Awesome! I will connect you two directly. :)
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Michael Guss <mguss(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
These are great Katherine! Especially thanks to
Tess for curating these
ideas. I think this is what our followers would really enjoy and more
importantly share with their friends.
On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> Some suggested posts from a volunteer. What do you think?
>
> mobile.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Tess Mayall" <tess(a)mayall.com>
> Date: Jul 22, 2015 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Facebook posts
> To: "Katherine Maher" <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
> Cc:
>
> > Hi Katherine,
> >
> > No problem at all. Wikimania looks like it was a huge success,
> congrats! Below are a few more posts, the bottom one is more evergreen
> content rather than news.
> >
> > Stephen Hawking announced a $100 million hunt for alien life this
> week. Did you know that he is the only guest star to play himself in the
> Star Trek universe?
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking_in_popular_culture
> >
> > How does CRISPR work?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR
> >
> > Be careful playing too much Candy Crush or Farmville. The Tetris
> syndrome causes people to hallucinate or dream about the games they’re
> playing when they play too much.
>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect
> >
> > Have a great week!
> >
> > Tess
> >
> > From: Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
> > To: Tess Mayall <tess(a)mayall.com>
> > Sent: 7/21/2015 10:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: Facebook posts
> >
> >> Hi Tess,
> >>
> >> Apologies for the delay in getting back to you, things were a
> little crazy with Wikimania! I hope you're doing well!
> >>
> >> Thanks for the kind words with regards to the latest news posts --
> we're experimenting with how well they do on social, and it seems
> promising. Sort of silly it's never been done before :) And thank you for
> sending the ideas for social! I apologize that we didn't get the chance to
> follow up on them, they're quite compelling. I especially like the
> Pentaquark, which would be very interesting to our global audience.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Katherine
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Tess Mayall <tess(a)mayall.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Katherine,
> >>>
> >>> It was great talking with you a few weeks ago. I’ve been closely
> following all of wiki’s social media posts - I love that you've been
> posting on the latest news!
> >>>
> >>> Below are a few other topical posts I thought might be good for
> Wikipedia’s Facebook page:
> >>>
> >>> The pentaquark may have been proven yesterday, but it's been
> predicted since the 60's. Read the full story behind the world's hottest
> particle:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaquark
> >>>
> >>> 1st generation of #ipod: 5 GB for $399, new #ipodtouch: 128 GB for
> $400
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod
> >>>
> >>> Happy Birthday Arianna Huffington! Did you know her birth name was
> Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou? Stasinopoúlou Post doesn't have quite the same
> ring to it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianna_Huffington
> >>>
> >>> Hope this is helpful. If you’re ok with it, I might send you some
> ideas every few days.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Tess
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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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Michael Guss
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Katherine Maher
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San Francisco, CA 94105
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