Comments on: Why I Donate to Wikipedia http://ariwriter.com/why-i-donate-to-wikipedia/ Strategies and tips on social media and online marketing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: My Top 12 Blog Posts from 2008 — AriWriter http://ariwriter.com/why-i-donate-to-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-3828 My Top 12 Blog Posts from 2008 — AriWriter Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:24:12 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=1359#comment-3828 [...] Why I Donate to Wikipedia [...] [...] Why I Donate to Wikipedia [...]

]]> By: Gregory Kohs http://ariwriter.com/why-i-donate-to-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-3774 Gregory Kohs Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:24:24 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=1359#comment-3774 Nobody seems to ask (or care) why their money goes to all-too-expensive office space in San Francisco (was that move from St. Petersburg necessary?), round-trip airfare for two to India (when a web-teleconference would have easily sufficed), and God knows what else! Ari, if you think this boondoggle that only cost about $400,000 to run just a couple of years ago is worthy of your contribution to the inflated, $6 million budget, it's your money. But, you haven't convinced me to open my wallet. Nobody seems to ask (or care) why their money goes to all-too-expensive office space in San Francisco (was that move from St. Petersburg necessary?), round-trip airfare for two to India (when a web-teleconference would have easily sufficed), and God knows what else!

Ari, if you think this boondoggle that only cost about $400,000 to run just a couple of years ago is worthy of your contribution to the inflated, $6 million budget, it’s your money. But, you haven’t convinced me to open my wallet.

]]> By: David Gerard http://ariwriter.com/why-i-donate-to-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 David Gerard Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:52:03 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=1359#comment-3772 Was it this talk? http://fora.tv/2008/09/11/Jimmy_Wales_-_Free_Speech_Free_Minds_and_Free_Markets He's talked about people learning to write <i>in</i> Wikipedia (the Wikipedia Academy projects), though I don't know of anyone actually learning to read <i>from</i> Wikipedia :-) <abbr><em>David Gerard´s last blog post..<a href="http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/2008/12/10/what-a-pip/">WHAT A PIP.</a></abbr></em> Was it this talk?

http://fora.tv/2008/09/11/Jimmy_Wales_-_Free_Speech_Free_Minds_and_Free_Markets

He’s talked about people learning to write in Wikipedia (the Wikipedia Academy projects), though I don’t know of anyone actually learning to read from Wikipedia :-)

David Gerard´s last blog post..WHAT A PIP.

]]> By: Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog and Podcast - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image http://ariwriter.com/why-i-donate-to-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog and Podcast - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:34:56 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=1359#comment-3761 <strong>Little Things...</strong> Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, Christmas Eve is the perfect time to reflect on the year that passed and the year that is coming up. If you read this Blog, there is no doubt that you are a Marketer who cares and wants to make a difference. M... Little Things…

Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, Christmas Eve is the perfect time to reflect on the year that passed and the year that is coming up. If you read this Blog, there is no doubt that you are a Marketer who cares and wants to make a difference. M…

]]> By: Thomas http://ariwriter.com/why-i-donate-to-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-3759 Thomas Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:39:13 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=1359#comment-3759 Given the fact that the vast majority of the United States population (so I've heard) relies on Wikipedia for information, perhaps our new president elect should propose a grant for education. <abbr><em>Thomas´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.tomslatin.com/2008/12/17/falling-in-love-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-2">Falling In Love (For All The Wrong Reasons)</a></abbr></em> Given the fact that the vast majority of the United States population (so I’ve heard) relies on Wikipedia for information, perhaps our new president elect should propose a grant for education.

Thomas´s last blog post..Falling In Love (For All The Wrong Reasons)

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