Re: [WikiEN-l] Britannica tries for Indian market
This is also interesting. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/2010/12/16/stories/2010121650040100.htm FT2 On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Steve Bennett stevag...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:08 AM, WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com wrote: According to the article they do, but only if you give them your name and address and then let a professional verify your edit. Also you can only edit for free for the first 24 months, then you have to pay them. Brilliant! Paying for the privilege of writing their encyclopaedia for them! Steve ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Britannica tries for Indian market
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:08 AM, WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com wrote: According to the article they do, but only if you give them your name and address and then let a professional verify your edit. Also you can only edit for free for the first 24 months, then you have to pay them. Brilliant! Paying for the privilege of writing their encyclopaedia for them! Steve ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Britannica tries for Indian market
According to the article they do, but only if you give them your name and address and then let a professional verify your edit. Also you can only edit for free for the first 24 months, then you have to pay them. Plus they have decided to concentrate on the broadband market and ignore the mobile market. Can't say I'd be tempted, but perhaps the Indian market puts less value on the word free? WereSpielChequers On 12 December 2010 16:52, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/britannica-to-give-wikipediarun-for-its-money/417969/ Bundling access with a broadband subscription. Does Britannica still take user contributions? - d. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
Re: [WikiEN-l] Britannica tries for Indian market
The Indian market is huge, values education highly and has widespread English and good internet availability. Still I'm a bit surprised they've decided to pioneer this bundling concept there rather than, say, North America. It isn't as if Wikipedia didn't already have a prominent and *multilingual* presence in the Indian marketplace, that Britannica could only dream of. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
