Wikipedia and Freebase both appeal to people who love to use and organize information, but the difference lies in the type of information covered, and the way it's organized. Wikipedia arranges information in the form of articles, while Freebase lists facts and statistics. Freebase information is good not only for people who want to research facts, but also for people who want to use those facts to build other websites and applications. Information in article form can’t be reused in the same way, though it is great for other purposes.
Google Base is a database like Freebase, but with much different features and information coverage. The information in Freebase is all shared and collectively editable, with a single topic containing information about its subject across multiple categories. Google Base, on the other hand, helps other people find your information, but is much more focused on items, listings, and events, and isn't designed to be edited by the community or to reconcile similar topics across information categories.
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- What is Freebase?
- How is Freebase different from Wikipedia? From Google Base?
- How can I use Freebase?
- Where does the information in Freebase come from?
- How do I know that the information in Freebase is accurate?
- What are the rules for using the data in Freebase?
- Do I have to pay to use Freebase?
- What kind of database do you use? Is your platform open source?
- Are you connected to other open data projects?
- What is the relationship between Freebase and Metaweb?
- How does Metaweb plan to make money?
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