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It took Wikipedia only a little over a decade to force the 244-year old Encyclopedia Britannica out of print \u2014 such is the power of a crowd-sourced product. To date, there are 21 million articles in more than 280 languages sprawled across the Wikipedia universe. The fact that all of this is available for free (and ad-free) easily makes it the crowd\u2019s favorite source for research materials. Sustainability of the site depended largely on donations from the public. At the last fundraiser carried out, the public donated $16 million to the foundation so it can continue doing its good work.<\/p>\n

While Wikipedia is not without its controversies, its popularity and relevance to online research methods warrants an inside look into the makings of its success. Fortunately for us, open-site.org has made this telling infographic littered with titbits of infromation you may or may not know of the online database giant and how far it has come since its conception in early 2001.<\/p>\n

Recommended Reading:<\/strong> More Infographic related posts.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Spot an infographic you think will be a perfect fit here? Send the link to us<\/a> with relevant details and we\u2019ll credit you with the find.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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