This is a nice idea! Less hashtags are more shared because increase the readability[1] One or two will help in focus the impact and will permit a more easy organic monitoring of the real reach.
[1] http://blog.hootsuite.com/how-to-use-hashtags/ 2014-11-07 14:37 GMT-06:00 Joe Sutherland <[email protected]>: > Absolutely! I do think that things like #tbt and their ilk might be good > in moderation though, and will keep the Twitter lively and engaging. > > Joe > > On 7 November 2014 at 8:33:20 pm, Katherine Maher ([email protected]) > wrote: > > I agree on the hashtag thing. For a brand like Wikimedia/Wikipedia, I > suggest that they're only really appropriate when referring to an event or > idea, e.g., > > Open knowledge, open ideas, our open future: join us at #wikimania2014 for > the State of the Wiki. > > As opposed to: > > Open #knowledge, open #ideas, our open #future: join us at #wikimania2014 > for the State of the #Wiki. > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> I think it’s probably a better idea to keep the Facebook and Twitter >> stuff independent since Facebook tends to be less … hashtaggy (?). If you >> know what I mean. So while Facebook uses hashtags I don’t think its users >> do quite as much as Twitter’s users do. >> >> I think Michael and co. do a good job of keeping the two simultaneously >> updated, as well as the G+ profile which still exists for the time being ;) >> >> That’s just my opinion though. Getting Wikipedia’s Twitter account a bit >> more active can’t be a bad thing, but I think our image possibly works >> against us a bit in that regard. (Hashtag-sprinkled stuff works for a >> certain age group and subculture but I think loses its appeal eventually, >> is what I’m trying to say.) >> >> >> Joe >> >> On 7 November 2014 at 8:24:50 pm, Halla Imam ([email protected]) wrote: >> >> Absolutely! Also, is it possible to pull the twitter feed onto the >> Facebook pages? That way FB users can see what we have trending on twitter:) >> >> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Heather Walls <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I think that's great. Let's send one before it's not Thursday anymore :) >>> >>> Do we want to mention Wikipedia, too? Facebook posts can obviously be >>> longer if we like. >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Halla Imam <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> My name is Halla and I'm the Communications intern in SF. I was >>>> thinking it would be cool to have throwback thursday posts trending/posted >>>> to our social media. Here's a post I think we could put up today: >>>> >>>> #Imagine <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Imagine> a #world >>>> <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23world> where the @wikimediafoundation >>>> <https://twitter.com/wikimediafoundation> existed in the #1980s >>>> <https://twitter.com/search?q=%231980s> #tbt >>>> <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23tbt> >>>> http://videos.digg.com/post/52023906546/what-wikipedia-would-have-looked-like-in-the >>>> >>>> >>>> Highlighting Wikimedia's history is a fun way is a great way to get >>>> people engaged. There are a ton of trends on twitter/facebook that we could >>>> take advantage of. >>>> >>>> Let me know what you think:) >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Halla >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Heather Walls >>> Communications Design Manager >>> WikimediaFoundation.org >>> [email protected] >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> -- >> Joe Sutherland >> Communications Volunteer >> m: +44 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu | w: jsutherland >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > 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 > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- > Joe Sutherland > Communications Volunteer > m: +44 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu | w: jsutherland > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- *Atentamente:Iván MartínezCoordinadorWikimanía 2015http://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org <http://wikimedia.mx>Imagina un mundo en donde cada persona del planeta pueda tener acceso libre a la suma total del conocimiento humano. Eso es lo que estamos haciendo <http://es.wikipedia.org>. *
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