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Consumer’s Role in Future of Advertising
Consumer generated media is present everywhere we turn. It’s a natural part of our society and a growing part of business practices, especially in advertising. Jimmy Wales, the Founder of Wikipedia, says this trend will only escalate in the future.
Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia, Wikia Search, Googleopoly, Yahoo, and More
Since he is no stranger to the Internet world, Jimmy Wales’ opinion is held with respect. Being aware of this, WebProNews asked him not only about Wikipedia and Wikia Search, but also about a proposed “Googleopoly” and Yahoo/AOL merger. Watch as his answers might turn out to surprise you.
Google Changes Algorithm?
In the New Year, Google seems to be changing their algorithm and making the search results more time related. The leading search engine has been ranking items from popular sites like Digg higher than factual or historical sites like Wikipedia. Is this a move towards a Web 3.0? In other news, Kara Ratliff [...]
SMX Social Media, NYC 2007: Stephan Spencer of Netconcepts
Founder and President of Netconcepts, Stephan Spencer gave Kara Ratliff of WebProNews an insight into Wikipedia before his session at SMX Social Media 2007 in New York City. His session, titled Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers and Answer Sharing gave the audience the opportunity to learn a few things about how to use Wikipedia to edit [...]
SES San Jose: Stephan Spencer and Jonathan Hochman on Wikipedia
WebProNews caught up with Founder and President of Netconcepts, Stephan Spencer as well as Founder and President of JE Hochman & Associates, Jonathan Hochman at SES San Jose 2007. The two discuss their views of Wikipedia, including the front page and the future of the online encyclopedia with Wikiscanner. Spencer and Hochman also [...]
SES San Jose: Neil Patel
Co-Founder of ACS, Neil Patel talked with WebProNews about Wikipedia and SEO. He discusses what not to do when trying to strategize on Wikipedia and mentions to make sure everything you add is accurate information, otherwise it isn’t effective. He also talks about other strategies to use when trying to improve your optimization. [...]
Vandalism and Wikipedia
Wikipedia, one of the largest reference sites is open to the public for editing. But now Virgil Griffith has created a new application for the free site, to allow users to see who has edited the page. Last year, reports showed that several big companies tweaked their own pages to only allow good [...]
Chris Benoit Wikipedia Mystery
Just days after the bodies of professional wrestler, Chris Benoit, his wife, and son were found by authorities, investigators found a new twist to the disturbing case. Someone had edited Chris Benoit’s Wikipedia page, writing that Benoit was absent from a Saturday match due to the death of his wife, Nancy. This was [...]
Web 2.0: Exclusive Interview with Chris Tolles VP of Marketing at TOPIX.com
The leading news community on the Web has recently executed a “re-invention” of their already successful website. Topix connects people to news and information in every town and city in the United States. People can catch the latest news in their own areas, and then see what’s going on in the town they’re planning a [...]
Analysts Think Yahoo Will Lose, Social Sites Must Confirm Users, Wikipedia To Build Own Search Engine
Businesses race against the clock to keep up with the Daylight savings time. A federal law will take effect to reduce energy costs and move up Daylight saving time, also known as DST, to start three weeks earlier on March 11th and end one week later on November 4th. Yesterday, Microsoft started the [...]