kristofer Erickson and Martin Kretschmer attempts to quantify a portion of the #publicdomain in monetary terms. Kristofer Erickson and Martin Kretschmer quantified the #publicdomain images on Wikipedia into monetary terms. “The total value of #publicdomain photographs on Wikipedia is between $246 million to $270 million per year.” FB/G+ structure: Account: wikipedia “A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in intellectual property law demonstrates that the value of creative works in the public domain such as books, images and music can be estimated at least as precisely as the value of commercially available copyrighted works.” “The absence of copyright creates value, and creative industries rely on public domain works as building blocks for many valuable new creations." “To put a monetary value on how much creative works in the public domain contribute to the creation of new works, the authors used Wikipedia pages as an example of new authors creating new works that rely on the public domain in the authorship process.” "We studied the biographical Wikipedia pages of a large data set of authors, composers and lyricists to determine whether the public domain status of available images leads to a higher rate of inclusion of illustrated supplementary material.” Thanks, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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Single-User Login provides access to all wikis
by Andrew Sherman 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Hello Everyone, We just published "Single-User Login provides access to all wikis" to the blog. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/14/single-user-login-for-all-wikis/ Thanks to Keegan for writing and helping us edit this post. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):* • Single-User Login lets you use the same name on all wikis. Long overdue, much appreciated. :) (link) *Facebook/Google+* • Later this month, all accounts on Wikimedia projects will be global, thanks to Single-User Login. This means that you will be able to use the same user name on every wiki, without having register a separate account on each wiki you visit. Long overdue, much appreciated. :) (link) Thanks, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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Wiki Learning holds massive edit-a-thon at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico City
by Andrew Sherman 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Hello Everyone, We just published "Wiki Learning holds massive edit-a-thon at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico City" to the blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/13/wiki-learning-edit-a-thon-mexico/ Thanks to Anna koval for helping write and edit this story. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikimedia/@wikipedia):* * Wiki Learning holds massive edit-a-thon in Mexico City, with 300 students editing 90+ articles. (link) * Tec de Monterrey holds massive Wikipedia editing event as part of its Innovation Spaces program held each semester. *Facebook/Google+* ... A massive three-day edit-a-thon was held by Tec de Monterrey's Wikipedia Education Program (Wiki Learning) in March 2015, on three campuses in Mexico City. Nearly 300 students participated, creating or translating 90+ articles to Spanish Wikipedia. They also uploaded hundreds of photos, as well as 27 informative radio programs produced by campus radio. (too long) ... Tec de Monterrey's Wikipedia Education Program (Wiki Learning) held a massive three-day editathon with the participation of almost 300 students who created/translated 90+ articles to Spanish Wikipedia as well as review these and other articles. They also uploaded hundreds of photograhs as well as 27 informative radio programs produced by campus radio. Best, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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Jimmy Wales post - To Protect the Most Fundamental Rights of Internet Users, We Must Always Be Skeptical of Any Call for Regulation
by Andrew Sherman 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Hello Everyone, I created some social for one of Jimmy Wales blog posts that Michael found. URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jimmy-wales/jimmy-wales-internet-freedom_b_… Below are some proposed messages. Tweak as needed. Tweet structure: Account: @wikipedia “In order to protect the most fundamental rights of Internet users, we must always be skeptical of any call for regulation.” @jimmy_wales #rights “When considering the issue of regulating the Internet, we must not overlook the possible harmful implications of even seemingly minor regulation.” @jimmy_wales #rights “When the Internet connects the world to a small global village, human rights violations are less likely to hide unnoticed in the dark.” @jimmy_wales #rights FB | G+ structure: Account: wikipedia The internet's rapid development was possible due to its unregulated nature. Regulation creates limitation and less freedom. “Current regulation must be carefully and durably observed for any unnoticed expansion of its implementation.” Jimmy Wales To protect Fundamental Rights, users must be skeptical of any regulation. Thanks, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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Blog post of Wikimedia affiliate photos
by Pine W 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

Hi social media people, Do you think there would be interest in a blog post of photos submitted by Wikimedia affiliates from their uploads to Commons? This wouldn't be a competition, just a collection of photos that affiliates may want to share and/or show off. Pine

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GLAM-WIKI conference social
by Andrew Sherman 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

Hello Everyone, Here are some social messaging for a story about the GLAM-WIKI conference this weekend. URLs: http://pro.europeana.eu/blogpost/a-carrot-and-a-stick-a-look-at-the-wikiped… glam-wiki link: https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM-WIKI_2015/Programme/Keynote/Paul_Keller Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. Tweet structure: Account: @wikipedia The GLAM-WIKI keynote will be held @KB_Nederland from Friday the 10th to Sunday April 12th. See you there. #digital The GLAM-WIKI keynote, hosted by @paul_keller, will be held from Friday 10th - Sunday April 12th @KB_Nederland. #digital FB | G+ structure: Account: wikipedia Don’t forget the GLAM-WIKI keynote this Friday the 10th to Sunday April 12th at Koninklijke Bibliotheek - Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland <https://www.facebook.com/koninklijkebibliotheek>. The keynote speaker will be Paul Keller. Thanks, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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Fighting corruption with Wikipedia: Johnson Oludeinde
by Fabrice Florin 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

Hi Michael and social media elves, We just published a profile of Johnson Oludeinde, who is using Wikipedia to expose corruption in Nigeria, on the Wikimedia blog: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/08/fighting-corruption-johnson-oludeinde/ Thanks to Victor, Yoona and Joe for helping prepare that story. :) We propose the following social media messaging: Twitter: * Fight corruption with Wikipedia: Join Johnson Oludeinde Oluata to prevent injustice through shared knowledge. * "This world will be better if we all have knowledge." Meet Johnson Oludeinde Oluata Facebook/Google+: * Meet Johnson Oludeinde, who is exposing corruption in Nigeria by writing Wikipedia articles on this important issue. He invites you to join him to prevent injustice through shared knowledge. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/08/fighting-corruption-johnson-oludeinde/ <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/08/fighting-corruption-johnson-oludeinde/> Feel free to tweak as you see fit. Michael, the social media can wait until the morning, if you like. I published it early, because several of us will be tied up in tomorrow’s daylong product offsite. At your suggestion, I changed the copy a bit, so it is different from the photo caption — which is what people will see below the image on the Facebook card. Thanks for pointing out this issue! :) Thanks for sharing! Fabrice _______________________________ Fabrice Florin Movement Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF)

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Using Wikipedia: a scholar redraws academic lines by including it in his syllabus
by Andrew Sherman 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

Hello everyone, Michael and I made some social messages for a story about how a teacher uses Wikipedia in their curriculum. URL: http://theconversation.com/using-wikipedia-a-scholar-redraws-academic-lines… Bellow are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. Tweet structure: Account: @wikipedia “Wikipedia is the 6th most accessed website in the world, and the only #nonprofit site in the bunch.” “One of the most popular educational resources online.” #nonprofit Introducing students to the Wikipedia community, Just one teacher’s way of making a difference in a tech driven world. #freeknowledge “It is exciting for students to see how their research has an immediate impact on global Wikipedia readers.” FB | G+ structure: Account: wikipedia “If my students think the change they are proposing is an important one, I often encourage them to engage others online in a dialogue in order to convince others to keep the change.” Welcome to the neighborhood. Introducing students to the Wikipedia community, Just one teacher’s way of making a difference in a tech driven world. “It is exciting for students to see how their research has an immediate impact on global Wikipedia readers.” Thanks, -- Andrew Sherman Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation *E:* asherman(a)wikimedia.org *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)>

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