Wikipedia congratulates self for hitting 10M article mark, wishes it was real money
Publishing 10 million articles across 250 languages is not an easy task, but Wikipedia has managed to do exactly that. OK, maybe collectively millions of volunteer workers from around the world did the job for them, but still, this is an event that cannot go uncelebrated. And to think, a lot of other web sites are struggling with just hitting their 1-millionth article mark.
Wikipedia is happy that it has reached it’s 10-millionth article with a Nicholas Hilliard write-up, made by user Pataki Márta on the Hungarian Wikipedia web site. And while it’s nice to see Wikipedia steadily increase in popularity and volume of content, one can’t help but feel bad for them knowing that they are barely able to sustain their growing business from within. If you haven’t noticed, Wikipedia serves entirely advertising-free pages, which could’ve possibly raked them millions in ad revenue every single month. But remaining true to its noble causes, Wikipedia strays away from the prevalent digital media route, and instead asks users for donations and volunteer service (which, obviously would not be enough for a multi-million page view per day kind of Web site like Wikipedia).
Still, I hope Wikipedia reconsiders its position with regards to the possibility of online advertising being served on its pages, or at least comes up with a viable alternative. I have a feeling that if Wikipedia doesn’t adapt to best suit its needs, it will fail. Because when a company runs out of money and goes broke, no amount of inquisitive page views or number of eye balls can help it get back. Not 1 million, not 10 million. To survive in business, you need cash. And you won’t have any, Wikipedia, unless you let advertisers in on your site. You can quote me.
Read [Wikimedia Foundation] Via [Cyber Net News]
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