Comments on: Wikipedia contributor and content rich but still cash poor http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:04:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Tim J http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-795697 Tim J Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:45:50 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-795697 Its kind of funny listening to someone arguing that since Wikipedia is not selling ads you won't support them. On the other hand I see the point in not supporting idiots who can't figure out how to fund their site while the answer is so obvious. Its kind of funny listening to someone arguing that since Wikipedia is not selling ads you won’t support them. On the other hand I see the point in not supporting idiots who can’t figure out how to fund their site while the answer is so obvious.

]]> By: Dave Toys http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-777005 Dave Toys Sun, 04 May 2008 18:03:27 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-777005 I think it would be terrible for Wikipedia to start running ads, but I guess I should be donating to them if I would like it to continue. You can always block the ads anyway. I think it would be terrible for Wikipedia to start running ads, but I guess I should be donating to them if I would like it to continue. You can always block the ads anyway.

]]> By: When complaining about internal links don’t forget Wikipedia » Make You Go Hmm http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-645755 When complaining about internal links don’t forget Wikipedia » Make You Go Hmm Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:30:21 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-645755 [...] you bet I added rel=nofollow to that link, touche for Wikipedia that adds rel=NOFOLLOW to all links on their site. The don’t think it’s important enough to help the search engines see the [...] […] you bet I added rel=nofollow to that link, touche for Wikipedia that adds rel=NOFOLLOW to all links on their site. The don’t think it’s important enough to help the search engines see the […]

]]> By: How to highlight links marked NOFOLLOW using Firefox » Make You Go Hmm http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-623162 How to highlight links marked NOFOLLOW using Firefox » Make You Go Hmm Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:11:31 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-623162 [...] an example NOFOLLOW link to Wikipedia. Since Wikipedia chose to add NOFOLLOW to all external links from their service, I’d encourage other bloggers to add NOFOLLOW to any Wikipedia link, if [...] […] an example NOFOLLOW link to Wikipedia. Since Wikipedia chose to add NOFOLLOW to all external links from their service, I’d encourage other bloggers to add NOFOLLOW to any Wikipedia link, if […]

]]> By: Chipping the web - Joltin’ Joe -- Chip’s Quips http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-414499 Chipping the web - Joltin’ Joe -- Chip’s Quips Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:50:10 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-414499 [...] TDavid shares the general contempt for Wikipedia’s Google-juice shutoff, but rather than responding in kind he’s decided to link to Brittanica instead. An interesting choice — I’d bet that they have more reliable content, but not nearly as much — especially on geek topics. Try, for example, a search for rad50 on each. [...] […] TDavid shares the general contempt for Wikipedia’s Google-juice shutoff, but rather than responding in kind he’s decided to link to Brittanica instead. An interesting choice — I’d bet that they have more reliable content, but not nearly as much — especially on geek topics. Try, for example, a search for rad50 on each. […]

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-413152 TDavid Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:28:56 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-413152 Good tip, Kunal sen, thanks :) Good tip, Kunal sen, thanks :)

]]> By: Kunal sen http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-413125 Kunal sen Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:00:37 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-413125 Britannica is a subscription site, but they have a feature that allows anyone full access to any article, if you put a link to that article (http://www.britannica.com/webmaster). Of course the Concise articles are totally free, but the full EB has many more articles, and they are much deeper. Britannica is a subscription site, but they have a feature that allows anyone full access to any article, if you put a link to that article (http://www.britannica.com/webmaster). Of course the Concise articles are totally free, but the full EB has many more articles, and they are much deeper.

]]> By: What to do With Wikipedia (or, There’s Nothing Wrong With Profit) at Disruptive Thoughts http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-413020 What to do With Wikipedia (or, There’s Nothing Wrong With Profit) at Disruptive Thoughts Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:36:52 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-413020 [...] No, Wikipedia should not start operating as a real business. As an organization founded, built, and sustained on principles set outside of business values, Wikipedia needs to embrace profit in such a way that it can further grow and develop those principles. [...] […] No, Wikipedia should not start operating as a real business. As an organization founded, built, and sustained on principles set outside of business values, Wikipedia needs to embrace profit in such a way that it can further grow and develop those principles. […]

]]> By: Ron David http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-412759 Ron David Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:17:25 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-412759 I got your email...thanks. For many things, the consice page works great but if you are researching health or more complex issues, you only get a preview page like this would a subsctipion: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9001564/diabetes-insipidus That netpass somehow gets you the full artcile when you go to that same link. Same think on Wall Street Journal etc...anyway best Regards. I got your email…thanks. For many things, the consice page works great but if you are researching health or more complex issues, you only get a preview page like this would a subsctipion: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9001564/diabetes-insipidus

That netpass somehow gets you the full artcile when you go to that same link. Same think on Wall Street Journal etc…anyway best Regards.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-412698 TDavid Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:33:20 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070210/4230/#comment-412698 Yeah, I guess they do have a subscription deal but what I've been doing is a search for keyword in google and adding "britannica" to get their concise page like this one on snlugs mentioned in a recent Hmmcast: http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9378885/slug Yeah, I guess they do have a subscription deal but what I’ve been doing is a search for keyword in google and adding “britannica” to get their concise page like this one on snlugs mentioned in a recent Hmmcast:
http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9378885/slug

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