Wikis for Profit?
From reading the technology section of the New York Times today comes this article that talks about how wikis are starting to adopt a business plan to make some money.The comparison is made to Craigslist in that they're small businesses that won't ever make a ton of money, but can certainly be profitable.
One problem raised in the article is that the wiki's contributors might begin to resent their free contributions to a site that flips those into a profit. I think Wikipedia is very successful and has grown to such a viable resource because the contributors appreciate that it is a non-profit site. I agree that posting for free to a site that looks to use my contributions for money is going to make me less likely to ever use it.
posted by Ryan Jerz @ 2:53 PM
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