brianzajac Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Recently, we've started to add our company on Wikipedia. We thought it would be a good way to show others a synopsis of our company through other "eyes" (i.e. you). Here's how we need your help: Please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Architectural_Solutions_%283DAS%29. There, you will see an area of testimonials. If you have read any of our tutorials (http://www.cgarchitect.com/upclose/VI/default.asp), please make a comment for us under "testimonials". Keep in mind that Wikipedia is an open-source system and is very critical on SPAM. So, any irrelevant external links will be edited out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I didnt realize wikipedia was for advertising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianzajac Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 I didnt realize wikipedia was for advertising? It's not. We just want to show the history of 3DAS through other users in the CG community. In order to do that, though, Wikipedia is requesting more information on how 3DAS benefits other companies/freelancers. Once credibility has been established through testimonials, historical references (i.e. company establishment, bios of owners, client list, etc.) can be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Looks like you're not very 'notable' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizwhiz Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 is www.cgarchitect.com already listed at widipedia? if not maybe we could do This 1st? and Then add others i mentioned This sometime before, This website does have a lot of benefit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 hmmmmm, youre a company...that wants to spread info about....yourself.........sounds like an advert to me......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 i keep thinking of this... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16775981/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianzajac Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 i keep thinking of this... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16775981/ Wow...I'm surprised to see you spending more time finding articles complaining about businesses rather than helping ones that heavily support CG Architect. Don't worry, others have been giving their time for us and we trully appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Wow...I'm surprised to see you spending more time finding articles complaining about businesses rather than helping ones that heavily support CG Architect. Don't worry, others have been giving their time for us and we trully appreciate it. you are not paying anyone for submitting information about you, so it is not the same thing. the microsoft thing is simply what came to mind because it was in the news recently, and involved wikipedia. i should not be verbally lashed at for posting, especially since it was not an attack on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Smith Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 i'm staying out of this one...this is one area i can claim to know nothing about carry on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 well, its just wikipedia is a kind of sacred in my eyes. A bit like craigslist or something. i would hate to see wikipedia used by anyone for personal gain. if thats not your motivation, then fair enough. I do appreciate that you do alot for this site and this community. This, however, can not be used as collateral for any kind of discussion in these forums, especially for sending people on a guilt trip for speaking their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKitts Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 my question would be this. since it's not an advertisement for gain, what would be the benefit of posting your history on wikipedia as opposed to your own personal website where anyone who was researching your company would automatically find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianzajac Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 my question would be this. since it's not an advertisement for gain, what would be the benefit of posting your history on wikipedia as opposed to your own personal website where anyone who was researching your company would automatically find it? Companies such as these listed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Companies_Using_3DS_Max want others to comment on them & their history. Since we're involved with the CG community, we are following the same footsteps as these companies. It's just another way we can interact with anyone on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I think the biggest benefit of being in wikipedia is it boosts your google list rating (googlability? Im not sure of the term). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianzajac Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 I think the biggest benefit of being in wikipedia is it boosts your google list rating (googlability? Im not sure of the term). In the world of SEM, keyword phrase rankings do not increase if you create a page (like the one we have on Wikipedia) without any hyperlinks back to the originating source. This is why Wikipedia is so strong on deleting articles that link back to it's originating source. In fact, this article (at it's current state) is increasing CG Architect's popularity due to it's content & linking structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 well yes, but wikipedia is always one of the top 2 or 3 listings in google. So if someone googles 'architectural 3d modelling' then goes into wikipedia, then gets to your page in wikipedia, then they have really found you thru google a lot easier than they would ahve done looking for you on google. Does that make sense? I know im being a bit of an arse aboiut it, but I hate seeing our whole world turn into an advert. Billboards on the roads, ads on every media every 5 seconds, ads on products, clothes, food, mugs, rulers, its crazy. You dont find an ad in the dictionary and you dont find product placement in an encyclopedia. The good folks at wikipedia have decided they want to keep theyre bit of the (cyber) world product placement and ad free. I respect that hugely. Like i said before, if your intentions are honestly to broaden the knowledge base, great. If youre trying to spin a buck at the same time or get your name/company a little more exposure, its a no-go imho. its an ethics thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskin Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 What exactly has 3das done for the cg community? Pardon my ignorance – and please, there is nothing contemptuous meant about this question. I basicly stick to the forum here, but have noticed a couple of tutorial/instructional documentation. What else is going on here? Comparisons to Microsoft? Etc…. Oh “F” it. Maybe I should just look around on my own. Where is strat? What are you playing these days? Do you really have a strat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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