Google has long had a troubled relationship with other websites - it even attempted to create a rival to Wikipedia called Knol, though the venture failed. The foundation's statement did not reveal the value of the Google contract. "We have long supported the Wikimedia Foundation in pursuit of our shared goals of expanding knowledge and information access for people everywhere," said Google's Tim Palmer. For more details, please feel free to email us at. Google has previously given money to Wikipedia through donations and grants but the new deal puts their relationship on a more formal commercial footing. Sorry, Not This Time Unfortunately, we can't qualify your business today. The product was "designed to make it easier for these entities to package and share Wikimedia content", it said in a statement. The foundation said its new product gave customers a "feed of real-time content updates on Wikimedia projects" beyond what is available to the public. The source of the information is not always shown, a practice that had sparked complaints from Wikimedia. Google uses material from the site for its "knowledge panel" - a sidebar that accompanies the main search results. The new commercial venture will not change that arrangement for individual users, the foundation said. Wikipedia, one of the world's most visited websites, is free to use, updated by volunteers and relies on donations to keep afloat. ![]() ![]() "We're thrilled to be working with them both as our longtime partners," said Wikimedia's Lane Becker in a statement on Tuesday.
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