Comments on: Wikipedia founder claims newspapers are no longer the force they were http://itsopen.co.uk/wikipedia-founder-claims-newspapers-are-no-longer-the-force-they-were Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:32:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alistair Smith http://itsopen.co.uk/wikipedia-founder-claims-newspapers-are-no-longer-the-force-they-were/comment-page-1#comment-10284 Alistair Smith Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:38:49 +0000 http://itsopen.co.uk/?p=1324#comment-10284 While I wouldn't deny that there are some very good bloggers and some very good citizen-generated content out there, it represents a minority of the content one comes across. It still seems that most of what one sees on blogs, retweeted, etc originates as copy from traditional media operating online. Technology and new channels are fascinating, but content continues to be king. That's where companies need to focus their efforts; if social media has a voracious appetite to repackage, repurpose and regurgitate content, then that's an opportunity for companies as content generators and owners. While I wouldn’t deny that there are some very good bloggers and some very good citizen-generated content out there, it represents a minority of the content one comes across. It still seems that most of what one sees on blogs, retweeted, etc originates as copy from traditional media operating online.

Technology and new channels are fascinating, but content continues to be king. That’s where companies need to focus their efforts; if social media has a voracious appetite to repackage, repurpose and regurgitate content, then that’s an opportunity for companies as content generators and owners.

]]> By: Gregory Kohs http://itsopen.co.uk/wikipedia-founder-claims-newspapers-are-no-longer-the-force-they-were/comment-page-1#comment-10242 Gregory Kohs Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:28:31 +0000 http://itsopen.co.uk/?p=1324#comment-10242 I have to laugh at "the founder of Wikipedia", as that itself is a lie. Wales tried to rewrite history. Did you know that Larry Sanger was the guy who brought the idea of a wiki architecture to the existing Nupedia encyclopedia project? That Sanger named it "Wikipedia"? That Sanger made the first invitation for editors to come help the new project? And that Sanger developed most of the key guidelines and policies that governed Wikipedia's first year of growth? Please don't fall for Jimbo's ruse. I have to laugh at “the founder of Wikipedia”, as that itself is a lie. Wales tried to rewrite history. Did you know that Larry Sanger was the guy who brought the idea of a wiki architecture to the existing Nupedia encyclopedia project? That Sanger named it “Wikipedia”? That Sanger made the first invitation for editors to come help the new project? And that Sanger developed most of the key guidelines and policies that governed Wikipedia’s first year of growth?

Please don’t fall for Jimbo’s ruse.

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