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    Sep 21

    A newly-released report highlights the experiences of 65 Wikimedians working toward gender equity on Wikimedia projects.

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    Sep 20

    Also, I'm working as a data analyst at the Foundation now. This is one of the kind of questions I'm working on, amongst other things.

    How do big sites like , , , , and define/measure new user retention? I searched for info on this, but it looks like that's all business secrets. Would love to get a rough sense of how they do it.
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  3. Sep 20

    Call for applications for Round 17 are now open. is promoting six projects for this round:

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  4. Sep 19

    Congratulations to Esperanto Wikipedia for reaching 250,000 articles! Over the past four years, editors have created 50,000 new Esperanto-language pages.

    atingis 250 000 artikolojn! La plej riĉa estas eĉ pli riĉa! Gratulon kaj dankon al ĉiuj, kiuj dum tiuj 16 jaroj kontribuis!
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  5. Sep 19

    As the technical leader of the analytics team, this 45-year-old Madrid native is responsible for creating the tools to analyze the data of Wikipedia and its 46 million articles in almost 300 languages.

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  6. Sep 19

    Congratulations to who was just named one of the 20 most influential Latinos in the technology industry by .

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    Sep 19

    Tune in for our monthly showcase, starting in less than an hour 👇

    Our next Research Showcase will be livestreamed on September 19, 2018 at 11.30am PT / 18:30 UTC (1/4):
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  8. Sep 19

    The has rejected improvements which would have helped bridge the gap between the EU's law and how people use the internet every day.

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    Sep 14

    Missed an opportunity to learn about + ? A workshop/satellite session is coming near you this fall. You can also still apply (and get travel funding) to attend WikiCite 2018 in Berkeley. Applications close on Monday 🚨:

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    Sep 13

    58 projects gathered to start building a joint roadmap for open science tools. Follow our explorations of maps, gaps, workflows, sustainability, and collaboration in the ecosystem and check out 25 short project flashtalks:

    Logos for 35 open science tools organizations that are formal JROST participants.
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    Sep 13

    Our next Research Showcase will be livestreamed on September 19, 2018 at 11.30am PT / 18:30 UTC (1/4):

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  12. Sep 13

    Each year, surveys volunteers who edit our sites for their input on a variety of topics that, in turn, help us make decisions about how to support them. Here's the latest results.

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  13. Sep 13

    Here's part two of our basic overview of how full-text search engines work, focusing on "normalization."

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    Sep 12

    Today, the European Parliament voted to entrench outdated copyright rules, rather than to for the digital age. We are disappointed by this outcome and will continue to advocate for open, balanced copyright policies.

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    Sep 11

    🌟 New Project 🌟 The media spotlight shifts regularly, highlighting some celebrities for a brief moment in time while illuminating others for longer stretches. We visualized this shift using daily traffic data:

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  16. Sep 12

    Today, the European Parliament voted to entrench outdated copyright rules, rather than to for the digital age. We are disappointed by this outcome and will continue to advocate for open, balanced copyright policies.

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    Sep 11

    ¿Te interesa saber que va a suceder mañana en el Parlamento Europeo con respecto a la Reforma Europea de Derechos de Autor? Pueden seguir a estas cuentas: , presidenta de la Fundación , y y por supuesto el hashtag

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    Sep 11

    So yes, work is needed to adapt to the digital world. Let's all together and ensure Internet is a place allowing for access and free sharing of information, culture and history.

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  19. Sep 11

    Yesterday, the Foundation sent a letter to California Gov. Jerry Brown urging him to sign into law SB 822, a California state bill that would reintroduce protections at the state level. Here is the letter:

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  20. Sep 11

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    I love Europe. And a few months ago, I was proud to see other countries looking up to the EU regarding privacy. Today I am ashamed of the discussion that is not happening on
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