It's a good discussion. Our reach dwindles to as low as 30,000 (of our 5 million fans) if we just push out our links. Then everything suffers: blog traffic, page growth, engagement, etc. Conversely, highly engaged posts raise everything. And we have to remember our Facebook fans, especially recent ones, are mostly readers not editors, and are looking to connect with us.
On Thursday, October 15, 2015, Andrew Sherman <[email protected]> wrote: > I totally understand what you mean and would really enjoy discussing > those uses of "click like" or "comment below" :). > > I think they can work I just am unfamiliar with what situations we use > them for, when it's not redundant etc. > > Otherwise LGTM. > > On Thursday, October 15, 2015, Jeff Elder <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Those are good points. I suppose people can click like to just indicate >> yes. My experience is that online and social media veterans bristle a bit >> at "click like," but a lot of people also do it. Our audience is very >> diverse, and seems to embrace basic common denominators. So I'd rather not >> rule it out uniformly. But I see the point today. So: >> >> Have you ever looked up a celebrity on Wikipedia? Who? >> >> All in favor? Opposed? >> >> On Thursday, October 15, 2015, Andrew Sherman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I also kinda agree. I watch *a lot* of youtube and it might be personal >>> but the whole action of asking for engagement kinda turns me off >>> ("subscribe if you want more content, click like to let me know what you >>> think", etc). >>> >>> I think the proposed question "have you ever looked up a celebrity on >>> Wikipedia?" is sufficient enough to get engagement; maybe even ask why or >>> what did you find out to the question. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not sure I like "Click like if..." personally, seems kind of cheap. >>>> And surely everyone's looked up a celebrity one time or another? >>>> >>>> On 15 October 2015 at 14:28, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Click like if you have ever looked up a celebrity on Wikipedia. If you >>>>> remember one, we'd love to hear who in a comment. >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? Engagement is a goal right now, and getting our large >>>>> audience of mostly readers more involved. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Andrew Sherman >>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> *E:* [email protected] >>> *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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/> >> >> > > -- > Andrew Sherman > Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation > > *E:* [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *WMF:* ASherman (WMF) > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ASherman_(WMF)> > > -- 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/>
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