Just for verification: can we use a similar mechanism to track clickthroughs to other campaigns like WMF board elections, WLM, and affiliate outreach through banners?
Pine
We should be using that in everything we do to promote, not just social.On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer@wikimedia.org> wrote:(Reading team hat on)
Epilogue: Just talked with Dmitry about the fact that we now also have
a mechanism for tracking the impact of such campaigns (how many app
installs) via EventLogging, by adding a parameter to the Play Store
URL - would be great to include that next time.
Tilman Bayer
On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Michael Guss <mguss@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/631499524519825408
>
> Fb: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia
>
> G+:
> https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/Whi6gKa3jxY
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Michael Guss <mguss@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> I like that, Juliet. Let me get that out now.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Juliet Barbara <jbarbara@wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks all! My concern with the more specific version is that the average
>>> user might not know what those features mean without further explanation.
>>> With product descriptions we should use simple, clear language as much as
>>> possible. Also it would be good to make it clear up front that this is for
>>> Android only.
>>>
>>> What about something like:
>>>
>>> Are you an Android user? Check out the updated Wikipedia app for
>>> Android--now with improved article browsing and language selection!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, Dmitry Brant <dbrant@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So, originally my thinking was that tabbed browsing is a very
>>>> fundamental feature that should have been part of the app from the very
>>>> beginning, so I was afraid that for us to loudly announce it at this point
>>>> might be perceived as unwarranted horn-tooting...
>>>> But looking at the latest Play Store reviews, it looks like the users
>>>> are responding very positively to it (comparing to the previous version), so
>>>> I wouldn't be opposed to mentioning tabbed browsing explicitly.
>>>>
>>>> I'm happy to leave it in Comms' capable hands to decide! (I kind of like
>>>> James's first suggestion)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:29 PM, James Alexander
>>>> <jalexander@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks good overall but if you wanted a bit more spice maybe something
>>>>> like:
>>>>>
>>>>> Tabbed browsing, faster language switching & more! Android users, now
>>>>> is the time to check out our newly updated app
>>>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en
>>>>>
>>>>> Or
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tabbed browsing & faster language switching are just some of the new
>>>>> improvements to our newly updated android app.
>>>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> James Alexander
>>>>> Legal and Community Advocacy
>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>>> +1 415-839-6885 x6716
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 11, 2015, at 19:31, Juliet Barbara <jbarbara@wikimedia.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you! I know it's not the most exciting language, so if others
>>>>> have ideas please throw them out. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 5:25 PM, Joe Sutherland
>>>>> <jsutherland@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This looks good to me. Michael or I can get it out tomorrow perhaps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joe
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12 August 2015 at 01:04, Juliet Barbara <jbarbara@wikimedia.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can we promote the latest updates to the Android app on social? An
>>>>>>> idea below to get us started. Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Facebook/Twitter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you have an Android device? Check out the latest updates to the
>>>>>>> Wikipedia Android app!
>>>>>>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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