Comments on: Wikipedia and the Spin Doctors http://marketingconversation.com/2007/08/15/wikipedia-and-the-spin-doctors/ Digital PR and Social Media Marketing by Abraham Harrison LLC Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: creation site photo http://marketingconversation.com/2007/08/15/wikipedia-and-the-spin-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-13981 creation site photo Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:55:14 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2007/08/15/wikipedia-and-the-spin-doctors/#comment-13981 Is it really that erroneous to put Jobs in the same category as Napoleon? If anybody deserves a comparability to Napoleon-it's Jobs. Analysethis quote by Stanley Kubrick (on Napoleon): "He was one of those rare personnel who move history and mold the destiny of their own times and of generations to come." The reason Jobs is honorable so tearing is because he's not merely a great inventor or businessman or even artist, but a man of action-the likes to which we haven't seen since the days of Caesar and Napoleon. This may appear as facile, but think about the virtues of the great men in history and then compare them to what Jobs does in his life. Rather possibly the greatest tool builder of all time. No small feat even in the pantheon of mankind. Is it really that erroneous to put Jobs in the same category as Napoleon? If anybody deserves a comparability to Napoleon-it’s Jobs. Analysethis quote by Stanley Kubrick (on Napoleon): “He was one of those rare personnel who move history and mold the destiny of their own times and of generations to come.” The reason Jobs is honorable so tearing is because he’s not merely a great inventor or businessman or even artist, but a man of action-the likes to which we haven’t seen since the days of Caesar and Napoleon. This may appear as facile, but think about the virtues of the great men in history and then compare them to what Jobs does in his life. Rather possibly the greatest tool builder of all time. No small feat even in the pantheon of mankind.

]]> By: Nathan Ketsdever http://marketingconversation.com/2007/08/15/wikipedia-and-the-spin-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Nathan Ketsdever Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:29:17 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2007/08/15/wikipedia-and-the-spin-doctors/#comment-728 In a worst case scenario this seems raise the risk of blackballing and witch hunts, but I believe the wikipedia-rati (if thats the correct word) will be able to check such behaviour. Ultimately accountability and openness should win out, perhaps will minor bumps at the start as the wiki culture adjusts. This seems to boil down to three core questions: 1) will this increase accountability and the overall truth value of the wiki? 2) will folks still post in the same numbers as before? 3) how will this effect the readership? I think it will dramatically improve one and three, while giving a small net bump to three. Anyone else have a different take? In a worst case scenario this seems raise the risk of blackballing and witch hunts, but I believe the wikipedia-rati (if thats the correct word) will be able to check such behaviour. Ultimately accountability and openness should win out, perhaps will minor bumps at the start as the wiki culture adjusts.

This seems to boil down to three core questions:
1) will this increase accountability and the overall truth value of the wiki?
2) will folks still post in the same numbers as before?
3) how will this effect the readership?

I think it will dramatically improve one and three, while giving a small net bump to three. Anyone else have a different take?

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