Comments on: Google’s latest idea! GooglePedia! http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16488 p2pnet.net - reader powered Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:59:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16488/comment-page-1#comment-628728 Reader's Write Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:42:25 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16488#comment-628728 I agree. Anyway, it will be another good source that we can use to make Wikipedia better. Wikipedia folks are always looking for good reliable sources, and it sounds as though this project may qualify. I agree. Anyway, it will be another good source that we can use to make Wikipedia better. Wikipedia folks are always looking for good reliable sources, and it sounds as though this project may qualify.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16488/comment-page-1#comment-626809 Reader's Write Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:16:13 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16488#comment-626809 Competition is always a good thing. If google can do a better job than wikipedia, then I say fine. Competition is always a good thing. If google can do a better job than wikipedia, then I say fine.

]]> By: Robert Chapin http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16488/comment-page-1#comment-624770 Robert Chapin Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:32:55 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16488#comment-624770 Hi Jon, "“Our goal is to encourage people who know a particular subject to write an authoritative article about it,” continues Udi Manber, VP engineering on the the Google blog. That looks familiar. Like, isn’t that what Wikipedia does?" Actually, no it is not. Wikipedia has a standing order against "Original Research", as they call it. In effect they limit their content to information that can be verified through other websites. And Wikipedia certainly has its problems. I would enjoy seeing Google give them a run for their (donated) money. Ciao Robert Chapin Chapin Information Services, Inc. Hi Jon,

““Our goal is to encourage people who know a particular subject to write an authoritative article about it,” continues Udi Manber, VP engineering on the the Google blog. That looks familiar. Like, isn’t that what Wikipedia does?”

Actually, no it is not. Wikipedia has a standing order against “Original Research”, as they call it. In effect they limit their content to information that can be verified through other websites.

And Wikipedia certainly has its problems. I would enjoy seeing Google give them a run for their (donated) money.

Ciao
Robert Chapin
Chapin Information Services, Inc.

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