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This is an interesting case for a lot of reasons but what really goes unexplored is how much of our interactions with Google really just amount to it surfacing Wikipedia results slate.com/technology/2019/06/north-fake-wikipedia-image.html
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Like basically any time you talk to an assistant and ask a question unrelated to a specific app or media library the answer is coming from WIkipedia. And most of the Structured Data boxes you see on top of search? Also Wikipedia.
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 2 Retweets ❤️ 8 Favorites 2019 Jun 14 Mood +4 🙂

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🤔 How much money does Google give to Wikipedia? Sure sounds like not enough here: "We know the community’s work is already monetized without the commensurate or in-kind support that is critical to our sustainability" slate.com/technology/2018/08/youtube-is-adding-fact-check-links-from-wikipedia-and-encyclopedia-britannica-for-videos-on-topics-that-inspire-conspiracy-theories.html
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 3 Retweets ❤️ 10 Favorites 2019 Jun 14 Mood +5 🙂

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Like there is *so much more* than just the obvious too, as this case with North Face makes clear. Also, most of the time your top image results are coming from Wikipedia as this makes clear.
Permalink On twitter.com ♻️ 1 Retweets ❤️ 5 Favorites 2019 Jun 14 Mood +6 🙂

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A thread of additional context from the source of the above quote that is very much worth reading - krmaher/1139618198075002880
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