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*There are some sites that attracts alot of traffic due to its content. They may not be the first movers, but they are visited for their content. | *There are some sites that attracts alot of traffic due to its content<ref>http://www.applecraft.co.uk/article-content.htm</ref>. They may not be the first movers, but they are visited for their content and soon become tops such as wikipedia. | ||
*Possessing knowledge makes one king. It is the Knowledge economy. Those who | *Possessing knowledge makes one king. It is the Knowledge economy. Those who does not know cannot really possess content. | ||
*Many are copycats of others' contents. | *There are those that generate content through networking or a viral community. | ||
*Huge content pools may not appeal to most people. But they possesss a long tail<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Long-Tail-Future-Business-Selling/dp/1401302378</ref> such as in the case of Amazon.com. | |||
*Many are copycats of others' contents. They do not produce or solicit responses and so end up at the bottom of the well. | |||
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*Name a site that uses content to attract you. | *Name a site that uses content to attract you. | ||
*How does the site make you return again? | *How does the site make you return again? | ||
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*Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity. | *Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity. | ||
*Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings. | *Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings. | ||
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Content Is King
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
- There are some sites that attracts alot of traffic due to its content[1]. They may not be the first movers, but they are visited for their content and soon become tops such as wikipedia.
- Possessing knowledge makes one king. It is the Knowledge economy. Those who does not know cannot really possess content.
- There are those that generate content through networking or a viral community.
- Huge content pools may not appeal to most people. But they possesss a long tail[2] such as in the case of Amazon.com.
- Many are copycats of others' contents. They do not produce or solicit responses and so end up at the bottom of the well.
Discussion
- Name a site that uses content to attract you.
- How does the site make you return again?
- Compare and differentiate between such a site with another site that you often visit.
- More and more sites knows about the content game. Are there anything new they must do to be better at it?
Activities
- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
References
Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Notable Links to Resources
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)