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'''MyWikiBiz''' is a [[wiki]] directory [[business]] that allows people and enterprises to author their own legacy on the Internet.  The brand began as a service creating [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] articles for paying [[corporation]]s.  The current [[Internet publishing and broadcasting|Internet publishing]] site at MyWikiBiz.com uses a [[semantic web]] version of the famous [[Directory:Wikimedia_Foundation/MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software.  The MyWikiBiz directory currently contains over 34,000 pages of content about corporations and individuals. The business is headquartered in [[Directory:West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], with web server in [[Directory:California|California]].
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'''MyWikiBiz''' is a [[wiki]] directory [[business]] that allows people and enterprises to author their own legacy on the Internet.  The brand began as a service creating [[Directory:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] articles for paying [[corporation]]s.  The current [[Internet publishing and broadcasting|Internet publishing]] site at MyWikiBiz.com uses a [[semantic web]] version of the famous [[Directory:Wikimedia_Foundation/MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software.  The MyWikiBiz directory currently contains over 34,000 pages of content about corporations and individuals. The business is headquartered in [[Directory:West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], with its web server in [[Directory:California|California]].
    
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== Business propositions ==
 
== Business propositions ==
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MyWikiBiz suggests several reasons for contributing content to its directory.  Unlike traditional encyclopedias, editors who are legally responsible for the entity they are writing about may "protect" their advocate point-of-view, without fear of someone else altering their content.  Editors may also earn money at MyWikiBiz by authoring a popular page, embedding [[Directory:Google|Google]] AdSense ads within it, and keeping 100% of the revenues generated from that page's advertising.  Page owners may also advertise and sell their products and services on MyWikiBiz. Contributors who are more interested in the community-edited dynamic of an encyclopedia like Wikipedia can do so with any topic that is not about a legal entity, such as "[[Jupiter]]" or "[[chess]]".
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MyWikiBiz suggests several reasons for contributing content to its directory.  Unlike traditional encyclopedias, editors who are legally responsible for the entity they are writing about may "protect" their advocate point-of-view, without fear of someone else altering their content.  Editors may also earn money at MyWikiBiz by creating a page, embedding [[Directory:Google|Google]] AdSense ads within it, and keeping 100% of the revenues generated from that page's advertising.  Page owners may also advertise and sell their products and services on MyWikiBiz. Contributors who are more interested in the community-edited dynamic of an encyclopedia like Wikipedia can do so with any topic that is not about a legal entity, such as "[[Jupiter]]" or "[[chess]]".
    
== History of the site ==
 
== History of the site ==
 
=== Paid editing ===
 
=== Paid editing ===
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[[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]] and his sister started the MyWikiBiz venture in [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] in [[July]] [[2006]], initially as a paid editing service for encyclopedic content for inclusion in Wikipedia and other community-edited sites. Its tiers of service were priced at $49, $79, and $99 per article. Kohs stated his intention to make [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources sourced] content, and expected the general public to continue altering and improving the articles he created. Though no official Wikipedia policy prohibited paid-for contributions, Chairman Emeritus of the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]] first called the commercialized editing "antithetical" to Wikipedia's mission.  However, in [[August]] 2006, Wales issued a "mutually beneficial" compromise where he encouraged MyWikiBiz to author and post content on a GFDL-compliant section of MyWikiBiz.com, which could then be scraped by non-paid, independent editors into Wikipedia and other GFDL sites. Over the course of late 2006, though, [[finance|financial]] [[conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]] became regulated under Wikipedia's new conflict of interest policy.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflicts_of_interest]  In [[October]] 2006, despite there being no reason to do so, Wales aggressively reversed his earlier compromise with MyWikiBiz, banning the account from Wikipedia and cautioning any business from using its services.
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[[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]] and his sister started the MyWikiBiz venture in [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] in [[July]] [[2006]], initially as a paid editing service, writing encyclopedic content for inclusion in Wikipedia and other community-edited sites. Tiers of service were priced at $49, $79, and $99 per article. Kohs stated his intention to make [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view neutral], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources sourced] content, and expected the general public to continue altering and improving the articles he created. Though no official Wikipedia policy prohibited paid-for contributions, Chairman Emeritus of the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]] first called the commercialized editing "antithetical" to Wikipedia's mission.  However, in [[August]] 2006, Wales issued a "mutually beneficial" compromise [http://www.nabble.com/MyWikiBiz-tf2080660.html] where he encouraged MyWikiBiz to author and post content on a GFDL-compliant section of MyWikiBiz.com, which could then be scraped by non-paid, independent editors into Wikipedia and other GFDL sites. Over the course of late 2006, [[finance|financial]] [[conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]] became regulated under Wikipedia's new conflict of interest policy.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflicts_of_interest]  In [[October]] 2006, despite there being no reason to do so, Wales aggressively reversed his earlier compromise with MyWikiBiz, banning the account from Wikipedia and cautioning any business from using its services.  Days later, Wales issued MyWikiBiz a trademark violation complaint, but the legal threat was ignored.
    
