Comments on: Phew! Wikipedia Hits $6 Million in Needed Donations http://www.centernetworks.com/wikipedia-2009-donations Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.centernetworks.com/wikipedia-2009-donations/comment-page-#comment-21040 Eric Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21040 What costs $6 million a year to keep Wikipedia running? This boggles my mind. What are the exec salaries, bandwidth expenses, etc.? What costs $6 million a year to keep Wikipedia running? This boggles my mind. What are the exec salaries, bandwidth expenses, etc.?

]]> By: Eric http://www.centernetworks.com/wikipedia-2009-donations/comment-page-#comment-21041 Eric Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21041 Ok, a couple clicks answered some of this.. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Questions/en#How_is_the_revenue_spent.3F Still, $1.6M for finance and administration. Wow. Ok, a couple clicks answered some of this..

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Questions/en#How_is_the_revenue_spent.3F

Still, $1.6M for finance and administration. Wow.

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/wikipedia-2009-donations/comment-page-#comment-21042 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21042 It would seem like most goes to hosting and bandwidth - the rest I assume goes to staffing to keep the spammers out. I still think the top tech companies could put money in for the hosting and be done with it. It would seem like most goes to hosting and bandwidth – the rest I assume goes to staffing to keep the spammers out. I still think the top tech companies could put money in for the hosting and be done with it.

]]> By: tilll http://www.centernetworks.com/wikipedia-2009-donations/comment-page-#comment-21045 tilll Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21045 I do think that companies like Yahoo and Microsoft or Google are sponsoring the operation already. I read that a while ago, so I am not sure what it is that they need. I know that the org also employs a bunch of people and so itself they sponsor/contribute to the development of Mediawiki (which is the software that runs Wikipedia and related). I do think that companies like Yahoo and Microsoft or Google are sponsoring the operation already. I read that a while ago, so I am not sure what it is that they need. I know that the org also employs a bunch of people and so itself they sponsor/contribute to the development of Mediawiki (which is the software that runs Wikipedia and related).

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/wikipedia-2009-donations/comment-page-#comment-21071 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-21071 Thanks for the good post, Allen. If you want to find out more about the different options available to Wikimedia, there's always quite a good post at good ol' <a href="http://blog.heebie.co.uk/wikipedia-fundraising-real-truth">Wikilog</a> Thanks for the good post, Allen. If you want to find out more about the different options available to Wikimedia, there’s always quite a good post at good ol’ Wikilog

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