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Can wikipedia survive next 10 yrs with its strong ethics of no ads in the site?

Created by : Amrita , Animation/Graphic Artist, Creative design  | 02 08 2011 13:23:16 +0000
Industry : InternetFunctional Area : Business Models(Strategy & Execution)
Keywords : ads advertisement ethics wikipedia jimmy wales
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As we all know that wikipedia says strict no-no to the ads and the only fund which comes is from the donors. Do you think it will be able to survive without any other means of funds only on contribution of users?

  
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It has managed to work till now and being so useful and everybody's favourite place to find the required piece of knowledge I don't think wikiedia will ever suffer any problems.
By Amrita , Animation/Graphic Artist, Creative design  02 08 2011 13:23:16 +0000
 
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I think that this website called the Wikipedia cannot survive further without support. Not only Wiki, but anything of such a cause cannot stand on its own. we have proven examples, like the great Air Deccan which brought in a revolutionary idea called low cost airline. The idea is good and is for a social cause but whr is deccan now.?? Similarly, what was orkut's status till it was taken over by Google? In todays world Money is very important and especially for marketing the product / service. You may claim that Wiki does not require further marketing, but it needs money to keep it updated and be there available. Also I have a small negative for Wikipedia. This has caused an excessive level of Plagiarism among students and professionals. The interest/curiosity in research is no more present. So I think some big shot will take over the website and the Wiki foundation too .. because the promoter of Wiki, Mr. Larry Ssnger himself has appeared on its site and asked for help.
By RENJITH K K, HR Officer, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited [HPCL]  02 08 2011 19:02:42 +0000
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Wikipedia is really good search engine, i agree that the use of wikipedia miiiight be decrease but still it will survive. Wikipedia is giving all information start from born to end, all type of histroy, depth meaning etc. Right now it may not giving ad, but in future it may be give, why we think negative. Because many old company were not giving an ad but now they have started to give ad like that....
By Virag Shah, Confidential  | 02 12 2011 04:30:55 +0000
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Wikipedia is supported and (contents)controlled by US Gov. So Wikipedia can survive more than 10 years.
By Raju Ramalingam, Business Analyst, Rhytha Web Solutions  | 02 11 2011 20:47:15 +0000
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The growth of wikipedia in last few years show that without Ads its getting enough financial resources to run and expand their operations. I dont see change in next 10 years in that scenario. However Advts on Internet are not as irritating to the viewer as on TVs unless they cover whole screen or keep on playing and one has to skip it to reach to the desired content.
By Dr. Atindra Shukla, Research Scientist, Govt organisation  | 02 11 2011 18:55:51 +0000
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I strongly support the views Ms.Amrita. It is like a encyclopedia to refer.
By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  | 02 11 2011 18:07:59 +0000
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Yes it Can
By Ankit Jain, MCA student, Anand Engineering College, Agra  | 02 11 2011 15:04:40 +0000
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Wikipedia is a great idea combined with a new, revolutionary software and it has a lot of brilliant committed authors...
By manish kumar, SEO | Web-cms Developer | FreeTips-- shoot me an email | Mobile SEO | Do more than Just !  | 02 11 2011 05:06:02 +0000
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only as long it continues to be the sole authority in providing information....
By Aman Srivastava, B.Tech/B.E. student, National Institute of Technology, Patna  | 02 09 2011 18:25:48 +0000
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Amrita i agree with your statement,which is right. 
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 02 09 2011 11:49:06 +0000
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Wikipedia is Wikipedia, nothing can fill the gap, not even Google, so we must contribute generously for its survival for ever
By AJAY KUMAR KHAITAN, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT  | 02 09 2011 09:22:28 +0000
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As long as man requires some authenticated and detailed information on any issue Wikipedia do survive, because it provides useful and detailed information on any matter. It surely survives all odds.
By Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.  | 02 09 2011 07:04:33 +0000
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if zeitgeist movement is surviving and it is flourishing than wiki can survive, i guess so however, it remains to be seen..:D
By konkan SINGHA, Head- Talent Acquisition (IT), OptedJobs  | 02 09 2011 06:59:22 +0000
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I certainly hope so. It is one of the most useful sites on the net and its value to the average searcher is phenomenal. Some how it must be maintained free of corruption from the advertising bug.
By RAMESH KANDADAI, Principal Consultant, ARM Consultants  | 02 09 2011 03:09:20 +0000
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Yes it will survive because there is voluntary involvement of people around the globe just as linux software which is thriving and replacing the windows which is free, money is not everything.
By kanukurthy sudershanrao, Operations Manager, Andhra Bank  | 02 09 2011 01:46:18 +0000
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Yes, Wikipedia is a place for information not like social media...
By Sujai C, Business Developemnt Specialist, SrinSoft Technologies  | 02 08 2011 20:45:49 +0000
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yes, I strongly believe. Coz Billions of people living here on earth.
By rosalie de la cruz, Civil Engineer -Telecom, UTECH  | 02 08 2011 20:10:32 +0000
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It has survived. It can survive. It's wikipedia, mate.
By Neha Choudhry, Content Writer, Service Magic Info Jobs (for Atoot.com)  | 02 08 2011 18:20:37 +0000
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I sincerely hope so I refer to wikipedia more often than not, very informative..
By Rajeev N.Bhatt, Equity Trader, self employed  | 02 08 2011 17:10:13 +0000
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Wikipedia is Wikipedia, nothing can fill the gap, not even our Great Google
By AJAY KUMAR KHAITAN, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT  | 02 08 2011 17:09:13 +0000
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yes, think it should survive as it has relevant materail
By Phani Mohan krishna, Head/VP/GM- Purchase/Material Mgmt, ANAGHA DATTA TRADE  | 02 08 2011 17:08:21 +0000
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Have contributed my very small bits to Bangalore Wikipedia, and from where I see it- Wikipedia has got a long journey ahead of it!