=== Centiare alliance and takeover ===
 
=== Centiare alliance and takeover ===
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In late October 2006, the owner of Centiare.com reached out to Kohs to form a partnership that resulted in Kohs promoting and marketing the alternative wiki directory at Centiare.  This effort gained strength through early 2007, but ultimately began to fade.  When Centiare's owner opted to pull the plug on the site, Kohs negotiated a transfer of the entire contents of Centiare.com to MyWikiBiz.com.  Thus, MyWikiBiz has undergone a substantial re-branding and re-purpose from its original mission.
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In late October 2006, the owner of [[Directory:Centiare|Centiare.com]] reached out to Kohs to form a partnership that resulted in Kohs promoting and marketing the alternative wiki directory at Centiare.  This effort gained strength through early 2007, but ultimately began to fade.  When Centiare's owner opted to pull the plug on the site, Kohs negotiated a transfer of the entire contents of Centiare.com to MyWikiBiz.com.  Thus, MyWikiBiz has undergone a substantial re-branding and re-purpose from its original mission.
    
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
*[http://mywikibiz.com/Main_Page MyWikiBiz]
 
*[http://mywikibiz.com/Main_Page MyWikiBiz]
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*[http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=16892 Original Press Release]
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*[http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=16892 Original press release]
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*[http://www.centiare.com/Directory:MyWikiBiz MyWikiBiz listing on Centaire.com]
   
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/MyWikiBiz MyWikiBiz's Wikipedia contributions]  
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/MyWikiBiz MyWikiBiz's Wikipedia contributions]  
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:MyWikiBiz MyWikiBiz's Wikipedia block log]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:MyWikiBiz MyWikiBiz's Wikipedia block log]
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*[http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/15726 Relaunch press release]
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*[http://www.prlog.org/10056251-wiki-sites-aim-to-be-more-inclusive-than-wikipedia.html Biographical wikis press release]
    
'''News coverage'''
 
'''News coverage'''
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16793247/ "Idea of paid entries roils Wikipedia"] Brian Bergstein, [[Associated Press]], January 24, 2007.
 
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16793247/ "Idea of paid entries roils Wikipedia"] Brian Bergstein, [[Associated Press]], January 24, 2007.
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*[http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&ned=us&q=MyWikiBiz&ie=UTF-8 Mainstream media story] Over 150 publishers pick up the AP story
 
*[http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1831/wikipedia-blocks-a-pay-for-play-scheme "Wikipedia Blocks a Pay-for-Play Scheme"], Brock Read, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 2007
 
*[http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1831/wikipedia-blocks-a-pay-for-play-scheme "Wikipedia Blocks a Pay-for-Play Scheme"], Brock Read, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 2007
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-08-14/Wikimercenaries "Editing for hire leads to intervention"] ''Wikipedia Signpost''. August 14, 2006.
 
