I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
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If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
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Thanks!
I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
Sent from my iPhone
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On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote: I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote: I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
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Upon further review, I wonder if it's weird to congratulate John Lennon on "Yesterday"? Should we go really straight on him, like this?
John Winston Lennon was born on this day in 1940 in Liverpool, England. More on his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
I'm waiting for the bus into the office. Want to post it, Joe?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks!
I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
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What about?
In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday, we share this Marx-Lennon stamp from Abkhazia in the former Soviet Union, which is in the public domain on Wikimedia Commons.
(See attached.)
Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
Upon further review, I wonder if it's weird to congratulate John Lennon on "Yesterday"? Should we go really straight on him, like this?
John Winston Lennon was born on this day in 1940 in Liverpool, England. More on his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
I'm waiting for the bus into the office. Want to post it, Joe?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks!
I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
-- Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
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+1 - Can you translate that one into Russian?
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
What about?
In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday, we share this Marx-Lennon stamp from Abkhazia in the former Soviet Union, which is in the public domain on Wikimedia Commons.
(See attached.)
Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
Upon further review, I wonder if it's weird to congratulate John Lennon on "Yesterday"? Should we go really straight on him, like this?
John Winston Lennon was born on this day in 1940 in Liverpool, England. More on his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
I'm waiting for the bus into the office. Want to post it, Joe?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks!
I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
-- Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
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Or Spanish?
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
+1 - Can you translate that one into Russian?
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
What about?
In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday, we share this Marx-Lennon stamp from Abkhazia in the former Soviet Union, which is in the public domain on Wikimedia Commons.
(See attached.)
Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
Upon further review, I wonder if it's weird to congratulate John Lennon on "Yesterday"? Should we go really straight on him, like this?
John Winston Lennon was born on this day in 1940 in Liverpool, England. More on his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
I'm waiting for the bus into the office. Want to post it, Joe?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks!
I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be interesting for quick tweets.
Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ).
Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best article to use):
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
-- Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
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So we should talk about languages on Facebook. You can set your language on Facebook (including to Pirate, BTW), and see all the Facebook text in that native tongue. You can follow accounts that are in your chosen language.
If something pops up that is not in your set language, Facebook offers translations below that text with a click. If you want to see that, check out the French government's verified page here:
https://www.facebook.com/gouvernement.fr
So if we post something in English that is seen by someone whose Facebook is set to another language, they can click to have it translated.
We could target people from another country or language and translate for them, but they would be people who have followed our page in English previously. They might appreciate the gesture, but that's basically what it would be.
That doesn't mean we can't do it. But we have a hard time sometimes just getting out basic posts in one language. : )
Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
Or Spanish?
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
+1 - Can you translate that one into Russian?
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
What about?
In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday, we share this Marx-Lennon stamp from Abkhazia in the former Soviet Union, which is in the public domain on Wikimedia Commons.
(See attached.)
Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
Upon further review, I wonder if it's weird to congratulate John Lennon on "Yesterday"? Should we go really straight on him, like this?
John Winston Lennon was born on this day in 1940 in Liverpool, England. More on his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
I'm waiting for the bus into the office. Want to post it, Joe?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks!
I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
> I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school for > reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the > Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be > interesting for quick tweets. > > Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song > Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well as > John Lennon's 75th birthday ( > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ). > > Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best > article to use): > > Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th > anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon > > Sent from my iPhone > > > James Alexander > Legal and Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation > +1 415-839-6885 x6716 > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >
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I *think* this is only true of some languages - I don't think Facebook's English->Malayam, for instance, would be that great.
Joe
On 9 October 2015 at 18:26, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
So we should talk about languages on Facebook. You can set your language on Facebook (including to Pirate, BTW), and see all the Facebook text in that native tongue. You can follow accounts that are in your chosen language.
If something pops up that is not in your set language, Facebook offers translations below that text with a click. If you want to see that, check out the French government's verified page here:
https://www.facebook.com/gouvernement.fr
So if we post something in English that is seen by someone whose Facebook is set to another language, they can click to have it translated.
We could target people from another country or language and translate for them, but they would be people who have followed our page in English previously. They might appreciate the gesture, but that's basically what it would be.
That doesn't mean we can't do it. But we have a hard time sometimes just getting out basic posts in one language. : )
Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
Or Spanish?
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
+1 - Can you translate that one into Russian?
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
What about?
In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday, we share this Marx-Lennon stamp from Abkhazia in the former Soviet Union, which is in the public domain on Wikimedia Commons.
(See attached.)
Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
Upon further review, I wonder if it's weird to congratulate John Lennon on "Yesterday"? Should we go really straight on him, like this?
John Winston Lennon was born on this day in 1940 in Liverpool, England. More on his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
I'm waiting for the bus into the office. Want to post it, Joe?
On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Thanks!
I think that still gives you 2 characters so should be good.
Sent from my iPhone
James Alexander Legal and Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation +1 415-839-6885 x6716
On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:49, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
If we can fit them in, it could do with a comma and some quote marks:
Happy 75th birthday John Lennon, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of "Yesterday" hitting #1 in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon
On 9 October 2015 at 15:37, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
> I like this post! Anyone have objections or quibbles? > > > On Friday, October 9, 2015, James Alexander < > jalexander@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> I'm in a lecture at the moment (because when I go back to school >> for reunion i somehow get talked into a lecture ;) ) about the study of the >> Beatles and they just mentioned some anniversaries I thought could be >> interesting for quick tweets. >> >> Today (October 9) is both the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song >> Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US ( >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(Beatles_song) ) as well >> as John Lennon's 75th birthday ( >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon ). >> >> Random draft (John Lennon is an FA and trending so probably best >> article to use): >> >> Happy 75th birthday John Lennon and congratulations on the 50th >> anniversary of Yesterday hitting #1 in the US >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> James Alexander >> Legal and Community Advocacy >> Wikimedia Foundation >> +1 415-839-6885 x6716 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> > > > -- > Jeff Elder > Digital communications manager > Wikimedia Foundation > 704-650-4130 > @jeffelder https://twitter.com/JeffElder > @wikipedia https://twitter.com/wikipedia > The Wikimedia blog https://blog.wikimedia.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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On 9 October 2015 at 15:35, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Today (October 9) is ... the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US
Why is this significant, compared to reaching #1 in the UK (the Beatles' homeland) or some other territory?
On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
On 9 October 2015 at 15:35, James Alexander jalexander@wikimedia.org wrote:
Today (October 9) is ... the 50th anniversary of the Beatles song
Yesterday first hitting #1 in the US
Why is this significant, compared to reaching #1 in the UK (the Beatles' homeland) or some other territory?
In this particular case for no reason other then that it's what happened 50 years before on October 9th 1965. While the Billboard 100 also tracks the biggest music market (which is, itself, not a tiny thing of importance) this was also, I believe, the first major list that Yesterday topped.The song wasn't released as a single in the UK until 1976 and never actually reached #1 then, it did reach number one in the Netherlands in October (I believe after the 9th but couldn't find the exact date quickly) and Norway in November though (according to Wikipedia :) ).
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