Is Your Company Ready for Wikipedia?
Hot off the (virtual) presses! If you enjoyed our six-part miniseries on Wikipedia, you'll definitely want to check out our Wiki eBook. Is Your Company Ready for Wikipediacontains everything you ever wanted to know about Wiki for business.This 36-page free eBook includes expanded versions of all six original posts -- plus loads of new info that you won't find on our blog. ...
February 11, 2013 READ MORE
Everything You Wanted To Know About Wikipedia, Part 6: FAQs
Here it is: the very last in our Wikipedia blog series. We’re wrapping things up this week with a few odds and ends, random tidbits, and FAQs that didn’t quite fit in any of our other posts in the series. Enjoy! Frequently Asked Questions Q: I want to write a Wikipedia article about my company – but we were sued for discrimination last year and it was all over the...
November 21, 2012 READ MORE
Everything About Wikipedia, Part 5: Content
At this point, if you’ve been following our Wikipedia series you’ve got a pretty good grip on the rules: You know how to determine a topic’s Wiki-appropriateness. You also know how to find good, third-party sources, and you understand how to keep things neutral. So, now what? Now, we talk about content. Determining Length Wikipedia is funny: You could practically...
November 15, 2012 READ MORE
Help for New Wikipedia Articles
Image via Wikipedia Thinking about starting a new Wikipedia article for yourself or your business – but you just don’t know where to start? As we’ve mentioned before, not every article idea or subject is appropriate for Wikipedia (go here for a few pointers). So your first step is to determine if your personal/business/product/other Wikipedia article will p...
January 28, 2011 READ MORE
What Makes A Good Wikipedia Topic?
Before you rush to start a new Wikipedia article, there are a couple of things to consider. Wikipedia has a huge gamut of guidelines for writing, uploading, and editing Wiki articles. But before you begin any of those tasks, you first need to know what types of subjects are appropriate for Wikipedia. Wikipedia’s notability policy lays out the guidelines for good ...
July 26, 2010 READ MORE