Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Please read: a personal appeal from...

Ok, that face looks familiar. As you might know, this annoying banner at the top of every page wasn't the first Wiki's attempt to collect money from it's readers. Was it successful? More successful than the others? Click on that nice infographic from informationisbeautiful.net to find out.







Wikipedia Jimmy appeal. Tags: money. Source: informationisbeautiful.net
50,000 gory, bloody dollars per day? That's just great. Also, if you're interested in other Wiki ads and their success, visit their banner-testing page.
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6 comments:

  1. Joe SomebodyFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    Ive never donated to them. Being a non-profit you must disclose all salaries. He has not done that.

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  2. Just that guyFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    i donated but before the gore

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  3. Learnin' German AdminFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    who can resist his beatiful face :D?

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  4. Stuff that matters, stuff that don'tFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Very good ad campaign then, maybe I need something like that for my blog.
    Followed

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  5. Brendan McCartyFebruary 15, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    will never donate, ad is too annoying

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    I love wikipedia

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