Comments on: Microsoft offered cash for Wikipedia alterations http://journalistopia.com/2007/01/24/microsoft-offered-cash-for-wikipedia-alterations/ A world for online journalists. Come all ye scribes, artists and innovators of the press. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Danny Sanchez http://journalistopia.com/2007/01/24/microsoft-offered-cash-for-wikipedia-alterations/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Danny Sanchez Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:06:22 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2007/01/24/microsoft-offered-cash-for-wikipedia-alterations/#comment-1032 It is a scary world out there. The credibility of newspapers needs to be maintained more than ever these days because there's so much competition out there. What concerns me is that some of these other news outlets have no consequences for screwing up. If the New York Times reports something inaccurately, it means lost subscriptions. If a Digg user games the system, would anyone ever find out? And if they do, are there any financial or legal consequences? It is a scary world out there. The credibility of newspapers needs to be maintained more than ever these days because there’s so much competition out there. What concerns me is that some of these other news outlets have no consequences for screwing up. If the New York Times reports something inaccurately, it means lost subscriptions. If a Digg user games the system, would anyone ever find out? And if they do, are there any financial or legal consequences?

]]> By: tish grier http://journalistopia.com/2007/01/24/microsoft-offered-cash-for-wikipedia-alterations/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 tish grier Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:01:51 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2007/01/24/microsoft-offered-cash-for-wikipedia-alterations/#comment-1031 you're so right about, sooner or later, some news outlet getting busted for gaming Digg, Newsvine, etc. (there are some rumors floating around to that effect already pertaining to some high-profile papers--but it's rumor at the moment...) That's one of the things that I don't like about the social ranking sites--there's no way to really guarantee you're not getting a rigged story. you’re so right about, sooner or later, some news outlet getting busted for gaming Digg, Newsvine, etc. (there are some rumors floating around to that effect already pertaining to some high-profile papers–but it’s rumor at the moment…) That’s one of the things that I don’t like about the social ranking sites–there’s no way to really guarantee you’re not getting a rigged story.

]]> By: Pranav ... Blogging http://journalistopia.com/2007/01/24/microsoft-offered-cash-for-wikipedia-alterations/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 Pranav ... Blogging Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:08:36 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/2007/01/24/microsoft-offered-cash-for-wikipedia-alterations/#comment-1021 <strong>Is MS Bashing An Olympic Sport?...</strong> Oooof..! Microsoft Offers Cash For Wikipedia Edit Microsoft blunders over Weipedia editing The Darkside... Is MS Bashing An Olympic Sport?…

Oooof..! Microsoft Offers Cash For Wikipedia Edit Microsoft blunders over Weipedia editing The Darkside…

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