Wikipedia remains go-to site for online news
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| Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has added about 20 million unique
| monthly visitors in the past year, making it the top online news
| and information destination, according to Nielsen//NetRatings.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070708/wr_nm/media_wikipedia_dc
Those who work for Microsoft (e.g. Enderle, Carr) like to compare Wikipedia
failures to some far-fetched idea that Linux commits can subvert and damage
its integrity. Microsoft /paid/ people to edit Wikipedia and spread FUD (see
below).
Related:
Battleground Wikipedia
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| There's been a discussion over the last few days over a Microsoft
| employee offering to pay an Australian blogger named Rick Jelliffe
| to edit certain Wikipedia pages relating to Open Office standards,
| including this page.
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/24/battleground-wikipedia/
Microsoft Program Manager: Wikipedia is a Giant Joke
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| I am especially amused by all the bits in red font since they are
| either borderline libel or just straight up hilarious.
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http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=136975bc-b378-4408-bf7e-dbaa28fe21e6
Wikipedia founder hunts for gold
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| Wales also puts his faith in the open-source model. He cites Linux
| reseller Red Hat (Charts), a for-profit company built on top of a
| free, open-source software foundation. Many doubted Red Hat could
| build a profitable business around something as defiantly
| not-for-profit as Linux, but the Raleigh, N.C., company proved
| them wrong. Third-quarter revenue for Red Hat was $105.8
| million in 2006, up 45 percent from the previous year.
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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401010/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote
http://tinyurl.com/yrxqrn
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