On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Elke Wetzig (elya) <
ew_wp@web.de> wrote:
> Good morning!
>
> I'm happy to provide you with an additional app for iPhone and Android
> mobile devices, developed by 123POI, a part of the MairDumont media
> group, a publishing house in Germany with a focus on travelling. You
> might know the Marco Polo travelling guides, and it also publishes the
> Lonely Planet guides for the German-speaking market.
>
> I created a page with (hopefully) all relevant information at Commons:
>
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Tools/123POI
>
>
> There are 2 main points that make this app different from our WMF WLM
> app that might be interesting for you and your participants:
>
> * iPhone availability
> * geocoding of addresses - this app will find and show also monuments
> without coordinates in Wikipedia on a map
>
> The other difference is, that a user does not need to register at
> Commons but in the app, and there will be a batch transfer of the images
> to Commons (similar to some Flickr batch uploads for WLM beforem see the
> test uploads here:
>
http://commons.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles/TESTWWW123POICOM).
> This might make it easier for new users to participate (no break in the
> user flow), however these users won't be visible as new "Commons users".
>
> The app will be improved by your feedback and I kindly ask you spread
> the word and to test it as much as possible in the next days! Please put
> all of your feedback to the page
>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Tools/123POI
> , the developers will track this!
>
> One last demand: If you find the app useful for your community and
> participants, please show your appreciation by mentioning the app and
> the sponsor on your local websites. I will provide you with some more
> information about the sponsor soon.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Regards,
>
> Elke
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