The Rugby World Cup is currently under way in England. Did You Know? The
winners are awarded the William Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb
Ellis, the Rugby School pupil who — according to a popular legend —
invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football/soccer game.
http://buff.ly/1jCWwlt
Rugby World Cup currently under way in England. New Zealand current world
champ. http://buff.ly/1jCWwlt
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
We are so impressed by these budding Wikipedians! Students and a teacher at
La Corolla School in Oviedo, Spain, gather around Lila Tretikov, executive
director of the Wikimedia Foundation, on Wednesday. The students have
worked on Wikipedia articles in celebration of the Princess of Asturias
Award given this week to Wikipedia. See more on the awards here:
http://buff.ly/1jCZTsE
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
Hi all,
We just published "Librarian as public knowledge leader: ways to use
Wikipedia" to the blog. Thanks to Alex Stinson of the Wikipedia Library for
the post!
Proposed messages for social media:
- "Where can Wikipedia become a tool for your library? Which of the
models or topics here best meet the needs of your community?"
- How can you use Wikipedia in your library? @InterLibNet
--
Ed Erhart
Editorial Associate
Wikimedia Foundation
Here are nine stats day posts we'd like to start posting. Michael and I
have hammered them out. Can we get OKs soon? Thanks!
There are about 1.2 million living species on Earth. +86% of them have not
yet been described. http://buff.ly/1MC4Jx4 #StatsDay15
According to FIFA, more than 240 million people from 200 countries
regularly play soccer/football. #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1LBCX3P
Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the world. Approximately 14% of
households are millionaires. #StatsDay15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar
There are more than 800 million cars and light trucks on the road around
the world. #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1LBBXge
On average, the tallest women in the world are from Bosnia-Herzegovina at
171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1/2). #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1LBxXwd
Less than 1% of all brain neurons are located outside the cerebral cortex
and the cerebellum. #StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m
The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that stood only 6.3 cm
(2.5 in) at the shoulder. http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m #StatsDay15
The largest known dog was an English Mastiff that weighed 155.6 kg (343lb).
#StatsDay15 http://buff.ly/1jRZp1m
Facebook:
The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that weighed only 113
grams (4.0 ounces). The largest known dog was an English Mastiff that
tipped the scales at 155.6 kg (343 pounds).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog
Jeff Elder
Digital communications manager
Wikimedia Foundation
704-650-4130
@jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder>
@wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia>
The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/>
We love data:
https://worldstatisticsday.org/
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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
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org
Hi all,
We've just published "See the stunning winning photographs from Wiki Loves
Earth 2015" to the blog:
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/15/wiki-loves-earth-winners/
Thanks to Vira for the post.
Proposed social media messages:
The top five images come from three continents and five countries.
You can't miss <insert favorite image here>.
Have you ever seen a bee being born?
--
Ed Erhart
Editorial Associate
Wikimedia Foundation