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[[Image:Preview  teaser image.jpg|thumb|325px|right]]'''Your Business and Wikipedia''' is a forthcoming e-book to be published in the Spring 2010, by [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]].  With over four years of experience as a [[Wikipedia]] editor, news maker, and spokesman, Kohs knows the ins and outs of creating, modifying, and manipulating Wikipedia content to better serve the needs of your business.  And soon, he'll be sharing his astounding and provocative secrets with you.  
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[[Image:Preview  teaser image.jpg|thumb|325px|right]]'''Your Business and Wikipedia''' is a forthcoming e-book to be published in the Spring 2010, by [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]].  With over four years of experience as a [[Wikipedia]] editor, news maker, and spokesman, Kohs knows the ins and outs of creating, modifying, and manipulating Wikipedia content to better serve the needs of your business.  And soon he'll be sharing his astounding and provocative secrets with you.  
 
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===What will a Wikipedia article do for you?===
 
===What will a Wikipedia article do for you?===
Bringing all kinds of interesting statistics to bear, Kohs outlines what you should expect once you have a stable, appropriately-linked Wikipedia article published in place.
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Bringing all kinds of interesting statistics to bear, Kohs outlines what you should expect once you have a stable, appropriately-linked Wikipedia article in place.
 
<blockquote>''"Business and enterprise-related articles on Wikipedia are not typically among the most popular.  The most popular articles on Wikipedia relate to sex, masturbation, TV shows, and video games.  The article about the TV show American Idol will grab over 500,000 page views in a month.  On the other hand, Wikipedia’s article about America’s biggest company, ExxonMobil, only receives about 28,000 page views per month."''</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>''"Business and enterprise-related articles on Wikipedia are not typically among the most popular.  The most popular articles on Wikipedia relate to sex, masturbation, TV shows, and video games.  The article about the TV show American Idol will grab over 500,000 page views in a month.  On the other hand, Wikipedia’s article about America’s biggest company, ExxonMobil, only receives about 28,000 page views per month."''</blockquote>
    
===Your game plan===
 
===Your game plan===
 
So, this is why you'll buy this book.  A step-by-step plan that will show you how to get what you need to get done on Wikipedia... '''done'''.
 
So, this is why you'll buy this book.  A step-by-step plan that will show you how to get what you need to get done on Wikipedia... '''done'''.
<blockquote>''"...if you elect to work in broad daylight and abide Wikipedia’s rules about reliable sources, verifiability, consensus, and neutral point of view, you will only bring misery upon yourself and unwarranted grief to your business.  Honesty and disclosure goes punished on Wikipedia.  There are too many Wikipedians whose primary mission on the project is not to build a comprehensive encyclopedia, but to bring shame and embarrassment to any corporation that might think it can participate in the Wikipedia process."''</blockquote>
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<blockquote>''"...if you elect to work in broad daylight and abide Wikipedia’s rules about reliable sources, verifiability, consensus, and neutral point of view, you will only bring misery upon yourself and unwarranted grief to your business.  Honesty and disclosure go punished on Wikipedia.  There are too many Wikipedians whose primary mission on the project is not to build a comprehensive encyclopedia, but to bring shame and embarrassment to any corporation that might think it can participate in the Wikipedia process."''</blockquote>
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Gregory Kohs reveals strategies and tools that will let you bypass Wikipedia's anti-enterprise robots and administrators.  Why is the Google Toolbar your worst enemy on Wikipedia?  Kohs knows.  Why is your user name one of the most important decisions you'll make on Wikipedia?  Kohs knows.  What's the best way to make your edits on Wikipedia stick?  Kohs knows, and he will tell you.
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Gregory Kohs reveals strategies and tools that will let you bypass Wikipedia's anti-enterprise robots and administrators.  Why is the Google Toolbar your worst enemy on Wikipedia?  Kohs knows.  Why is your user name one of the most important decisions you'll make on Wikipedia?  Kohs knows.  What's the best way to make your edits on Wikipedia stick?  Kohs knows.  And he will tell you.
    
==Why an e-book?==
 
==Why an e-book?==

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