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September 13, 2006

Caught in the BlogosphereHow to monitor Wikipedia

By Kai Blum

Steve Rubel confirmed what we already knew: companies should pay attention to what is being said about them on Wikipedia. Of course, any high-quality web monitoring service – one that informs clients where to locate information that has the potential of damaging their reputation – has Wikipedia on its radar, in addition to other community-driven online media, including message boards, blogs, video and picture sharing sites, etc.

Based on my experience, Wikipedia should be monitored:

  • frequently, since entries can be created and changed at any time
  • thoroughly, because damaging information can not only be found on the pages about an organization and its products, but on other pages as well
  • multilingually, since there are Wikipedia versions in many languages and content varies greatly between the various Wikipedia sites
  • topically, prioritized by known issues. If there are complaints about certain problems in other online communities, then there’s a great chance that something similar will be posted on Wikipedia.

This monitoring should be done by experienced media analysts, whose skills allow them to identify the most relevant information - better than any software package could do. They should also be able to recommend a strategy to their clients to counter inaccurate information about them found on Wikipedia or in other online communities.

Posted by staff at September 13, 2006 12:30 PM

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