That sounds like a great idea. Is there an app that can handle tweet suggestions from external users? Meta is probably a good tool for this if there's no such app.
Joe On Thursday, 23 July 2015, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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