Comments on: Wikipedia is Still Useful for SEO http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/ Blog about Search Engine Optimization and Internet marketing Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evan Carroll http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-4053 Evan Carroll Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:14:25 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-4053 Wikipedia is not scraped, and it doesn't take a "blackhat" to get content off of wikipedia. It is the open encyclopedia because it is totally free, and legal, to fork wikipedia entirely! The software is mediawiki, and the database to load it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_database Answers.com, isn't doing anything special -- more than likely they're just rendering wikipedia pages from a clone of the wikipedia database, and their link template is borked. (the [] operator in mediawiki) And re:Will there is no evidence that Citizendium will be any more accurate, or have a greater content:trash ratio. Wikipedia is not scraped, and it doesn’t take a “blackhat” to get content off of wikipedia. It is the open encyclopedia because it is totally free, and legal, to fork wikipedia entirely! The software is mediawiki, and the database to load it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_database

Answers.com, isn’t doing anything special — more than likely they’re just rendering wikipedia pages from a clone of the wikipedia database, and their link template is borked. (the [] operator in mediawiki)

And re:Will there is no evidence that Citizendium will be any more accurate, or have a greater content:trash ratio.

]]> By: Search24online http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3477 Search24online Thu, 28 May 2009 20:40:24 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3477 wikipedia helps in SEO a lot ... wikipedia helps in SEO a lot …

]]> By: Charlie http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3082 Charlie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:33:35 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3082 I often use the <a href="http://www.clickfound.com" rel="nofollow">Google Position Tool</a>. I often use the Google Position Tool.

]]> By: Daily Google Trends http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3076 Daily Google Trends Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:26:27 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3076 Keep up the great work ;) Keep up the great work ;)

]]> By: Will http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3068 Will Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:48:11 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3068 "It’s kind of a simple deal - you contribute something of value to humanity, and you get paid." Except that anyone can take your link away no matter how helpful or relevant it is. External sources are less likely to be removed on Citizendium.org, a wiki encyclopedia that many are turning to instead of Wikipedia. Its growth is in a steady upswing. “It’s kind of a simple deal – you contribute something of value to humanity, and you get paid.”

Except that anyone can take your link away no matter how helpful or relevant it is. External sources are less likely to be removed on Citizendium.org, a wiki encyclopedia that many are turning to instead of Wikipedia. Its growth is in a steady upswing.

]]> By: Lexx http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3066 Lexx Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:55:58 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-3066 The best thing to do is to actually create content that has real value to the subject itself. Then, not only will your wiki link stick, but you will also get traffic from it. It's kind of a simple deal - you contribute something of value to humanity, and you get paid. The best thing to do is to actually create content that has real value to the subject itself. Then, not only will your wiki link stick, but you will also get traffic from it.
It’s kind of a simple deal – you contribute something of value to humanity, and you get paid.

]]> By: Schmuck http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2925 Schmuck Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:14:44 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2925 I agree that wikipedia is really useful in SEO. But it is the wrong way to copy its contents. I agree that wikipedia is really useful in SEO. But it is the wrong way to copy its contents.

]]> By: Will http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2912 Will Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:39:41 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2912 @Murthy, do you have any evidence that SEO companies were the ones doing the spamming opposed to just individual spammers? @Murthy, do you have any evidence that SEO companies were the ones doing the spamming opposed to just individual spammers?

]]> By: Murthy Rao http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2804 Murthy Rao Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:27:49 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2804 Really Wikipedia has been made more difficult by the spamming practices of many SEO companies, but this makes a link from Wikipedia all the more precious because of this on. Really Wikipedia has been made more difficult by the spamming practices of many SEO companies, but this makes a link from Wikipedia all the more precious because of this on.

]]> By: Mark http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2782 Mark Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:12:48 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/wikipedia-is-still-useful-for-seo/#comment-2782 Great post - I set my wiki account up a few days ago, but was pondering this exact issue. I'm headed over there now to get to work! Great post – I set my wiki account up a few days ago, but was pondering this exact issue. I’m headed over there now to get to work!

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