Thanks Toby. I continue to note that mobile web is much better suited to editing than the Android app is, so I hope that mobile web users, particularly those who are logged in, will have the option to disable the banners. I do think that a test like you're describing is a good idea.
Thanks, Pine Pine On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Toby Negrin <tneg...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Pine -- > > Thanks for the suggestion! We are in fact planning on running a test where > we prompt app installations via banner to a small audience -- we'd like to > understand how effective these banners are and will they continue to use > the app once it is installed. > > It's important for us to understand how our readers will react to such > banners before we make larger scale commitments. > > -Toby > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Dmitry, >> >> How about promoting the app to Mobile Web users and on the desktop site >> with occasional watchlist notices? Also, perhaps Fundraising or Research >> would let you send occasional emails (quarterly at most) to their email >> lists? >> >> Pine >> >> Pine >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Dmitry Brant <dbr...@wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Pine, >>> >>> We usually work with Comms when we have a significant new feature in the >>> apps that we want to promote, and Comms has done a great job so far of >>> notifying all the various tech news outlets to pick up the story (for >>> example[1]). The app is also fairly easily discoverable within the Play >>> Store itself, although we could probably benefit from some SEO to make the >>> app rank higher for different search terms. >>> Are there additional venues for spreading the word about the apps that >>> you would suggest? >>> >>> [1] >>> http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/15/wikipedia-rolls-out-a-redesigned-mobile-app/ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Dmitry. Is WMF Comms going to market product updates like this? >>>> One item of feedback on the Strategic Plan was a request for a Wikipedia >>>> app, suggesting a lack of public awareness about the existing apps. >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> On Jul 8, 2015 7:30 AM, "Dmitry Brant" <dbr...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> >>>>> We've released a new version of the production Wikipedia Android app >>>>> [1][2], which is currently rolling out to all Play Store users today. This >>>>> is mostly a maintenance release, with a few welcome visual enhancements. >>>>> Here's an abridged list of the updates in this release: >>>>> >>>>> * Enlarged images when browsing articles >>>>> * Improved "read more" suggestions at the bottom of articles >>>>> * Enabled "Search Wikipedia" when sharing text from other apps >>>>> * Added system language support & Chinese dialects to Wikipedia >>>>> language picker >>>>> * Improved appearance and consistency of article lists (History, Saved >>>>> Pages, etc.) >>>>> * Improved text alignment for mixed left-to-right and right-to-left >>>>> languages >>>>> * Improved page caching >>>>> * Added link to app FAQ in the "More" menu >>>>> * Various miscellaneous fixes and enhancements [3] >>>>> >>>>> Stay tuned for future updates! We have some big things in store for >>>>> our next release. You won't want to miss it! >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Dmitry Brant >>>>> Mobile apps team (Android) >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps/Team >>>>> >>>>> [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikipedia&hl=en >>>>> [2] >>>>> https://releases.wikimedia.org/mobile/android/wikipedia/stable/wikipedia-2.0.105-releasesprod-2015-06-30.apk >>>>> [3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T103788 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Mobile-l mailing list >>>>> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mobile-l mailing list >>>> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mobile-l mailing list >> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >> >> >
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