Thanks, Michael and Charles! Much appreciated. Best, --Ed
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 7:54 PM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone: > > We have shared (but shall share some more!): > > Fb: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153323830838346 > > @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/611675685505994752 > > Wikipedia G+ : > https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/bengRx33tUx > > > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 4:43 PM, Charles Gregory <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I've just shared from WMAU's accounts on both Facebook and Twitter, with >> the same text - hopefully it will give it a local boost. >> >> Regards, >> >> Charles Gregory / User:Chuq >> Committee Member - Wikimedia Australia >> P: + 61 3 9005 8535 >> [email protected] >> http://wikimedia.org.au >> >> Wikimedia Australia Inc. is an independent charitable organisation which >> supports the efforts of the Wikimedia Foundation in Australia. Your >> donations keep the Wikimedia mission alive. >> *http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Donate >> <http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Donate>* >> >> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> It's ok! We do that all the time. >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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