Microsoft Pays Blogger For Edits To Wikipedia
I am not sure how I feel about this. On one side, I would expect a company to want to make sure that the information posted on such a website is accurate as well as fair, especially Wikipedia. The Wikipedia has gained huge popularity over the years. The people who run Wikipedia try very hard to make sure that their editors and posters are accurate. They will even put a disclaimer at the top of a questionable entry warning users that their may be bias in the article.
However, many people still view Wiki entires as a definitive source. Many colleges and educational institutions forbid the use of Wikipedia as reference for this very reason.
On the other hand, it could appear that Microsoft wanted to make sure that criticisms were kept out of the post. A lot of Wiki entries have sections explicitly labeled "Criticisms".
Could they have been caught being sneaky?
Could Microsoft have been intentionally trying to make sure that their Wiki entry was was slam free?
Could this just be the tip of the iceberg where large companies will start using their massive financial resources to attempt to control the flow of information? A new trend?
I don't know. Let's hope not.
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