Talk given at the Get It Louder 'SHARISM' conference in Shanghai, 22 October 2010.
http://www.getitlouder.com/enChair.aspx?ID=94
One of the benefits of the open web is that good ideas can flourish easily. In the Chinese speaking web, the idea of an online encyclopedia has been especially fruitful. With the Chinese Wikipedia enjoying its eighth birthday last month, it’s worth examining whether the fragmentation of efforts ultimately leads to a better product and bigger communities, or if the “us vs them” mentality is harmful to sharing.
2. “There's, in fact, no reason for China to use
Wikipedia, a service based 'out there'. It's
very natural for China to make its own
products.”
– Baidu's William Chang
3. “[I]t's very easy for overseas Chinese to
accept Hudong.com as the 'Wikipedia of
China.' […] We think we understand the
Chinese language and people better than
Wikipedia. We believe we can do a better
job.”
– Hudong's Haidong Pan
4.
5. 1. Hudong
2. English Wikipedia
3. Baidu Baike
4. German Wikipedia
…
Chinese Wikipedia
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