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On 12/2/05, David Gerard <fun@thingy.apana.org.au> wrote:
> Apparently we're the next Microsoft after Google:
>
> http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20051201WikipediaistheNextGoogle.html
>
> Good fucking God.
>
> And dig CBS News' way with a headline:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2005/12/01/publiceye/entry1092784.shtml

Not to be a nit. But it's interesting that the CBS poster criticizes
accuracy, but consistently spells "John Siegenthaler [sic]"
incorrectly throughout his blog post. If only there was a way that
people could edit and correct such mistakes... hmm...

-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
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Well I would say: people are trying to write about wikipedia and do not
really care about what they write (it is a "hot theme" actually ... this
is shown by many articles that are against Wikipedia or for Wikipedia -
most articles are written to be sold - or to become known as a good
reporter or whatsoever.

So just take the articles as what they are (ways to make buzz) and go
ahead working on the projects without caring too much about that.

Please note that negative articles are not always really negative.
People react more to negative news than to positive ones - so having
negative news means that more people will look at "that page" mentioned
in an article - and if that page is good they will say to themselves "I
don't know what this guy has ... it is ok" ... so the negative news
has/had a positive effect in the end.

Consider how you react to news ... do you really believe anything or do
you have a look at things and then decide?

Just my 2 ct's on this :-)

Ciao, Sabine


David Gerard wrote:

>Apparently we're the next Microsoft after Google:
>
>http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20051201WikipediaistheNextGoogle.html
>
>Good fucking God.
>
>And dig CBS News' way with a headline:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2005/12/01/publiceye/entry1092784.shtml
>
>
>- d.
>
>
>



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David wrote:
>Apparently we're the next Microsoft after Google:
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20051201WikipediaistheN
extGoogle.html
>Good fucking God.

Don't get too excited. This article is what we call in the journalism
trade "fluff." I might add, in addition, that it is wrong. MS and
Google are powerful because they provide value and make billions; we
provide value (well, maybe not, ask Mr. Siegenthaler...)

Marshall Poe
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Apparently we're the next Microsoft after Google:

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20051201WikipediaistheN
extGoogle.html

Good fucking God.

And dig CBS News' way with a headline:

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2005/12/01/publiceye/entry1092784.shtml


- d.

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Interesting that CBS' article name "Wicked-pedia" was a rejected name for
Wikijunior. We could've got them on trademark infringement.

Nick
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Sabine Cretella wrote:

> Please note that negative articles are not always really negative.
> People react more to negative news than to positive ones - so having
> negative news means that more people will look at "that page"
> mentioned in an article - and if that page is good they will say to
> themselves "I don't know what this guy has ... it is ok" ... so the
> negative news has/had a positive effect in the end.

It's a reminder of the old quote, (with apologies that I can't CITE the
source. :-) ), "You can say anything you want about me as long as you
spell my name correctly."

Ec

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David Gerard wrote:

>Apparently we're the next Microsoft after Google:
>
>http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20051201WikipediaistheNextGoogle.html
>
>Good fucking God.
>
>And dig CBS News' way with a headline:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2005/12/01/publiceye/entry1092784.shtml
>
>
>
King Disrupter III! We've come a long way since Socrates was a mere gadfly.

Ec

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Nicholas Moreau wrote:

> Interesting that CBS' article name "Wicked-pedia" was a rejected name for
> Wikijunior. We could've got them on trademark infringement.


wickedpedia.com has been taken since 16 June 2004! wickedpedia.org since
31 March 2004, wickedpedia.net since 30 June 2004. wicked-pedia.com,
.org and .net are ALL STILL AVAILABLE!!11!


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Ray Saintonge wrote:
> Sabine Cretella wrote:

>> Please note that negative articles are not always really negative.
>> People react more to negative news than to positive ones - so having
>> negative news means that more people will look at "that page"
>> mentioned in an article - and if that page is good they will say to
>> themselves "I don't know what this guy has ... it is ok" ... so the
>> negative news has/had a positive effect in the end.

> It's a reminder of the old quote, (with apologies that I can't CITE the
> source. :-) ), "You can say anything you want about me as long as you
> spell my name correctly."


Indeed. "Please don't go to that appalling site wikipedia.org. That's
WIKIPEDIA DOT ORG. And especially don't enter a search for anything you
might be interested in or want to look up, and REALLY don't hit the
'Edit this page' link. They're MAD, BAD and PERVERTED! Especially don't
look up the scholarly and encyclopedically-toned articles on [[penis]],
[[clitoris]] or [[autofellatio]], kids!"


- d.


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