Google donates $2 million to support Wikipedia

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12:03 pm on Feb 18, 2010 (gmt 0)

In a statement, Google co-founder Sergey Brin hailed Wikipedia as "one of the greatest triumphs of the Internet."

[news.yahoo.com ]

1:11 pm on Feb 18, 2010 (gmt 0)

Was this 2 million extra from what they normally allocate for donations(tax write offs) per year?

1:27 pm on Feb 18, 2010 (gmt 0)

Yes, this was $2M beyond normal donations - I read that in the news yesterday. Good for Google.

1:42 pm on Feb 18, 2010 (gmt 0)

Sorry for posting this news again. I didn't realize that someone else had already posted it.