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Social media best practices

This page provides specific tactics, resources and guidelines for using social media in the Wikimedia movement.

Presentation slides for "Social Media Best Practices" at Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2016

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Best practices

Main page: Social media/Best practices

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• Wikimedia Foundation social media hub
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• Modeled on famous group social journalism with 2,211 members

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