Hi Tanvir, that's an excellent idea. Banglalink has not yet sent me their draft press release, so I will ask them to work with us to build the story. Can I copy you on the email, or how should I proceed to coordinate with the community there?
I have already emailed to Ragib below to set up a call to discuss. We can run with it, or please let me know if anyone else would like to participate. Thank you all again. I'm very happy to connect with you. Carolynne > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 20:49:50 +0200 > From: Tanvir Rahman <[email protected]> > To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians > <[email protected]> > Cc: Carolynne Schloeder <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] Wikipedia Zero launch & request for user > stories > Message-ID: > < > cajzksxjdwarr7hog_5doobgq2r_6fyai6t2evspwzat-bxd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > That's really an awesome news, Carolynne. Thanks for sharing it. > > As you said Banglalink is currently preparing to make an announcement. If > they do a press briefing on it, saying their motivation to promote free > knowledge through Wikipedia, maybe they can do so with the presence of few > Wikipedians from Bangladesh? In that case they can also introduce some real > people behind creating this encyclopedia and motivate other people to > contribute. What doyou think? Do you think WMF can make am arrangement for > this? > > T. > > -- > Tanvir Rahman > Wikitanvir > Hello, I recently joined WMF to expand Wikipedia Zero and other mobile > programs. We just did a quiet launch of Wikipedia Zero with Banglalink, and > they are preparing to make an announcement. I would love to write a blog > about Wikipedia users in Bangladesh. > > I'm writing now to let you know about the launch, and also to see if > someone in our community would share their story, maybe profile a group, > discuss local trends, etc. I'm very open, just want to share the reader > perspective on Wikipedia (and free access through Wikipedia Zero). > > Please let me know if you can help > > Thank you so much! > > Carolynne > > -- > Carolynne Schloeder > Director Mobile Programs > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-bd/attachments/20131009/a6bafbb4/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 12:28:40 -0700 > From: Carolynne Schloeder <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Wikimedia-BD] Fwd: Wikipedia Zero launch & request for user > stories > Message-ID: > <CAOPwdqrY3o172cCOukwDOxAtf9uHda+U5_UG= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > It's nice to be part of your discussion list, thank you > > @Avijit - you are welcome. And just to clarify, Banglalink has held the > public announcement while they test the implementation in the public > market. I would appreciate it if we could please keep the news under > embargo until Banglalink makes their announcement. We don't want to > diminish the story and lose out on news coverage. I am happy to connect you > to Banglalink's PR team if you would like a scoop. Thanks! > > @safwan - that's very important news for me, thank you! We were set up and > testing with Grameenphone, but I didn't know they launched > zero.wikipedia.org publicly. I will reach out to Grameenphone. > > @ragib - thank you! It would be most helpful to chat via google or skype > to brainstorm together. I don't have a preconception, just want to tell the > real story. I will email you directly to see if we can set up a call. > Thanks! > > (I was late in joining the mailing list, so pasting Ragib's reply here for > reference) > > Hi Carolynne, > > That's an awesome news. What type of stories do you want to hear? I've been > involved with the bangla wiki project since 2006 and can discuss the > overall development and growth of the bangla wikipedia. Let me know how I > can help. > > Regards, > > > Ragib > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Avijit Roy Kabyo <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] Wikipedia Zero launch & request for user > stories > To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians < > [email protected]> > > > It's really a very good news for Bangladeshi Users. Thanks for this news. > > * > * > > * > * > * > * > *Regards,* > *----------------* > *Avijit Roy Kabyo* > *Reporter & Tech Chief *| Weekly Probash <http://www.weeklyprobash.com> > | New > York | USA > *Regional Expert Reviewer ** *for Bangladesh | *Google map > maker<http://google.com/mapmaker> > * > *Executive Manager *| Mapping Bangladesh > Community< > https://sites.google.com/site/mapmakerpedia/regional-hubs/mapping-bangladesh > > > *Cell*: *+1 (917) 724-5981* > *Google Caller ID*: *+1 (347) 644-0116* > *Google + <https://plus.google.com/u/0/111334605353356844456/> || > Google map > maker <http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=66&uid=202092738760410050724> || > **facebook <http://facebook.com/piratesavi> < > http://facebook.com/piratesavi> > || twitter <http://twitter.com/avijitroykabyo> || Wikimedia > Contributions< > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Avijit_91> > * > * > * > *Please consider your environmental responsibility. Before printing this > email, ask yourself: "Do I need a hard copy?"* > > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Safwan Rahman <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Dear Carolynne, > > Glad to know this information. Please be informed that, another > > biggest mobile phone operator Grameenphone also started providing free > > Wikipedia to their users. Its possible to browse zero.wikipedia.org > > from their network for free. > > I also hope, they will announce it shortly. > > Regards > > Safwan > > > > On 10/9/13, Carolynne Schloeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, I recently joined WMF to expand Wikipedia Zero and other mobile > > > programs. We just did a quiet launch of Wikipedia Zero with Banglalink, > > and > > > they are preparing to make an announcement. I would love to write a > blog > > > about Wikipedia users in Bangladesh. > > > > > > I'm writing now to let you know about the launch, and also to see if > > > someone in our community would share their story, maybe profile a > group, > > > discuss local trends, etc. I'm very open, just want to share the reader > > > perspective on Wikipedia (and free access through Wikipedia Zero). > > > > > > Please let me know if you can help > > > > > > Thank you so much! > > > > > > Carolynne > > > > > > -- > > > Carolynne Schloeder > > > Director Mobile Programs > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > > -- > Carolynne Schloeder > Director Mobile Programs > Wikimedia Foundation > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-bd/attachments/20131009/a8487db9/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > End of Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 375, Issue 2 > ******************************************** > -- Carolynne Schloeder Director Mobile Programs Wikimedia Foundation
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