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Get Noticed on Wikipedia

Increase and influence your web presence on the world's largest encyclopedia

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SYNOPSIS
Take a close look at information super resource Wikipedia in this Crash Course on how to get the most out of the world's largest encyclopedia. With millions of articles on an endless number of topics, Wikipedia has become the essential resource for user-generated encyclopedic information. It's only a matter of time before you or your business finds its way onto Wikipedia's pages. But what approach should you take toward creating or developing these pages? Are you allowed to influence your own Wikipedia presence? Find out the strategies for maintaining a presence on this home to over six million articles in 250 languages, all of which have been created, developed, and maintained by volunteer users from across the globe.

DURATION/TIME
1 video
18 minutes total running time

Shot and edited by Resolution Seven

Speaker

As an international producer and reporter for BBC television and radio, Manoush Zomorodi has interviewed hundreds of newsmakers over the past decade, including Woody Allen, NATO peacekeepers, and angry Florida voters. She currently reports from New York for the BBC's film program Talking Movies and is a founding partner of Hardy Robin Media, a consultancy that specializes in media training and new media strategy. (View her courses.)

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  Get Noticed on Wikipedia
This Crash Course explains what Wikipedia is, how it works, and how people and businesses can increase and influence an identity on it. 		17:50 70 MB
 
  • Introduction to Wikipedia
    Companies and individuals can influence how they are portrayed on this user-generated online encyclopedia if they play by the rules.

  • How Wikipedia Works
    The rewards and risks of being on Wikipedia and guidelines for contributing content.

  • Getting Started
    How to create or request an entry.

  • Crafting Effective Wikipedia Content
    Content guidelines, ideal page structure and tone, and when to use additional pages.

  • Maintaining Your Wikipedia Presence
    The art of making your changes stick. How to counter unflattering, negative, or slanderous additions to your page.