yes Jon . Only 20 monuments have co-ordinates out of 4300+ monuments.
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Jon Robson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Naveen > I notice lots of monuments do not have geo coordinates so I guess this > is what you mean - users should still be able to search though if they > know what they are looking for! :) > > I wonder if there is a way the app could add coordinates to these > monuments where they are missing... would be a great way to crowd > source some geo data.... > Jon > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Jon Robson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Naveen > > This should be solved in the next application update (hopefully later > today) > > > > I disagree with your statement that the app will not be useful - it > > has a 'find nearby monuments;' feature which should help India Wiki > > Loves Monumenteers to find monuments on their doorstep so there is no > > need for them to even use the list! > > > > Jon > > > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Naveen Francis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Philip/Mathew, > >> > >> In case of India, until monuments list as separated as statewise; it > will > >> not be useful. > >> User will be unable to browse 4000+ monuments from single list. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> naveenpf > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:07 AM, Matthew Roth <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Adding to Phil's note, I think only the International, Israeli and the > >>> U.S. sites are currently using a prominent button to encourage > downloads of > >>> the Android app. If other countries want to do the same, I think it > would be > >>> excellent. If you don't like the image used on the app with the > lightning (I > >>> know someone found it too dark), we could do other images or no image > at > >>> all. For the U.S. site, we substituted an image of the Golden Gate > Bridge. > >>> http://wikilovesmonuments.us/ > >>> > >>> Anyway, please discuss any concerns with the design or anything else > here > >>> and let us know if we can help facilitate more promotion of the app > through > >>> the national sites. > >>> > >>> Couple of other stories in the past few days that mention the app: > >>> > >>> > http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/4/3291159/wiki-loves-monuments-wikipedia-photo-contest-september-global > >>> > >>> > http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/29/wikipedia-launches-worlds-largest-photo-contest/ > >>> > >>> > >>> thanks! > >>> Matthew > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Philip Chang <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi All, > >>>> > >>>> The contest if off to a good start but traction for the mobile app is > >>>> lagging. So far we have 300+ uploads and about 1500 installs of the > app. > >>>> > >>>> In some countries, the app will broaden participation, so it is a good > >>>> idea to let your communities know the app is available. We have > created a > >>>> sample banner here: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_mobile_application/Marketing#Editable > >>>> > >>>> Which you can modify as desired. The text is editable so it is easy to > >>>> translate, or feel free to change the text. > >>>> > >>>> The download link is in the banner text and graphics and QR code, so > >>>> don't worry about that. > >>>> > >>>> Please let me know if you have any questions. We can help with > >>>> re-formatting. > >>>> > >>>> In addition, we are seeing some mobile/tech press attention in the > US, so > >>>> the app could help your overall PR efforts. For example: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://allthingsd.com/20120904/wikipedia-mounts-massive-monthlong-photo-competition/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thank you. > >>>> > >>>> Phil > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Phil Inje Chang > >>>> Product Manager, Mobile > >>>> Wikimedia Foundation > >>>> 415-812-0854 m > >>>> 415-882-7982 x 6810 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > >>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> Matthew Roth > >>> Global Communications Manager > >>> Wikimedia Foundation > >>> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 > >>> www.wikimediafoundation.org > >>> https://donate.wikimedia.org > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > >>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > > > > > > > > -- > > Jon Robson > > http://jonrobson.me.uk > > @rakugojon > > > > -- > Jon Robson > http://jonrobson.me.uk > @rakugojon > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >
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