So, This Dinosaur Walks Into A Bar...

Britannica 2.0, you’re no Wikipedia. The stodgy old Encyclopedia Brittanica has decided to join the Internet Revolution. In a case of a dinosaur suddenly deciding to buy a car, it is too little too late. When Wikipedia first came on the Internet scene, Brittanica editors held their noses in the air, and fulminated about the great unwashed multitudes not being as capable as the editors of the great repository of all knowledge. Cracks were made about accuracy, and completeness. Well, guess what. The dirty little secret of encyclopedias and journalism is that beauty (and accuracy) is in the eye of the beholder. Does Brittanica really believe that users will PAY to review content from Brittanica? If you believe that, I have some swampland in Florida to sell you. Now, back to the joke: This dinosaur walks into a bar...