Re: [WikiEN-l] Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0

2009-01-31 Thread Charles Matthews
Durova wrote: Their main advantage in the current market is that their content is vetted. Question is whether they can afford the staff to keep up with submissions, and whether that value added is worth the price they charge for it. The market seems to be saying no. And if they walk away

Re: [WikiEN-l] Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0

2009-01-31 Thread Durova
EB trades size for reliability. They may get a fact wrong here and there or be slightly out of date, but they aren't going to publish absolute hoaxes and they're relatively family-friendly. Whether consciously or by default, EB has opted for a niche market. Where can they reposition themselves