Someone recently posted an article about how to use Wikipedia to move up on Google search engine results. I had also read another article on the same topic on a private list serve.
I have now caught what appears to be a publisher using methods similar to what we've been reading about, being careful not to use their own in-house computers, creating multiple accounts and IPs to do the work, adding multiple outside links to legite and related texts and journals to one article, then making that article a prime see also for related articles.
Very clever, very well done, if only they had had the patience to do it a little slower, and use someone a little nicer. See my post on AN/I and follow my links for a little insider's view on how to promote a product on Wikipedia.
KP
PS In spite of direct and quick access to ISPNs and journal links, this still could be someone who doesn't work for Elsevier, but really likes their journals and books enough that they would do this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Inciden...
I think this was meant to go to wikien-l, I've sent it there too.
On 8/26/07, K P kpbotany@gmail.com wrote:
Someone recently posted an article about how to use Wikipedia to move up on Google search engine results. I had also read another article on the same topic on a private list serve.
I have now caught what appears to be a publisher using methods similar to what we've been reading about, being careful not to use their own in-house computers, creating multiple accounts and IPs to do the work, adding multiple outside links to legite and related texts and journals to one article, then making that article a prime see also for related articles.
Very clever, very well done, if only they had had the patience to do it a little slower, and use someone a little nicer. See my post on AN/I and follow my links for a little insider's view on how to promote a product on Wikipedia.
KP
PS In spite of direct and quick access to ISPNs and journal links, this still could be someone who doesn't work for Elsevier, but really likes their journals and books enough that they would do this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Inciden...
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