When searching for information about an artist online the first three results users see are the artist's official Web site, Wikipedia entry and MySpace page.
Wikipedia LogoMost artists focus on their official Web site and their MySpace profile while paying little attention to Wikipedia. According to data from Yahoo provided to Billboard, Wikipedia is the second most popular place to search for artist information after Google. Users search an artists Wikipedia entry by more than 2-to-1 over their MySpace page.
"The interest that people had to go to MySpace to find out more about their favorite band is waning in favor of going to Wikipedia," Yahoo head of programming and label relations John Lenac told Reuters. "In the last six months, it's surpassed it."
MySpace says it has 3 million artist profiles, while Wikipedia estimates that it has "tens of thousands," according to Wikipedia Foundation head of communications Jay Walsh. The problem that remains is most managers and artists are unaware of Wikipedia and its resources.
"There's been many people I've talked to that didn't even know they could upload a Wikipedia page," Lenac says. "There's been some managers that didn't even know what it was."
Wikipedia remains attractive to searchers because it lacks the hype of artists MySpace profiles. "It's so clear, so concise, and it's standardized. That's something I think is a draw over MySpace, where you never quite know the experience you're going to get," said Jason Feinberg, owner/president of On Target Media Group, a Web promotions consultancy.
"It's not promotional. Especially these days when the Internet is full of artists trying to essentially ram their message down your throat, I think a fan is a lot more receptive to a simple, no-hype approach."
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Wikipedia doesnt work for this
I personally dont know a single person who goes to Wikipedia to search bands unless they are truly popular bands from years ago.
Myspace - much improved
Myspace has seen some improvements, hopefully they can upgrade their templating system, and then would be the best place for bands....
Not useful
Myspace is partnering with the large labels in a music sharing program that will mean massive traffic to Myspace.com, so this story, while important, will likely be a moot point once that happens, as noone will be searching Wikipedia for bands unless theyare looking for historical data.
Hard to Believe
Those stats are hard to believe. Many of the bands I know are not listed there or would not be able to get a listing there. I certainly do not hear of bands running out to ge a listing a Wikipedia - maybe they should be?
Actually, This is Inccurate
You can get a band submitted to Wiki, but the deal is that you have to submit the band in third person, and write in non-hype about the band and their achievements. Unfortunately, this doesn't rpvoide much benefit for the artist, since they cannot promote themselves there, and a regular listing there for a band reads like Physician wallpaper.
Creating/editing your own Wikipedia page
According to the rules on Wikipedia, this can't be done, as it would be a "COI" (conflict of interest). You can't write about yourself or have self-promotional items. Lenac states, "There's been many people I've talked to that didn't even know they could upload a Wikipedia page," Well, according to the rules, you can't.
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