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profy.com - 1/2/2009
Is Wikipedia Asking Too Much from Its Users?
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Oftentimes when I try to talk about the problems with online advertising and internet users unwillingness to watch ads on our sites combined with a very similar (or maybe stronger) unwillingness to pay for content, commentators mention Wikipedia as a popular example of how successful a ...

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CenterNetworks:  Phew! Wikipedia Hits $6 Million in Needed Donations

blog.twitter.com - 1/4/2009
Gone Phishing
— blog.twitter.com — Wikipedia defines phishing as "the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication." Tonight, we ... (more) Gone Phishing

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blog.jimmywales.com - 1/2/2009
Advertising and Wikipedia
— blog.jimmywales.com — I advise the world to relax a notch or two. :-) We are not considering advertising on Wikipedia. Visit World Wikia (travel), Campaigns Wikia (reforming politics), and Star Wars Wikia, a.k.a. Wookieepedia. For some types of communities, advertising to ... (more) Advertising and Wikipedia

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Wikipedia Academies
icommons.org - 1/2/2009
Wikipedia Academies
— icommons.org — home Wikipedia Academies Wikipedia Academies banner_500.gif img_7176.jpg logos_w_acad_03.jpg logos_w_acad_01.png Click here to watch a short video by Mann Made Media , showing highlights from this event. Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, launched the ... (more) Wikipedia Academies

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Phew! Wikipedia Hits $6 Million in Needed Donations
CenterNetworks — ... Svetlana wonders if $6 million will be enough as the amount needed to keep the site running rises each year. She notes, "But this $6 million budget will not be enough as soon as next year probably as the money Wikipedia consumes is rapidly growing from $3.5 million in 2007 which is almost twice the budget of 2006 as well." ...

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