Wikipedia and the Trust Factor
Wikipedia represents one of the closest expressions ever seen of genuine anarchy -- a "self-regulating cooperative of free thinkers acting voluntarily for a greater common good." Their motto is "out of mediocrity, excellence."
Wikipedia has been around since 2001, which gives it whiskers in Internet terms. It is now the largest encyclopedia in the world with articles on more than 5 million subjects in 229 languages -- and an average of 1,515 new articles posted every day this month. It's also one of the most popular research tools on the Web; last month 33 million people used it.
Not bad for an organization with just one staff member. The rest of the work is done by thousands of nerdy anorak devotees -- self-confessed wiki-maniacs -- dedicated to the hubristic project of trying to assemble "the sum of all human knowledge."
Read more HERE.
Wikipedia has been around since 2001, which gives it whiskers in Internet terms. It is now the largest encyclopedia in the world with articles on more than 5 million subjects in 229 languages -- and an average of 1,515 new articles posted every day this month. It's also one of the most popular research tools on the Web; last month 33 million people used it.
Not bad for an organization with just one staff member. The rest of the work is done by thousands of nerdy anorak devotees -- self-confessed wiki-maniacs -- dedicated to the hubristic project of trying to assemble "the sum of all human knowledge."
Read more HERE.
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