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April 26, 2007

Wikipedia loved by the educated!?!?

I know many people feel strongly about Wikipedia but, I have always loved it. I love the democracy, chaos, and randomness of what is covered. the articles usually are written well enough to make me want to discover more information on the topic. Of course, I do not consider myself a great intellectual but, I am the type of person who likes reading encyclopedias or anything like an encyclopedia just for the heck of it. Wikipedia just seems like a good place to start before you go on to other sources to verify and expand your knowledge. It is just fun reading. Because of all the press coverage of Wikipedia it is one of the few Internet sources that people know they should question.

BizReport : Research : April 26, 2007

U.S. Wikipedia users are wealthy and well-educatedhttp://www.bizreport.com/2007/04/us_wikipedia_users_are_wealthy_and_welleducated.htmlDespite concerns about accuracy and reliability, Wikipedia remains a popular online source of information, as a study from the Pew Center for American Life Project recently revealed.
by Helen Leggatt

According to Pew’s latest survey, released this Tuesday, Wikipedia is used by 36 percent of American adults. The size and speed of the encyclopedic site means it is convenient, and fast, for consumers to source information on almost any topic.

Interestingly, for a site whose content has been called in to question in terms of accuracy and reliability, the users are well educated and earn good salaries. Half of Wikipedia’s online users were college graduates and 42 percent of users earned more than $75,000…MORE

The full Pew Report can be found at: http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Wikipedia07.pdf
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Wikipedia07.pdf

posted by Anna at 4:40 pm |

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