Wickedpedia: The dark side of Wikipedia

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Do a Web search on any popular product, event, company, person, whatever. What’s the first site that shows up? Chances are it’s Wikipedia. For better or for worse, people assume that anything they find in Wikipedia is Gospel truth. That’s very foolish. It now seems that some of Wikipedia’s writers and editors have sold out the truth for their own gains. As reported by Violet Blue, two Wikipedia insiders, Roger Bamkin and Max Klein, have allegedly written, edited, and placed Wikipedia articles for paying clients. Read the full story at ZDNet.

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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