Google Gives $2 Million to Wikipedia’s Foundation

Hmm…

The donation’s definitely in line with Google’s generosity to foundations that promote a faster and more open web. However, we think it’s interesting that Google is giving money to the Wikimedia Foundation now, only a year and a half after the search giant launched its own Wikipedia killer, Google Knol.

Back then, we said it was doomed to fail, and so far Knol’s stagnation has proven us right. Is this a sign that Google’s abandoned the project and is embracing Wikipedia as the web’s center for knowledge? Hopefully we’ll get some answers tomorrow.

Google Gives $2 Million to Wikipedia’s Foundation