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Google Donates $2 Million To the Wikimedia Foundation

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the citation-needed dept.

k33l0r writes "Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia and other projects, announced that it has received a $2 million donation from Google. This is the first time that Google has supported Wikipedia, and it has many wondering why. Anyone remember Knol, Google's answer to Wikipedia?"

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  1. May be by CSHARP123 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    because Bing does http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Benefactors