I wish I had waited about ten more seconds before sending that last email. ;-)
Thanks, Michael! --Ed On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:59 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah I'm getting these posts out now. > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Will we be able to get these posts out by tonight? >> >> Best, >> --Ed >> >> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ah, no worries—perhaps that tweet could go out whenever the US is most >>> active on Twitter then (I assume now/the evening? I'm not up to date with >>> my social media usage research...). >>> >>> If possible, I'd also like to have multiple rounds of social media for >>> this story—in part because I think we can post multiple times about the >>> same stories to get more traffic, but also because I'd like to see what >>> kind of language plays best for these posts! I know that you're pretty busy >>> with your other work, so if needed I'm willing to help where I can. >>> >>> --Ed >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ed: >>>> >>>> Yes we can hyper target post by location (even city FYI). Twitter I >>>> don't have the ability to target tweets. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, June 18, 2015, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> As the veteran angle will play a larger role in the US, I'm hoping >>>>> that the first Twitter and first Facebook posts (as listed above) could be >>>>> targeted and boosted at the US and Australia, along with links to the >>>>> Twitter and Facebook profiles of the Australian Army: < >>>>> https://twitter.com/australianarmy> and < >>>>> https://www.facebook.com/TheAustralianArmy>. >>>>> >>>>> Is that possible, Michael? Thanks everyone! >>>>> >>>>> --Ed >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Andrew Sherman < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> We just published "A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand >>>>>> the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars" to the blog. URL: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/18/understanding-yugoslavia-wars-on-wikipedia/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks to Ed for writing the story and Fabrice and Joe for editing. >>>>>> >>>>>> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Twitter:* >>>>>> >>>>>> • He deployed with @AustralianArmy to Bosnia. Now, editing #Wikipedia >>>>>> helps him understand the brutality he witnessed: <link> >>>>>> >>>>>> • This veteran writes for #Wikipedia to help him understand what he >>>>>> witnessed there: <link> >>>>>> >>>>>> • A veteran learning how to edit #Wikipedia in a highly charged topic >>>>>> area—the wartime history of the Balkans: <link> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Facebook/Google+:* >>>>>> >>>>>> • He deployed with the AustralianArmy to Bosnia in 1995. Now, editing >>>>>> Wikipedia helps him understand the brutality he witnessed. >>>>>> >>>>>> • His most potent memory comes from one of his first patrols. The >>>>>> platoon was speaking with suspected looters when they came across a >>>>>> farmer >>>>>> shot dead, his hayfork still alongside. "We just came across him ... so >>>>>> we >>>>>> were unprepared. I still remember it clearly, but because I photographed >>>>>> it >>>>>> in black and white, I remember it in black and white." >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Andrew Sherman >>>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>> >>>>>> *E:* [email protected] >>>>>> *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) >>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ed Erhart >>>>> Editorial Intern >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael Guss >>>> Research Analyst >>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ed Erhart >>> Editorial Intern >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ed Erhart >> Editorial Intern >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Michael Guss > Research Analyst > Wikimediafoundation.org > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Intern Wikimedia Foundation
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