http://gigaom.com/2006/12/06/amazon-takes-stake-in-wikia/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2006/12/06/amazon-takes-stake-in-wikia/#comment-129199 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:40:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/amazon-takes-stake-in-wikia/#comment-129199 Why does a wiki hosting provider need $6 Million in financing in the first place? The service is based on volunteer contribution they have little to do with. Their job is just running a few servers at most and dropping a few new features from time to time. With $6 million they can stay unprofitable for years..

]]> http://gigaom.com/2006/12/06/amazon-takes-stake-in-wikia/#comment-129198 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:28:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/amazon-takes-stake-in-wikia/#comment-129198 This move by Amazon makes sense (mostly). Maybe they can link there sporting goods in with ArmchairGM? I hope it doesn’t become overrun with product advertisements.

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