Comments on: The Monetization of Wikipedia http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/10/the-monetization-of-wikipedia/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy David’s Old Website » Blog Archive » Wikipedia is going under? No way! http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/10/the-monetization-of-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-2994 Jeremy David’s Old Website » Blog Archive » Wikipedia is going under? No way! Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:10:51 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2094#comment-2994 [...] <a href=”http://tailrank.com/1232384/Is-Wikipedia-really-in-danger”>There</a> is <a href=”http://www.calacanis.com/2007/02/10/wikipedias-got-3-4-months-to-live-and-wikipedias-technolo/”>talk</a> <a href=”http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/10/wikipedia-running-out-of-cash-maybe-but-its-not-the-whole-story/”>around</a> the <a href=”http://disruptivethoughts.com/2007/02/11/what-to-do-with-wikipedia-or-theres-nothing-wrong-with-profit/”>blogosphere</a> that <a href=”http://mayhem-chaos.net/blog/archives/001118.html”>Wikipedia</a> is <a href=”http://markevanstech.com/?p=2094″>running</a> <a href=”http://atypicaljoe.com/index.php?/C44/”>out</a> of  <a href=”http://www.lk9.se/2007/02/11/no-light-for-wikipedia/”>money</a>. Honestly, if this were to happen, it would require some terribly stupid decisions. [...] [...] <a href=”http://tailrank.com/1232384/Is-Wikipedia-really-in-danger”>There</a&gt; is <a href=”http://www.calacanis.com/2007/02/10/wikipedias-got-3-4-months-to-live-and-wikipedias-technolo/”>talk</a&gt; <a href=”http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/10/wikipedia-running-out-of-cash-maybe-but-its-not-the-whole-story/”>around</a&gt; the <a href=”http://disruptivethoughts.com/2007/02/11/what-to-do-with-wikipedia-or-theres-nothing-wrong-with-profit/”>blogosphere</a&gt; that <a href=”http://mayhem-chaos.net/blog/archives/001118.html”>Wikipedia</a&gt; is <a href=”http://markevanstech.com/?p=2094″>running</a&gt; <a href=”http://atypicaljoe.com/index.php?/C44/”>out</a&gt; of  <a href=”http://www.lk9.se/2007/02/11/no-light-for-wikipedia/”>money</a>. Honestly, if this were to happen, it would require some terribly stupid decisions. [...]

]]> By: Jeremy David http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/10/the-monetization-of-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-2799 Jeremy David Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:16:50 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2094#comment-2799 Honestly, they should just throw up some AdSense on the site (even in a collapsible sidebar). If there is any extra income left over at the end of each month they could just donate it to charity. Honestly, they should just throw up some AdSense on the site (even in a collapsible sidebar). If there is any extra income left over at the end of each month they could just donate it to charity.

]]> By: Wikipedia is going under? No way! · Building Social Net Worth http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/10/the-monetization-of-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 Wikipedia is going under? No way! · Building Social Net Worth Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:58:09 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2094#comment-2790 [...] There is talk around the blogosphere that Wikipedia is running out of money. Honestly, if this were to happen, it would require some terribly stupid decisions. [...] [...] There is talk around the blogosphere that Wikipedia is running out of money. Honestly, if this were to happen, it would require some terribly stupid decisions. [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/10/the-monetization-of-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 Anonymous Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:39:29 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2094#comment-2777 I don't see how that can be since they have virtually met every fund raising goal that have put in front of the public and even according to financial statements as of June 30 2006 they appear to be holding some ground and show no sign of faltering. Sure their hardware and bandwidth needs continue to increase, but their donation goals continue to be met. If Florence Devouard did say that to get more donations I would be quite disappointed because I think the public has been very supportive as it is and shouldn't be made to feel guilty in order to contribute more. Oh and just to make an extra point... they just finished a fund raiser campaign just a few weeks ago so if they were in such dire need of more money they should have made the donation goal a bit higher (oh yes they did meet their goal yet again). I don’t see how that can be since they have virtually met every fund raising goal that have put in front of the public and even according to financial statements as of June 30 2006 they appear to be holding some ground and show no sign of faltering. Sure their hardware and bandwidth needs continue to increase, but their donation goals continue to be met.

If Florence Devouard did say that to get more donations I would be quite disappointed because I think the public has been very supportive as it is and shouldn’t be made to feel guilty in order to contribute more.

Oh and just to make an extra point… they just finished a fund raiser campaign just a few weeks ago so if they were in such dire need of more money they should have made the donation goal a bit higher (oh yes they did meet their goal yet again).

]]> By: Paul Butler http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/02/10/the-monetization-of-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-2776 Paul Butler Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:10:42 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=2094#comment-2776 In almost every google search I have done in the last 6 months or so, a Wikipedia article has been in the results somewhere above the fold. Based on this, maybe their search logs are worth something. I know I would love to get at them, just out of personal curiosity. In almost every google search I have done in the last 6 months or so, a Wikipedia article has been in the results somewhere above the fold. Based on this, maybe their search logs are worth something. I know I would love to get at them, just out of personal curiosity.

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