SOPA social media
The blackout was an amazing opportunity to gain more followers on the Wikipedia/Wikimedia social media channels, and use those channels to really spread the message. Twitter followers for @wikipedia grew by ~10,000, and the Wikipedia Facebook page gained about 30,000 new fans. Now is the time to stay on top of the social media channels to continue to grow their followship so those tools can really be used as a way to amplify and spread messages from Wikipedia/Wikimedia.
Twitter[edit]
Jan 18-19: #Wikipediablackout, #SOPA, #PIPA
- total mentions: 5,474,951
- SOPA: 2,318,393
- PIPA: 860,717
- #wikipediablackout: 983,712
- #factswithoutwikipedia: 504,321
- #stopSOPA: 807,808
@wikipedia new followers:
- Jan 16: 607
- Jan 17: 2933
- Jan 18: 4776
- Jan 19: 1215
- Jan 20: 550
Popular tweets from @wikipedia:
- Jan 16: English Wikipedia is going dark January 18 in opposition to #SOPA #PIPA. http://ur1.ca/7j5s2 #wikipediablackout
- Link had 43,100 clicks
- 6,323 retweets
- 299 favorites
- 109 replies
- Jan 16: Read about how the decision for #wikipediablackout was made and why #SOPA #PIPA are bad for free knowledge ur1.ca/7j5mn
- Link had 9563 clicks
- 1022 retweets
- 59 favorites
- 20 replies
- Jan 17: 15 minutes until Wikipedia goes dark. Let's hope #SOPA #PIPA never pass and we never have to do this again. ur1.ca/7jznk
- Link had 12,050 clicks
- 644 retweets
- 50 favorites
- 17 replies
- Jan 18: #Wikipediablackout is over, but the protest against #SOPA #PIPA is not. How you can continue to help: ur1.ca/7jznk
- Link had 12,050 clicks
- 557 retweets
- 48 favorites
- 8 replies
- Tweets about Wikipedia blackout from influencers
- Stephen Colbert Wikipedia will go dark in protest of SOPA. Now where am I supposed to find inaccurate information about SOPA?
- Gov. Gary Johnson Hat's Off to @Wikipedia, @jimmy_wales etal for their SOPA/PIPA protest! Keep the govt police away from the Internet. latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/201
- CNN Breaking News #Wikipedia, other websites go dark for 24 hours to protest #SOPA/PIPA bills on.cnn.com/x41PxL
- CNN Why Wikipedia is going down tonight. http://on.cnn.com/xUGFWs
- Fox News 'Let's Wikipedia it' won't be an option tomorrow, as the Internet encyclopedia blacks out to protest anti-piracy bill
- Ashton Kutcher Please don't ignore what's happening here. IMPORTANT MOMENT IN HISTORY! #StopSOPA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Anil Dash One key lesson for SOPA/PIPA sponsors: Wikipedia lets everyone legally copy its content. Millions still mourn its absence when it's down.
- Lisa Murkowski PIPA legislation raises serious concerns about our civil liberties. That’s why next week I plan to oppose the current #PIPAbill.
- Jim Inhofe Joining those making their voices heard to oppose #SOPA and PIPA. #StopSOPA
- ABC News #SOPA blackout: Wikipedia, Google, Wired join protest against "Internet censorship" abcn.ws/AepBS7
- Huffington Post Wikipedia editors question SOPA blackout http://huff.to/ymRtZy
- Today Show Today in 2 Minutes for Jan. 18th. Video: http://bit.ly/todayin2 #Seattle #snow #Italy #cruise #Romney #Decision2012 #Google #Wikipedia
- Stephen Fry - Good for Wikipedia. Ashamed to work in an industry many of whose leaders have tried to push this revolting law through http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16590585
- Men's Humor - In honor of the #WikipediaBlackout to protest SOPA, I will also be blacking out tonight.
Facebook[edit]
New likes/fans:
- Jan 15: 1663
- Jan 16: 2031
- Jan 17: 5988
- Jan 18: 12,382
- Jan 19: 4111
- Jan 20: 3343
Weekly totals:
- Jan 9 - 15
- Talking about it: 11,434 people
- Viral Reach: 166,459 people
- Jan 10 - 16
- Talking about it: 13,464
- Viral Reach: 203,804
- Jan 11 - 17
- Talking about it: 23,880
- Viral Reach: 507,429
- Jan 12 - 18
- Talking about it: 42,252
- Viral Reach: 1,045,364
- Jan 13 - 19
- Talking about it: 45,591
- Viral Reach: 1,195,165
- Jan 14 - 20
- Talking about it: 47,682
- Viral Reach: 1,245,158
Popular status updates:
- Jan 16: The Wikipedia community has chosen to blackout the English version of Wikipedia for 24 hours on January 18 in protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and PROTECTIP (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/English_Wikipedia_to_go_dark
- reach: 128,635
- engaged users: 2992
- talking about this: 1827
- virality: 1.42%
- Jan 17: Only 10 minutes until Wikipedia goes dark to protest SOPA/PIPA. Find out more about why the Wikipedia Blackout is happening: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
- reach: 174,704
- engaged users: 18,708
- talking about this: 8876
- virality: 5.08%
- Jan 18: Nearly 160 million people saw the Wikipedia blackout page, and about 8 million people looked up their elected representatives' contact information via the tool on Wikipedia. The Wikipedia Blackout is over, but SOPA and PIPA are still a threat. Please continue to contact your elected representative if you live in the US. More details and how you can continue to help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
- reach: 127,227
- engaged users: 2951
- talking about this: 1781
- virality: 1.4%
YouTube[edit]
Most popular video about Wikipedia Blackout/SOPA/PIPA: The Day The LOLcats Died - #SOPA #PIPA Protest Song
Google Plus[edit]
- Wikipedia: 703 new followers, 813 +1's
- Wikimedia: 52 new followers, 231 +1's
Memes[edit]
- Know Your Meme Day Without Wikipedia
- Fail Blog - The Freakout over Wikipedia’s Blackout
Media Mentions[edit]
- blogs in Russian (livejournal.com, vkontakte.ru, twitter, ya.ru etc)
- 'blog's pulse' (about the tool)