Hi Katherine,
We shared the tetris effect, by the looks of the comments, it is
resonating (I also thought it would be suitable for Twitter and G+):
Fb:
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
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
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>
>
> --
> Michael Guss
> Research Analyst
>
Wikimediafoundation.org
> mguss(a)wikimedia.org
>
>
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San Francisco, CA 94105
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