Fabrice Florin (WMF)

Fabrice Florin

I work as product manager for the Wikimedia Foundation, where I create new tools to help readers and editors contribute more effectively on Wikipedia. See my personal profile for more info about me.

I am the founder of NewsTrust.net, a nonprofit social news network promoting quality journalism, which was recently acquired by the Poynter Institute. I was elected an Ashoka Fellow for that work as social entrepreneur. My previous ventures include: Handtap, a wireless content service for mobile phones; shockwave.com, a web entertainment site at Macromedia; Apple Computer's Multimedia Lab, a new media R&D group; and Videowest, a producer of rock journalism for ABC, MTV and public TV. I also produced "Hackers", a documentary about the heroes of the computer revolution -- and earned four patents for my interactive TV work at Apple.

I look forward to collaborating with you and other Wikipedians to help engage readers to participate thoughtfully on Wikipedia.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me directly at fflorin-at-wikimedia-dot-org . You are also welcome to follow me on Twitter, Google+ or LinkedIn.

Videos

How can we make Wikipedia better?

At Wikimania 2012 in Washington DC, I asked some of the participants for ideas on how to make Wikipedia better.

Here are their suggestions, which can be viewed either as a short video slide-show (see thumbnail to the right) -- or in the photo gallery below.

To watch this quick video slide show, click the blue 'Play' button -- or view the full screen version.

You can also view in different file formats on YouTube and on Vimeo.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Page Curation Tour

Welcome to Page Curation, a new suite of tools to for reviewing new pages on Wikipedia.

This editor engagement tool helps offers a better experience for page patrollers, by making it easier for them to curate new pages -- and by providing more feedback to creators so they can improve Wikipedia together. Read more on our blog announcement.

This quick video tour (3:30) shows how this feature works, with a demonstration of the New Pages Feed and Curation Toolbar. It was created and narrated by yours truly.

To watch this video tour, click the blue 'Play' button -- or view the full screen version.

You can also view this video in other formats on YouTube and Vimeo.

Article Feedback Tour

Welcome to Article Feedback V5, a new feature from Wikimedia Foundation.

This editor engagement tool helps readers contribute more productively on Wikipedia. Readers now have an easy way to give suggestions about articles -- and editors can make improvements based on that feedback.

This quick video tour (3:50) shows how this feature works, starting with the feedback form and ending with the feedback page and its moderation tools. It was created and narrated by yours truly.

To watch this video tour, click the blue 'Play' button -- or view the full screen version.

You can also view this video in other formats on YouTube and Vimeo.