Talk:Maria Popova

criticism

i added the criticism section in light of recent (~5 days as of today) revelations that she uses advertising on her own blog. 66.91.204.11 (talk) 22:34, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

This material is currently cited to 2 blogs, which are not WP:Reliable sources. Unless there are reliable sources which discuss the issue, the current material ought to be removed. –Quiddity (talk) 20:37, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

Education Program:Cornell University/Online Communities (Fall 2013)

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let you know that my group and I have chosen this article to be the subject for our COMM 3460 Wikipedia assignment at Cornell University. We will be making edits to this page and would appreciate any advice that you have. Here is a link to our course page: Course Page. Please feel free to find more information about the project below:

Sections We Will Work on and Additional Content Ideas

• We plan on updating the numbers about Popova’s following with current figures (as they were last updated in July 2013 and earlier)
• We plan to add more information regarding Popova’s history (biographical details)
• We plan to expand the “Criticism” section by adding two subcategories:
  • “Affiliate Advertising,” where we will discuss backlash regarding Popova’s use of affiliate advertisements.
  • “The Curator’s Code,” where we will discuss Popova’s attempt to codify content curation and the reaction of the public regarding her actions.
• We also plan to add subcategories to “Work”:
  • “Working Style,” which will cover Popova’s methodology for creating interesting content.
  • “Partnerships,” which will go more in-depth about her current partnership with Noodle (Lore), as well as the TED Conference in 2011.
  • “Awards and Recognition,” which will detail the recognition Popova has received in the media.
  • “Social Media Influence,” which will describe Popova’s klout in the social media world. According to the New York Times in 2011, “Her impact score on Twitalyzer, an independent research group that tracks Twitter influence, puts her in the 99.9th percentile; she ranks higher than Anderson Cooper, Sarah Palin and Justin Timberlake.” (Source: http://nyti.ms/k4OUX8)

Initial List of References and Sources for Additional References

• The New York Times
  • “She’s Got Some Big Ideas” (http://nyti.ms/VkVgoJ)
  • “Office Party? Let’s Tweet It” (http://nyti.ms/k4OUX8)
  • “A Code of Conduct for Content AggregatOrs” (http://nyti.ms/yHv8uw)
• Design Bureau
  • Dialogue: Maria Popova (http://www.wearedesignbureau.com/projects/dialogue-maria-popova/)
• The Great Discontent
  • Maria Popova (http://thegreatdiscontent.com/maria-popova)
• Fast Company
  • How to Make the Internet More Personal (http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2012/maria-popova)
• Copy Blogger
  • “Here’s How Maria Popova of Brain Pickings Writes” (http://www.copyblogger.com/how-maria-popova-writes/)
• From Your Desks
  • From the Desk of: Maria Popova (http://fromyourdesks.com/2011/10/11/maria-popova/)
• We will find additional sources on the Internet and Popova’s blog BrainPickings. We also plan on looking into published material and research done about Popova’s work.

Images and Other Multimedia (Sources Included)

• Profile picture in the New York Times: http://nyti.ms/VkVgoJ
• Profile picture in MIT Futures of Entertainment Biography Page: http://www.convergenceculture.org/aboutc3/people.php#Popova
• Profile picture in The Great Discontent: http://thegreatdiscontent.com/maria-popova

Changes to the Organization/Structure of the Article

• Subcategories to “Criticism” (Affiliate Advertising, Curator’s Code)
• Subcategories to “Work” (Working Style, Partnerships, Awards and Recognition, Social Media Influence)

Division of Labor

• Ric will be working with the Wiki markup language and any additional technical work.
• Jennifer will be responsible for doing the research portion.
• Catherine will be handling most of the content creation.

Ric.chi (talk) 19:13, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

@User:Ric.chi Very cool; and thanks for leaving a note here to give other Wikipedians a heads-up :) I created this article and keep tabs on it in my watchlist, so feel free to be bold and make changes – I can help fix up formatting and such.

One caveat: I see you're interested in adding media. The process is a bit tricky for files that are copyrighted, and the ideal solution for a living person is to find a freely licensed photo or ask the person to donate a photo. The Wikipedia brand is usually pretty good for getting folks to respond to these requests ;) so I'd give it a try first and see if Popova would be willing to donate an image of herself to Commons, our freely licensed image repository.

Anyway, good luck with this project and let me know if you need any help! Just leave a note on my talk page. Cheers, Accedie^{talk to me} 01:24, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Hey guys, I've looked over your proposal and everything looks great! Also, I'm glad to see that another wikipedian already commented here. Accedie makes an important point about images, follow the guidelines set out in the Wikipedia:Uploading images article. I'd recommend getting started on contacting image owners right away as it can take time for people to get back to you. As suggested above, be sure to mention this is for Wikipedia, it could help encourage people to contribute. If you guys need any help or have any questions please let me know and I'll get back to you as quickly as I can. Jdk243 (talk) 23:58, 29 September 2013 (UTC)