J.L.W.S. The Special One wrote:
I remember reading a report in the Signpost which says that Wikipedia could earn over $500 million if it used contextual ads.
Please, if you're going to cite my work in making the controversial argument that Wikipedia should carry advertising, at least get your information right. The Signpost did not report "that Wikipedia could earn over $500 million if it used contextual ads." The Signpost reported about some people doing back-of-the-napkin analysis, and they didn't come up with $500 million in revenue either. Even the biggest public booster of such advertising, the inimitable Jason Calacanis, was only plugging for $100 million as the annual revenue potential.
Perhaps you've gotten confused over the critical distinction between income and valuation? Or if you were relying solely on memory, please avoid that bad habit (responsible for quite a few Wikipedia errors), especially when the facts require such a trivial effort to check.
--Michael Snow
On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:16 PM, Michael Snow wrote:
Perhaps you've gotten confused over the critical distinction between income and valuation? Or if you were relying solely on memory, please avoid that bad habit (responsible for quite a few Wikipedia errors), especially when the facts require such a trivial effort to check.
I value this post at 500 bajillion dollars.
I will expect the check delivered to my house in morning.
Thank You.
-Ronabop
You must be in private equity.
On Dec 22, 2006, at 3:08 AM, Ronald Chmara wrote:
On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:16 PM, Michael Snow wrote:
Perhaps you've gotten confused over the critical distinction between income and valuation? Or if you were relying solely on memory, please avoid that bad habit (responsible for quite a few Wikipedia errors), especially when the facts require such a trivial effort to check.
I value this post at 500 bajillion dollars.
I will expect the check delivered to my house in morning.
Thank You.
-Ronabop _______________________________________________ Wikipedia-l mailing list Wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l
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