Google donates $2 million to Wikimedia
Summary
Google has made a $2 million donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, the group behind the widely used Wikipedia reference site.
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Google has made a $2 million donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, the group behind the widely used Wikipedia reference site.
Jimmy Wales, a member of the board who helped create Wikipedia, announced the donation in a tweet on Tuesday. He said a formal announcement would come Wednesday.
Google and Wikimedia did indeed make a formal announcement of the grant, saying the funds will support technical infrastructure to support growing traffic and to help make Wikipedia "easier to use and more accessible."
Wikimedia is funded primarily by individual donations; in the organization's fund-raiser for 2009 and 2010, 240,000 people donated more than $8 million during three quarters of Wikimedia's budget.
For more on this story, read Google donates $2 million to Wikimedi from CNET News.
Talkback Most Recent of 6 Talkback(s)
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I guess they needed a good "Buzz" in the news
So they quickly donated 2 million to wikipedia.
GuidingLight17th Feb 2010 -
Topping Bing donating of last year
Google might finally have noticed the competing Bing search engine being listed amongst Wikimedias biggest contibutors.
IE917th Feb 2010 -
RE: Google donates $2 million to Wikimedia
I don't care what the reason was, I only care that it has gone to a good cause.
Does this make me a wicked person?
Ampers.
ampers@...17th Feb 2010 -
Wikipedia needs support to stay free
It is good to see different 'sides' supporting Freedom of Information. Odd & somewhat worrying that Bing led the way (did they?)
Regards from
Tom
Tom618th Feb 2010 -
Bing donated more than $50K - but how much more?
So bing donated more than $50,000
Google Donated $2,000,000.
From what we know that doesn't look like bing led the way - but then
maybe they donated as much as google and didn't say?
This is yet again one of those times where we just don't have enough
information to make a serious comparison. Maybe this article could be
expanded to provide some context for the google donation.
richardw6619th Feb 2010 -
RE: Google donates $2 million to Wikimedia
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Hi all,
I am a user of wikipedia and so sees the donation drive from its CEO. I can understand the reasons for wiki to do so in order to stay free for the world.
But what i cannot comprehend is the purpose of Google donation? Don't you think the money will be better spend in donation to needy causes all over the world?
Donation to any war and disasters hit countries and areas in the world will show case Google even more to its customers and the world.
Don't mistaken, I am a super Google user and supporter. Just like I pose the same question to Microsoft and its companies, why can't super wealthy companies and individuals not do more to relief less fortunate people and countries, even for a day?
Is it only average man on the street who has the heart to do so?
I wish to go on but have to lunch now...just my 1 cents worth of opinion...hope someone can note and respond here or in other media channel.
Best wishes,
Ryan Tew
Woodlands, Singapore (Garden City)
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Ryan Tew23rd Feb 2010
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