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Revision as of 20:17, 22 October 2013
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2013. |
 | This article lists events whose chronological order is ambiguous, backward, or otherwise incorrect. (October 2013) |
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| Industry | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Darius Fisher and Jordan French[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Steve Neil (chief financial officer), Adam Masonbrink (vice president of sales),[1] Jordan French (chief executive)[2] |
Number of employees | 25+ |
| Website | Wiki-PR.com |
Wiki-PR is a public relations firm which claims specialization in editing of Wikipedia.[3]
The firm claims it has administrator access[3] enabling it to manage the Wikipedia presence of more than 12,000 clients.[4] In an article on VICE, the writer, Martin Robbins, claimed he called 60 companies including Viacom and Priceline, with Priceline and Colorado Technical University both confirming they hired Wiki-PR.[3] Wiki-PR is using aggressive email marketing to acquire new customers.[5]
Background
Projects
Relationship to Wikipedia
Sockpuppet investigation
An investigation of sockpuppet accounts on Wikipedia beginning in 2008 implicated hundreds of accounts, with many of the accounts being traced back to Wiki-PR.[6][5]
The use of a company to manage the content of Wikipedia violates several Wikipedia rules, including the rule against asserting ownership of a page and has lead to the Wikimedia Foudation disabling hundreds of paid Wikipedia editing accounts believed to be connected with activities of Wiki-PR contrary to Wikipedia's rules.[5]
See also
- Wikipedia Signpost: Automatic detection of "infiltrating" Wikipedia admins; Wiki, or 'pedia? (2013-09-25)
- Wikipedia Signpost: Q&A on Public Relations and Wikipedia (2013-09-25)
- Wikipedia Signpost: Extensive network of clandestine paid advocacy exposed (2013-10-09)
- Wikipedia Signpost: Wiki-PR conducting "a concerted attack" on Wikipedia (2013-10-16)
References
- ^ a b "Leadership". Wiki-PR.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ BBC News - Wikipedia probe into paid-for 'sockpuppet' entries
- ^ a b c "Is Wikipedia for Sale?". motherboard.vice.com. 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
We'll both directly edit your page using our network of established Wikipedia editors and admins
- ^ "Wiki-PR homepage". Wiki-PR. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ a b c Owens, Simon (2013-10-08). "The battle to destroy Wikipedia's biggest sockpuppet army". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ Robbins, Martin (2013-10-19). "Is the PR Industry Buying Influence Over Wikipedia?". VICE. Retrieved 2013-10-19.