4 Factors That Led Wikipedia To Success

How They Became Successful

Sanger and Wales started their journey of Wikipedia as a complement Encyclopedia of Nupedia project. When Nupedia withdrew its license in 2001, they launched it as an online search engine using the idea of Wiki by Ward Chunningham. Wikipedia started gathering high traffic as Google directed users to this website. On September 20, 2001, Wikipedia got its first media coverage as an online content provider with enormous quantity of information.

Overcoming Criticisms

 Reliability in the content of Wikipedia has always been a question. Many times, individuals and organizations have claimed the site for publishing false materials. Since multi sourced, Wikipedia simply increased number of sources and documentation as precautionary measures. Many academic institutions bar their students from the use of Wikipedia. The site is banned in several such academic compounds. Researches by different organizations claim that th site is fairly reliable in case of commonly searched topics.

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