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Encyclopaedia Brittanica closes its doors. Wikipedia changes the face of online research.

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I used to love reading through the Encyclopaedia Britannica when I was much younger. But then the internet came along and ruined their entire business model. Shame. But the wisdom of the crowd showed that Wikipedia could essentially kill off a 244 year old business, no mean feat. Some great info and stats in this graphic.

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