Hi Tanweer, I will reach out to Banglalink and see if we can get them to do more promotions. Carriers launch and then move on, it happens all over. A big priority for my group this year is to provide resources and motivate our partners to support the movement.
- Carolynne On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 1:32 AM, <[email protected]>wrote: > Send Wikimedia-BD mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-BD digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 401, Issue 1 (Carolynne Schloeder) > 2. Re: Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 401, Issue 1 (Tanweer Morshed) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 14:16:52 -0800 > From: Carolynne Schloeder <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 401, Issue 1 > Message-ID: > <CAOPwdqoJzo-AjixTr_-sBKj7wAc7kTe6U2u886XEZiwR3254= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi everyone, Grameenphone explained that they have some regulatory > requirement to set a timeline in the announcement, but they do intend to > extend the free access beyond three months. We are working with them to > expand it to m.wikipedia.org, all Wikimedia sites, and any browser, too. > I'll keep you posted. > > We did get very good early results on the GP launch. They put Wikipedia on > the Opera Mini speed dial, and we're getting good page views. I'll share a > report when I get official numbers. > > One other note while we're on the subject: if you have a GP phone with > Opera Mini, you'll see we tried a variation on the Wikipedia logo that has > "Zero" to set user expectations that it's not the full Wikipedia site. > We're debating that here. It's an interim thing, as we're working on better > solutions to have the full Wikipedia site available anyway. Just in case > anyone has a question or any thoughts on that -- let me know! > > I hope the press coverage from Banglalink to the press event/meet up and > Grameenphone launch are helpful in raising awareness of Wikipedia and > interest in Wikimedia Bangladesh, to help you recruit more volunteers. > Munir and team have done an awesome job on PR. > > Thanks so much > > Carolynne > > P.S. Shabab I didn't get the screenshots, can you please send to me at > [email protected]? Thanks! > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 4:01 AM, > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Send Wikimedia-BD mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-BD digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Wikipedia Zero for GP user (Munir Hasan) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:01:09 +0600 > > From: Munir Hasan <[email protected]> > > To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] Wikipedia Zero for GP user > > Message-ID: > > < > > caciejhfcgzm6-ppdqftayb5ebzdgxl9ql+fb0kch_vydkxb...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > As per the contract, the zero.wikipedia.org is the current offer and > also > > the Opera mini. > > > > Carolynn and WMF is trying to make the circle bigger. lets see. > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Shabab Mustafa < > [email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Seems, unlike Banglalink, Grameenphone offers free access to the 'zero' > > > version only, not the 'mobile' version. I am attaching some > screenshots. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Munir Hasan > > http://www.munirhasan.com > > Coordinator, Youth Programme > > Prothom Alo <http://www.prothom-alo.com> > > General Secretary, Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN)< > > http://www.bdosn.org> > > General Secretary, Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee > > (BdMO)<http://www.matholympiad.org.bd> > > Convener, FSIBL-BFF Children Science Congress 2013 < > http://cscongress.org> > > President, Wikimedia Foundation Bangladesh > > Asoka Fellow. http://www.ashoka.org/fellow/munir-hasan > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-bd/attachments/20131217/8a1072de/attachment-0001.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > > > > End of Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 401, Issue 1 > > ******************************************** > > > > > > -- > Carolynne Schloeder > Director Mobile Programs > Wikimedia Foundation > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-bd/attachments/20131221/d5f7977d/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 01:32:47 -0800 > From: Tanweer Morshed <[email protected]> > To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 401, Issue 1 > Message-ID: > <CAACXsg= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks Carolynne for keeping us posted. > Just a few days ago GP officially launched the WP Zero program and GP is > trying to publicize it in the media, that seems well. But Banglalink has > not made such efforts (as far as I know). Whenever I ask people randomly > about this issue, still a lot don't know. A few talked about it reminding > the GP's ad. > It's good to know that you're working with GP to make the full Wikipedia > site available under this program. Hope it will be made available soon. > > > On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Carolynne Schloeder < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, Grameenphone explained that they have some regulatory > > requirement to set a timeline in the announcement, but they do intend to > > extend the free access beyond three months. We are working with them to > > expand it to m.wikipedia.org, all Wikimedia sites, and any browser, too. > > I'll keep you posted. > > > > We did get very good early results on the GP launch. They put Wikipedia > on > > the Opera Mini speed dial, and we're getting good page views. I'll share > a > > report when I get official numbers. > > > > One other note while we're on the subject: if you have a GP phone with > > Opera Mini, you'll see we tried a variation on the Wikipedia logo that > has > > "Zero" to set user expectations that it's not the full Wikipedia site. > > We're debating that here. It's an interim thing, as we're working on > better > > solutions to have the full Wikipedia site available anyway. Just in case > > anyone has a question or any thoughts on that -- let me know! > > > > I hope the press coverage from Banglalink to the press event/meet up and > > Grameenphone launch are helpful in raising awareness of Wikipedia and > > interest in Wikimedia Bangladesh, to help you recruit more volunteers. > > Munir and team have done an awesome job on PR. > > > > Thanks so much > > > > Carolynne > > > > P.S. Shabab I didn't get the screenshots, can you please send to me at > > [email protected]? Thanks! > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 4:01 AM, < > [email protected] > > > wrote: > > > >> Send Wikimedia-BD mailing list submissions to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > >> [email protected] > >> > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >> than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-BD digest..." > >> > >> > >> Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. Re: Wikipedia Zero for GP user (Munir Hasan) > >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:01:09 +0600 > >> From: Munir Hasan <[email protected]> > >> To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians > >> <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-BD] Wikipedia Zero for GP user > >> Message-ID: > >> < > >> caciejhfcgzm6-ppdqftayb5ebzdgxl9ql+fb0kch_vydkxb...@mail.gmail.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >> > >> As per the contract, the zero.wikipedia.org is the current offer and > also > >> the Opera mini. > >> > >> Carolynn and WMF is trying to make the circle bigger. lets see. > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Shabab Mustafa < > [email protected] > >> >wrote: > >> > >> > Seems, unlike Banglalink, Grameenphone offers free access to the > 'zero' > >> > version only, not the 'mobile' version. I am attaching some > screenshots. > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Munir Hasan > >> http://www.munirhasan.com > >> Coordinator, Youth Programme > >> Prothom Alo <http://www.prothom-alo.com> > >> General Secretary, Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN)< > >> http://www.bdosn.org> > >> General Secretary, Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee > >> (BdMO)<http://www.matholympiad.org.bd> > >> Convener, FSIBL-BFF Children Science Congress 2013 < > http://cscongress.org > >> > > >> President, Wikimedia Foundation Bangladesh > >> Asoka Fellow. http://www.ashoka.org/fellow/munir-hasan > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: < > >> > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-bd/attachments/20131217/8a1072de/attachment-0001.html > >> > > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-BD mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > >> > >> > >> End of Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 401, Issue 1 > >> ******************************************** > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Carolynne Schloeder > > Director Mobile Programs > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > > > > > -- > Regards - > Tanweer Morshed > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-bd/attachments/20131222/40e8df5d/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-BD mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-bd > > > End of Wikimedia-BD Digest, Vol 402, Issue 1 > ******************************************** > -- Carolynne Schloeder Director Mobile Programs Wikimedia Foundation
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