− | [[Image:Why Wales Blocked Kohs (screen cap).jpg|right|thumb|400px|One way Wikia infiltrated Wikipedia]]The only period when external links from Wikipedia to Wikia were in decline were the two months prior to October 2006. Immediately after Jimmy Wales blocked one of his leading critics from Wikipedia, the link expansion continued unabated. As of December 2009, there are over [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LinkSearch&limit=5000&offset=20000&target=http%3A%2F%2F*.wikia.com 21,300 external links] from Wikipedia to Wikia.com sites, which are funded by Google AdSense and other advertising revenues. | + | [[Image:Why Wales Blocked Kohs (screen cap).jpg|right|thumb|400px|One way Wikia infiltrated Wikipedia]]The only period when external links from Wikipedia to Wikia were in decline were the two months prior to October 2006. Immediately after Jimmy Wales blocked one of his leading critics from Wikipedia, the link expansion continued unabated. As of December 2009, there are over [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LinkSearch&limit=5000&offset=20000&target=http%3A%2F%2F*.wikia.com 21,300 external links] from Wikipedia to Wikia.com sites, which are funded by Google AdSense and other advertising revenues. So, the more links, the more traffic; and the more traffic, the more money in Jimbo Wales' pocket. |