In Juliet and I's 1v1, we discussed setting up a page where Wikimedians could propose content and social messages that we could then post on our feeds.
So, for example, if I wrote yet another article on a battleship, I could come up with an unusual fact and propose that we feature it on @Wikipedia, etc. Thoughts? --Ed On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > This seems like something we could (should?) be doing more often I think. > Thanks Michael for getting these out. > > Joe > > On 22 July 2015 at 18:31, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Katherine, >> >> We shared the tetris effect, by the looks of the comments, it is >> resonating (I also thought it would be suitable for Twitter and G+): >> >> Fb: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153402977008346 >> >> @wikipedia: >> https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/623906601703833600/photo/1 >> >> Wikipedia G+: >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/GvT2b3xh2QN >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Awesome! I will connect you two directly. :) >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> These are great Katherine! Especially thanks to Tess for curating these >>>> ideas. I think this is what our followers would really enjoy and more >>>> importantly share with their friends. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Some suggested posts from a volunteer. What do you think? >>>>> >>>>> mobile. >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: "Tess Mayall" <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Jul 22, 2015 7:58 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Facebook posts >>>>> To: "Katherine Maher" <[email protected]> >>>>> Cc: >>>>> >>>>> > Hi Katherine, >>>>> > >>>>> > No problem at all. Wikimania looks like it was a huge success, >>>>> congrats! Below are a few more posts, the bottom one is more evergreen >>>>> content rather than news. >>>>> > >>>>> > Stephen Hawking announced a $100 million hunt for alien life this >>>>> week. Did you know that he is the only guest star to play himself in the >>>>> Star Trek universe? >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking_in_popular_culture >>>>> > >>>>> > How does CRISPR work? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR >>>>> > >>>>> > Be careful playing too much Candy Crush or Farmville. The Tetris >>>>> syndrome causes people to hallucinate or dream about the games they’re >>>>> playing when they play too much. >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect >>>>> > >>>>> > Have a great week! >>>>> > >>>>> > Tess >>>>> > >>>>> > From: Katherine Maher <[email protected]> >>>>> > To: Tess Mayall <[email protected]> >>>>> > Sent: 7/21/2015 10:28 PM >>>>> > Subject: Re: Facebook posts >>>>> > >>>>> >> Hi Tess, >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Apologies for the delay in getting back to you, things were a >>>>> little crazy with Wikimania! I hope you're doing well! >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Thanks for the kind words with regards to the latest news posts -- >>>>> we're experimenting with how well they do on social, and it seems >>>>> promising. Sort of silly it's never been done before :) And thank you for >>>>> sending the ideas for social! I apologize that we didn't get the chance to >>>>> follow up on them, they're quite compelling. I especially like the >>>>> Pentaquark, which would be very interesting to our global audience. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Katherine >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Tess Mayall <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Hi Katherine, >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> It was great talking with you a few weeks ago. I’ve been closely >>>>> following all of wiki’s social media posts - I love that you've been >>>>> posting on the latest news! >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Below are a few other topical posts I thought might be good for >>>>> Wikipedia’s Facebook page: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> The pentaquark may have been proven yesterday, but it's been >>>>> predicted since the 60's. Read the full story behind the world's hottest >>>>> particle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaquark >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> 1st generation of #ipod: 5 GB for $399, new #ipodtouch: 128 GB for >>>>> $400 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Happy Birthday Arianna Huffington! Did you know her birth name was >>>>> Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou? Stasinopoúlou Post doesn't have quite the same >>>>> ring to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianna_Huffington >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Hope this is helpful. If you’re ok with it, I might send you some >>>>> ideas every few days. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Thanks! >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Tess >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -- >>>>> >> 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] >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Michael Guss >>>> Research Analyst >>>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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] >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Guss >> Research Analyst >> Wikimediafoundation.org >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Intern [remote] > m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/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 > > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Intern Wikimedia Foundation
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