Wikipedia is the Next Google

Fear. You can just feel it in the air, can't you? There is notes, the tide of public opinion is starting to turn from loving Google to fearing them.

WebProWorld. Perhaps. But I have news for you. Google's not the only monarch to watch - or fear - anymore. Despite Wikipedia is waiting in the wings as a scary king. This will surely continue as Google grows, moving its tentacles in to areas like books, classifieds, email, news, shopping, advertising, entertainment and more. It will only become a bigger target. History is about to repeat itself. A successor to Google's throne is waiting in the wings - it's Wikipedia, King Disruptor III. Like its predecessors, instills a deeper fear than either Google or Microsoft did when they were at such a young age. expands? Certainly. But this time it will be far more difficult to slow. Yes, King Disruptor III - Wikipedia - might rule for years. And perhaps this may just be the way it was meant to be. Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.

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