Wikipedia’s usage jumps
According to HitWise, Wikipedia usage has spiked 154% since the same time last year. Some point to the failing of the news media as to why Wikipedia is so successful.
I think it’s the model that Wikipedia uses is more natural. Since anyone can create and edit articles, the information is more timely and can be easily updated.
Wikipedia attracted 22.3 per cent of users searching for information about the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops closed down settlements and withdrew from the region. Wikipedia’s market share numbers meant it drew five times more traffic than Google News, Yahoo News or the BBC and tied with CIA World Factbook for information on the strip.
In fact the information on Hurricane Katrina on Wikipedia is the most detailed I have seen in one place.
Wikipedia is supported through contributions made through The Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit group.
Yelling Lizard said,
November 2, 2005@ 5:46 pm
Wikipedia to become offline reference
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is mulling taking it’s content to CD, DVD, and even print. The idea would be to give developing countries, and other offline users, access to the Wikipedia content.
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