That's fine @John.
In case you'll wish to have others help you manage the page, i'll be
willing to help.
but for now, you're the *defacto *:)
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, John Vandenberg wrote:
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Tisza Gergő
<gtisza(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Nkansah Rexford
<
nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> I wish to learn about how much (in $) it cost the managers of
Wikimedia
> Foundation and Wikipedia page on Google+
submit a single post.
>
> The instance of time and resources chipped into the act of having a
page
> on Google+, i think doesn't hold. How
long will it cost the one
posting onto
> the fb and twitter platforms (in terms of
time and energy) to copy,
paste
> and share that same post on Google+?
>
> I kind of feel surprised at how time and resources are raised as if
its
> gonna cost WMF 10s of 1000s of dollars to
implement that.
>
> @James Wikimania DC had no presence on G+. At least, i think
Wikimania HK
> can break that record!
>
> The idea of api limitations etc, well, fine! how does that prevent
> cross-platform posting? There are so many handy and easy-to-use tools
> available to facilitate that, irrespective of Google not having one
> themselves. In fact, if there's the will, there's a way
>
> I guess, i kind of sense a bit of personal preference in these
platforms
> selection other than seeing them as they
should be seen. Critically
looking,
> I can also say that cross posting onto
twitter from fb is not
necessary
> since all (if not almost) the users on
twitter who follow Wikimania
are on
> fb.
>
> i hope this issue is seen as it should, other than concentrating on
> google's api's, and other factors, that to me, are baseless.
Nkansah, if you volunteer to maintain a G+ page for Wikimania HK, or
set up
replication from Facebook, I'm sure the
organizers will accept
gratefully :)
I am defacto doing that until they tell me not to / or take it over. ;-)
--
John Vandenberg
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