Comments on: Wikia Gaming Launches With 250,000 Articles http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Wikia Gaming Site | Cuppytalk http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1904652 Wikia Gaming Site | Cuppytalk Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:12:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1904652 [...] has just released their collection of video game wikis.  I like wikis.  I think the idea of user generated [...] [...] has just released their collection of video game wikis.  I like wikis.  I think the idea of user generated [...]

]]> By: It’s All In The [Search] Packaging at aoortic! dot com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1623168 It’s All In The [Search] Packaging at aoortic! dot com Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:08:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1623168 [...] another company that is aggregating content, is now doing about 250 million page views. Wikipedia, the biggest such operation (and a not-for-profit org) had become the 9th-largest site [...] [...] another company that is aggregating content, is now doing about 250 million page views. Wikipedia, the biggest such operation (and a not-for-profit org) had become the 9th-largest site [...]

]]> By: It’s All In The [Search] Packaging « GigaOM http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1616576 It’s All In The [Search] Packaging « GigaOM Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:16:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1616576 [...] another company that is aggregating content, is now doing about 250 million page views. Wikipedia, the biggest such operation (and a not-for-profit org) had become the 9th-largest site [...] [...] another company that is aggregating content, is now doing about 250 million page views. Wikipedia, the biggest such operation (and a not-for-profit org) had become the 9th-largest site [...]

]]> By: Eliot http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1613932 Eliot Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:39:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1613932 Wouldn't Answers.com be a far better choice if you're going to call someone out for profiting off of someone elses wiki work. Wouldn’t Answers.com be a far better choice if you’re going to call someone out for profiting off of someone elses wiki work.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1613405 Seth Finkelstein Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:59:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1613405 Of course he works hard - marketing is hard work! That's like saying Tom Sawyer didn't so anything - he got everyone else to paint the fence, but he had to talk them into doing it 1/2 :-) http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/funding.asp?id=634 "You can make a fair amount of money on advertising when you have basically no costs" Of course he works hard - marketing is hard work! That’s like saying Tom Sawyer didn’t so anything - he got everyone else to paint the fence, but he had to talk them into doing it 1/2 :-)

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/.....asp?id=634
“You can make a fair amount of money on advertising when you have basically no costs”

]]> By: Seth Brundle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1613373 Seth Brundle Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:46:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1613373 To say the CEO isn't working hard because the site leverages other technology platforms doesn't make any sense - those are engineering tasks, and the CEO does not execute those tasks, normally. To say the CEO isn’t working hard because the site leverages other technology platforms doesn’t make any sense - those are engineering tasks, and the CEO does not execute those tasks, normally.

]]> By: BeingParents http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1613087 BeingParents Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:58:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1613087 Mike with all respect, I disagree with you. There is might be a lot associated with leaving the light on. First, we have to make sure that the infrastructure is built, monitored ,and updated as needed. Also everyone trying to offer something useful and unique to the web is working hard.TechCrunch.com is a good example of that usefulness I am talking about. Finally, I agree with you that users need to be give more credit for their contributions. It would even be honorable to reward contributors financially. Without user input Web 2.0 technologies might only be Web 1.5. TO USERS: YOU do the hard work. Keep up the great work ! Mike with all respect, I disagree with you.

There is might be a lot associated with leaving the light on.
First, we have to make sure that the infrastructure is built,
monitored ,and updated as needed.

Also everyone trying to offer something useful and unique
to the web is working hard.TechCrunch.com is a good example
of that usefulness I am talking about.

Finally, I agree with you that users need to be give more credit
for their contributions. It would even be honorable to reward contributors
financially. Without user input Web 2.0 technologies might only be Web 1.5.

TO USERS:
YOU do the hard work.
Keep up the great work !

]]> By: Bjorn http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1612954 Bjorn Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:06:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1612954 Hah, why do people leave such negative comments? Anyways there's a difference between enabling and exploiting users and we all know which side Wikia leans to. The problem is one that Squidoo(?) faces, where users get part of the revenue but because there's little collaboration if any the quality of articles sucks, and there's spam and it attracts the wrong people with the wrong motivations. What can Wikia do but exploit? At best it could give a significant share of its revenues to wikimedia, in lieu of sharing with its users. A suitable substitute in my opinion. Hah, why do people leave such negative comments? Anyways there’s a difference between enabling and exploiting users and we all know which side Wikia leans to. The problem is one that Squidoo(?) faces, where users get part of the revenue but because there’s little collaboration if any the quality of articles sucks, and there’s spam and it attracts the wrong people with the wrong motivations. What can Wikia do but exploit? At best it could give a significant share of its revenues to wikimedia, in lieu of sharing with its users. A suitable substitute in my opinion.

]]> By: David Litsky http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1612841 David Litsky Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:20:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1612841 This is a startup worth watching, LOTS OF CONTENT. This is a startup worth watching, LOTS OF CONTENT.

]]> By: Jimbo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1612663 Jimbo Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:04:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1612663 That's not a very nice comment "Michael". Sergei is correct: Star Wars is the largest single wiki --> "The largest wiki on Wikia, with 52,000+ pages on everything Star Wars." BTW, Arrington have u seen this? Barack Obama posted a question on LinkedIn.com (Answers section) an hour or 2 ago...it has almost 200 answers. http://www.linkedin.com/answers/startups-small-businesses/small-business/STR_SMB/95900-11932467?browseIdx=0&sik=1189594542354&goback=%2Eahp?trk=techent1 The Washington Post has already picked up on this: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/09/12/obama_linking_in_ahead_of_the.html That’s not a very nice comment “Michael”.

Sergei is correct: Star Wars is the largest single wiki –> “The largest wiki on Wikia, with 52,000+ pages on everything Star Wars.”

BTW, Arrington have u seen this? Barack Obama posted a question on LinkedIn.com (Answers section) an hour or 2 ago…it has almost 200 answers.

http://www.linkedin.com/answer.....k=techent1

The Washington Post has already picked up on this:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com.....f_the.html

]]> By: MIKE http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1612598 MIKE Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:39:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1612598 And I agree no site on the web uses space better. Rumors that by October they will have the AdCenter up and running. Via their private label PPC platform, leased from LookSmart you will be able to buy pay per click ads on the wikis. And I agree no site on the web uses space better.

Rumors that by October they will have the AdCenter up and running.
Via their private label PPC platform, leased from LookSmart you will be able to buy pay per click ads on the wikis.

]]> By: Sergei http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1612054 Sergei Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:22:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1612054 I thought the largest wikia-page was the Star Wars wiki. http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Big_wikis I thought the largest wikia-page was the Star Wars wiki.

http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Big_wikis

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/11/8846/#comment-1611913 Michael Arrington Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:23:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/09/8846/#comment-1611913 Very nice. I'll leave that comment live. Very nice. I’ll leave that comment live.

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