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galaga As if EB had a chance against Wikipedia at this late stage in the game.
Encyclopaedia Britannica admits defeat - allows users to add content
Tech Digest —
... - any changes or additions will have to be vetted by the site's "experts", and any would-be editors will have to register their real name and address(!) before being allowed to contribute. Still, any changes made will eventually appear in the printed version of the Encylopaedia, which only gets reprinted every two years. I'll stick with editing Wikipedia, thanks, and take my chances with the spammer police, endless bureaucracy and edit wars. Encyclopaedia Britannica (via Sydney Morning Herald) ...
Britannica Wants to Be More Like Wikipedia: Lets Users Contribute
ReadWriteWeb —
According to the Sidney Morning Herald, the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica is about to open ups its articles to edits by its users. Jorge Cauz, Britannica's president, tells the SMH that readers will soon be able to make edits to existing articles and create their own content. These updates, however, will be vetted by Britannica's staff, which hopes to review every edit within 20 minutes.
Britannica is trying to a take a hybrid approach which combines Britannica's editorial expertise with Wikipedia's principles of transparency and openness. ...
Around the Web 01.22.09: Sony posts big loss, IBM plans job cuts, Nokia forecasts grim sales
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- The global recession catches up with Sony. Bloomberg
-- IBM may be cutting jobs. Wall Street Journal
-- Nokia is having a bad day too. Barrons
-- Yahoo's revolving executive door. BoomTown
-- Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0. Sydney Morning Herald
-- YouTube may let content partners sell their own ads. TechCrunch
-- T-Mobile uses YouTube to get down and ...
Encyclopedia Britannica to allow user edits
Webware.com —
... In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Encyclopedia Britannica President Jorge Cauz said that the encyclopedia's free, online version, ...
Britannica Looks to Emulate Wikipedia Success With User-Generated Content
AppScout —
... "If I were to be the CEO of Google or the founders of Google I would be very [displeased] that the best search engine in the world continues to provide as a first link, Wikipedia," he said."Is this the best they can do? Is this the best that [their] algorithm can do?" Britannica head Jorge Cauz told The Sydney Morning Herald. ...
At Britannica, something wiki this way comes
GMSV —
... thing, written and revised by just anybody . “It’s very uneven, the facts are not always correct, the model contains a lot of pitfalls,” sniffed Britannica’s president, Jorge Cauz, in an interview . “What is really unfortunate is that when it comes to knowledge which is really what makes humans evolve or not evolve into the future we tend to be non-discriminating. And that’s really the troublesome thing.” And all that Google page-rank juice that pushes Wikipedia entries up near the top of so many search results it’s just shameful. “If I were to be the CEO of Google or ...
Encyclopedia Britannica takes on Wikipedia, lets the masses edit its online entries
Obsessable News Feed —
... The 241-year old Encyclopedia Britannica is taking a hint from Wikipedia by offering its readers the ability to modify or add to its online entries. ...
Britannica Goes 2.0, Prez Slams Wikipedia/Google
WebProNews Feed —
... Cauz, has standards. After noting the famous and well-documented pitfalls of Wikipedia and bemoaning the tendency of humans to be non-discriminating about information they find, Cauz took a barhouse-type swipe at Google s favorable treatment of and symbiotic relationship with Wikipedia. "If I were to be the CEO of Google or the founders of Google I would be very [displeased] that the best search engine in the world continues to provide as a first link, Wikipedia," Cauz told the Sidney Morning Herald . "Is this the best they can do? Is this the best that [their] algorithm ...
Encyclopedia Britannica President Jorge Cauz Disses Wikipedia and Google
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews —
... or her own content,” added Jorge.
On the Google-Wikipedia relationship
“I think it would be impossible not to look at Wikipedia when one goes to Google. It’s the most symbiotic relationship happening out there,” stated Jorge. “It’s very much used by many people because it covers many topics and it’s the No.1 search result on Google. It’s not necessarily that people go to Wikipedia.”
[via SMH] ...
Britannica's Doomed Plan To Take On Wikipedia
Silicon Alley Insider —
Imitation is the highest form of flattery: Starting tomorrow, the Encyclopedia Britannica will be adding user-submitted content to its website in a bid to give Wikipedia a run for its money. It won't work. Here's the problem: In order to preserve Britannica as a professionally-edited resource, user submissions will have to be vetted by Britannica staff or a freelance editor. And the company has set a 20-minute turnaround benchmark for itself to review submissions. It's not hard to see the problem here: Assuming the idea of Britannica as a ...
Britannica Boss Trash Talks Google And Wikipedia
Techdirt —
... . Cauz talked up some new initiatives under way, and now the company has announced a more Wikipedia-like version. Users can submit changes, which are then reviewed by an editor before inclusion. Apparently, they're focused on ensuring at most a 20 minute turnaround. If so, that's impressive. However, what struck me is that Cauz seems unhealthily focused on both Wikipedia and Google. ...
Marketing News Roundup, January 23
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... A few challenges for Wikipedia this week. First, a brand that could really challenge them: Britannica 2.0. And yes, there’s peer editing, though registration—with names and addresses required. ...
