Dear Ben,
I've been quite interested in the idea of
compiling a list of companies
into Wikidata. I wanted to see how well this fits with Wikidata's goals.
There are company databases like Hoovers/DNB, Mattermark, LinkedIn,
Crunchbase, DataFox, etc. which are very popular, but not as open as
Wikidata. These sites are hugely valuable to folks like investors, job
candidates, sales organizations, etc. and I'd love to see an open
collaborative approach.
Are you aware of the
http://wikirate.org/ community? This is a EU
research funded project.
Raphaël
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Raphaël Troncy
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