*[http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article147789/Wikipedia-Artikel_die_man_kaufen_kann.html "Wikipedia-Artikel, die man kaufen kann"], Von Mathias Peer, Die Welt, August 24, 2006
 
*[http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article147789/Wikipedia-Artikel_die_man_kaufen_kann.html "Wikipedia-Artikel, die man kaufen kann"], Von Mathias Peer, Die Welt, August 24, 2006
 
*[http://dan.tobias.name/controversies/cyber/wiki.html "Wikipedia Controversies: Victims of Wikipedia.... or Wiki Whiners?"], Dan Tobias, Dan's Political and Controversial Site
 
*[http://dan.tobias.name/controversies/cyber/wiki.html "Wikipedia Controversies: Victims of Wikipedia.... or Wiki Whiners?"], Dan Tobias, Dan's Political and Controversial Site
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-08-14/Wikimercenaries "Editing for hire leads to intervention"] ''Wikipedia Signpost''. August 14, 2006.
   
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-10-09/MyWikiBiz "Account used to create paid corporate entries shut down"] ''Wikipedia Signpost''. October 9, 2006.
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-10-09/MyWikiBiz "Account used to create paid corporate entries shut down"] ''Wikipedia Signpost''. October 9, 2006.
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==Origin==
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Founded in [[2006]] by [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory J. Kohs]], MyWikiBiz initially set out to create and edit [[NPOV|neutral-point-of-view]] [[Wikipedia]] articles for payment.  However, key leaders and administrators of Wikipedia expressed concerns about the potential conflict of interest in such practice.  MyWikiBiz adapted to these concerns and currently pursues activity in other non-Wikipedia editing spaces that utilize wiki markup languages, including [[Centiare]].
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==Consulting and speaking==
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Kohs is available for speaking engagements and press interviews, regarding the promises and perils of community-edited spaces on the Internet.  He recently spoke about wiki implementation at the [http://www.aacp.org/site/page.asp?TRACKID=www.google.com/search?num=100&VID=1&CID=1241&DID=7101 annual conference] of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in July 2007, with his portion of the presentation [http://mywikibiz.com/images/3/3d/AACP_Presentation_MyWikiBiz.ppt available for download].
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<blockquote>''Greg Kohs’ presentation of wiki was both insightful and knowledgeable.  I hope to have him return for further discussions on such an exciting emerging topic.''  -- '''Rebecca Morgan''', Director of Communications, [http://www.aacp.org AACP]</blockquote>
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[[Image:Kohs_Wikipedia_original.jpg|thumb|165px|left|Associated Press photo, 2007.]]The story of MyWikiBiz was [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&ned=us&q=MyWikiBiz&ie=UTF-8 broadly publicized] in over 150 mainstream media outlets, including the ''Washington Post'', ''USA Today'', ''MSNBC.com'', and the ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', as well as a [http://www.g4tv.com/pile_player.aspx?video_key=14996 television appearance] on the ''G4 TV'' network.
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MyWikiBiz has a devoted interest in the success of the [[Subject Interest::Category:Semantic Web|Semantic Web]].  We have the ability to communicate to complete novices the amazing advantages (and some disadvantages) of Semantic Web, or as it's also known -- '''Web 3.0'''.
      
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==Internal links==
 
==Internal links==
 
* {{FULLPAGENAME}} is "owned" by [[Has Page Owner::User:MyWikiBiz]].
 
* {{FULLPAGENAME}} is "owned" by [[Has Page Owner::User:MyWikiBiz]].
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* [[User_talk:MyWikiBiz/Free_offer|'''To Do''' List]]
   
* [[User_talk:MyWikiBiz/Discussions|Thoughts from other sites]]
 
* [[User_talk:MyWikiBiz/Discussions|Thoughts from other sites]]
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==External links==
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*[http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=16892 Our first press release] We began our biz in the bright sunlight of full disclosure
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*[http://www.nabble.com/MyWikiBiz-tf2080660.html A public compromise from Jimmy Wales] The agreement brokered with the co-founder of Wikipedia
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-10-09/MyWikiBiz A public dispute with Wales] When our agreement was withdrawn by the co-founder of Wikipedia
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*[http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/9912 MyWikiBiz changes "teams"] We're so happy we found Centiare!
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*[http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&ned=us&q=MyWikiBiz&ie=UTF-8 Mainstream media story] Over 150 publishers pick up the AP story
      
==Geolocation==
 
==Geolocation==
Retrieved from "https://mywikibiz.com/Special:MobileDiff/63291"

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