The world today is run by those corporates who thrive on the slogan: "Free transfer/ sharing of knowledge, no or less/specific advertisement."

Examples are Google, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, toostep.... :) have I left out something! I know, I can't list them all!

And Wikipedia is leading them all!

In a nutshell, if Wikipedia can't make it in the next ten years, then one of the following would have happened:

1) There would be a huge paradigm shift in the marketing strategies of all the leading companies in the world we see today- they would have invented a better way of selling that is better than "giving it for free!"

2) None of the companies would have made it to the future and we would enter Stone age.

As the Wikipedia's mission statement goes:

"The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally."

Very nice debate! Would want this to continue and get all the attention of all the veterans present here at Toostep and elsewhere!

Thanks again @Amrita!
By Anantha Shayana. D, CTO/CIO, RAYSITI  | 02 08 2011 16:09:23 +0000
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Sure will survive and perhaps longer. We sure need to see to that by spending some time to contribute useful material there - as we all seem to have time to spend here! and am sure we do know something we can share, or even edit something someone has contributed. Lets not just talk and poll here and stop.
By Raghavan Parthasarathy, Consultant, Simulation and Control  | 02 08 2011 15:14:34 +0000
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We can see the truthfulness of the info. we get at wikipedia compared to all other sites.Also,Knowledge increses by spreading it around.Hence I think it will remain in its place may be in some other form.....
By Dhawal , IT Consultant, Electro Industries  | 02 08 2011 14:52:23 +0000
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Contributors to Wikipaedia are the learned lot, whose innate desire is to propagate knowledge and wisdom! This will survive for ages, so long as the like-minded people contribute incessantly for the cause of educating people at large!
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 02 08 2011 14:08:39 +0000
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Yes, it will survive.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 02 08 2011 13:45:09 +0000
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Doubtful unless it receives some grant. Also wikipedia will go on only till a competitor arrives.
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 02 20 2011 14:43:21 +0000
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money is the backbone of any business,relying only on the donors is not a liable source, a few days ago its founder itself raise the demand for donation for its iste, ones it happen but always it wont.
By Yogesh Chaturvedi, Software QA Engineer Consulatnt, McAfee INC and Intel Company  | 02 10 2011 22:27:37 +0000
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In a recent survey it was found that around 50% of Americans access wikipedia. This kind of popularity is not that easy to die. Nevertheless, I believe when it's data storage and network activities increase further it will be little difficult to manage only with donations. For the coming 3 to 4 years it will definitely remain ad free but after that it will have to bank on advertisements to support its activities.
By Ashish Prakash, Market Development, PT Jindal Stainless Indonesia  | 02 09 2011 23:23:08 +0000
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Wikipedia is Wikipedia, nothing can fill the gap, not even Google, so we must contribute generously for its survival for ever
By AJAY KUMAR KHAITAN, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT  | 02 09 2011 09:23:00 +0000
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