North Face is not, by any means, the first company to try and alter their own Wikipedia entry for marketing-related purposes. They might, though, be the first to so publicly tout doing so and have their success presented as a successful effort to overcome the “obstacle” presented by the site’s own dictum that such efforts … Continue reading The Egg on North Face
Truth As Someone Else’s Problem
Over the last few weeks YouTube has become the new favorite target of media and technology industry commentators and watchdogs due to its tendency to prioritize conspiracy videos in its recommendations. More broadly, because YouTube, like other social networks, is geared around reinforcing known behaviors, one action down this path is likely to result in … Continue reading Truth As Someone Else’s Problem
Covering Breaking News on Wikipedia
Brian Keegan looks at how breaking news is covered on Wikipedia as a large number of people try to create a real-time record of what's happening followed by a core group of editors who clean things up and add additional details: Wikipedia articles certainly do not break the news of the events themselves, but the … Continue reading Covering Breaking News on Wikipedia
Using and abusing the Wikipedia
I've been sitting on this one for a while but still wanted to address it. Chris Abraham wondered whether the Wikipedia would be the next front for promoting new TV shows, movies or other popular culture. For anyone who may have read Abraham's post and thought it sounded like a good idea I have one … Continue reading Using and abusing the Wikipedia
