Comments on: Wiki weakness: the PR trap http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/ A conversation. Wed, 23 May 2012 15:16:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Free Video Clips http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-714 Free Video Clips Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:55:37 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-714 <strong>Free Video Clips</strong> No comments, just interest. Free Video Clips

No comments, just interest.

]]> By: paulbradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-713 paulbradshaw Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:39:34 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-713 The major weakness of wikis, it seems to me, is entries about people or products, and I wouldn't trust those entries as they're so open to people posting malicious or promotional information. But concepts, etc. should be more reliable. The major weakness of wikis, it seems to me, is entries about people or products, and I wouldn’t trust those entries as they’re so open to people posting malicious or promotional information. But concepts, etc. should be more reliable.

]]> By: Soabsa http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-712 Soabsa Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:07:42 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-712 As a college student I have used wikipedia many times in the past. After all this controversy that has surfaced about wiki I'm serioulsy rethinking about using it again. Even some of my professors have banned the use of wiki as a source for research. I think is really sad that big companies, politicians and others are using wiki to further their own interests. As a college student I have used wikipedia many times in the past. After all this controversy that has surfaced about wiki I’m serioulsy rethinking about using it again. Even some of my professors have banned the use of wiki as a source for research. I think is really sad that big companies, politicians and others are using wiki to further their own interests.

]]> By: paulbradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-711 paulbradshaw Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:48:10 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-711 Thanks for pointing that link out to me - another RSS feed to add! Agree about the wikipedia system, but how will this work in a journalistic public wiki that is about an issue rather than an object/person? Let's say we have a wiki about local transport problems - how do we spot the local coach company plugging themselves under the guise of Joe Public? (Or do we trust the users to spot it and contest it?) Thanks for pointing that link out to me – another RSS feed to add!

Agree about the wikipedia system, but how will this work in a journalistic public wiki that is about an issue rather than an object/person? Let’s say we have a wiki about local transport problems – how do we spot the local coach company plugging themselves under the guise of Joe Public? (Or do we trust the users to spot it and contest it?)

]]> By: Shane Richmond http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-710 Shane Richmond Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:46:48 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/wiki-weakness-the-pr-trap/#comment-710 Hi Paul, The new WordPress blog looks good. I blogged about the Microsoft v Wikipedia incident <a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/shanerichmond/january07/editwikipedia.htm" rel="nofollow">last week</a>. I'm not pointing that out because I got there first but because I picked up on a different angle - namely that Wikipedia needs a system that allows individuals and organisations to comment on their own entries. I've also written about marketers subverting social media on <a href="http://www.thedailysocial.com/shane/jan07/menace.htm" rel="nofollow">another blog</a>. It's tangentially related to what you're writing about. Ok, I'll stop spamming you now! Have a good weekend. I Hi Paul,

The new WordPress blog looks good.

I blogged about the Microsoft v Wikipedia incident last week. I’m not pointing that out because I got there first but because I picked up on a different angle – namely that Wikipedia needs a system that allows individuals and organisations to comment on their own entries.

I’ve also written about marketers subverting social media on another blog. It’s tangentially related to what you’re writing about.

Ok, I’ll stop spamming you now! Have a good weekend.

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