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[Untitled] Encyclopedia Britannica President Jorge Cauz Disses Wikipedia and ...: Wikipedia may dominate the Internet for references and encyclopedic knowledge, but Encyclopedia Britannica dominates the classroom and is hungry to take it online.  Encyclopedia Britannica is creating a new online version of their service to include user-generated content.  Anyone will be invited to contribute, edit, and enhance their Encyclopedia Britannica experience.  The new website will be rolled out in the next 24 hours according to Encyclopedia Britannica President Jorge Cauz.

[Untitled] Britannica Goes 2.0, Prez Slams Wikipedia/Google | WebProNews: about information they find, Cauz took a barhouse-type swipe at Google’s favorable treatment of and “symbiotic” relationship with Wikipedia.

[TechNews AM] Britannica Boss Trash Talks Google And Wikipedia... (TechDirt ...: A few months back, we ran an an interview with Jorge Cauz, president of Encyclopaedia Britannica. That interview was in response to an earlier post, done by Tim Lee, where Tim suggested Britannica should basically just give up.

[Tech Scoop - Hot Technology Gossip] Tech Scoop - Hot Technology Gossip » Britannica Boss Trash Talks ...: However, what struck me is that Cauz seems unhealthily focused on both Wikipedia and Google. br /br / He seems to be trash talking both of them, specifically scolding Google for linking to Wikipedia so high up so often -- and then .

[Untitled] Britannica 2.0 Adapts Wikipedia Model, Attacks Google SERPs: Britannica president Jorge Cauz is very displeased with the way Google has been displaying pages from Wikipedia on top of its SERPs. Mr.

[Untitled] Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: All hail the information ...: Three things have happened, in a blink of history's eye: (1) a single medium, the Web, has come to dominate the storage and supply of information, (2) a single search engine, Google, has come to dominate the navigation of that medium, and (3) a single information source, Wikipedia, has come to dominate the results served up by that search engine. Even if you adore the Web, Google, and Wikipedia - and I admit there's much to adore - you have to wonder if the transformation of the Net from a radically heterogeneous information source to a radically homogeneous one is a good thing.

[Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com] Britannica Boss Trash Talks Google And Wikipedia | Computer & Internet: Last year, we pointed out how rather ironic it seemed that a company like Encyclopaedia Britannica, who is supposed to be in the business of spreading knowledge, would sue GPS makers for...

[WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India] Britannica Gets a 2.0 Tag, Opts for a Wikipedia Like Model And ...: Taking a dig at Google with the motive to shake Wikipedia’s supremacy on the Search Engine, Cauz snipped, “If I were to be the CEO of Google or the founders of Google I would be very [displeased] that the best search engine in the world continues to provide as a first link, Wikipedia,”

[Untitled] Britannica 2.0, you’re no Wikipedia: If I were to be the CEO of Google or the founders of Google I would be very [displeased] that the best search engine in the world continues to provide as a first link, Wikipedia.  Is this the best they can do? Is this the best that [their] algorithm can do?

[TPile] TPile » Blog Archive » Britannica Boss Trash Talks Google And ...: as I’ve come to almost expect it now), but even if we grant Cauz the premise that (a) Wikipedia has quality problems and (b) Google favors Wikipedia too much, it still seems slightly worrisome that Cauz is even trash talking about those issues. Obviously, it wouldn’t make sense to ignore either company, but a good CEO focuses on his company’s own strengths in interviews and avoids trashing the competition most of the time.

[Posts from the Econsultancy blog] Encyclopedia Britannica takes a page from Wikipedia | Econsultancy: Whether Britannica can compete with that remains to be seen. Britannica.com users will need to register and provide their real names and addresses and because their contributions will be reviewed by Britannica staff before being published, there's no instant gratification even though the anticipated 20 minute turnaround time isn't bad for those with a bit of patience.

[All About Google] Google blog News - Britannica Goes 2.0, Prez Slams Wikipedia ...: After noting the famous and well-documented pitfalls of Wikipedia and bemoaning the tendency of humans to be “non-discriminating” about information they find, Cauz took a barhouse-type swipe at Google’s favorable treatment of and .

[Untitled] ResourceShelf » Blog Archive » Watch out Wikipedia, here comes ...: “If I were to be the CEO of Google or the founders of Google I would be very [displeased] that the best search engine in the world continues to provide as a first link, Wikipedia,” he said.

[Untitled] Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0 - BizTech ...: I was reading an interview today with Jorge Cauz, the president of Encyclopedia Britannica, in which he describes some of the Web 2.0-y tools that the company is preparing to roll out to enable readers to contribute to the encyclopedia's content. (I'm ...

[Epicenter] Britannica President Slams Google As It Becomes More of An Open ...: Only last April did Britannica open up its subscription-only contentto web publishers. Sites who register get a free subscription and canlink directly to entries, which then become free to view by anyone(sort of like how many WSJ articles are accessible for free through thebackdoor of Google searches).

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