# Iconic Crowdsourced Database Videos The ‘Impact of Wikipedia’ Video is a Worldwide Jou By Jennifer Gosnell | Published 2013-01-02 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/impact-of-wikipedia References: [blog.wikimedia.org](http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/12/27/the-impact-of-wikipedia-visual-storytelling/) & [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3Knv6D6Thi0) If you’ve ever wondered who the people behind the [Wikipedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wikipedia-article-ai) articles are, look no further than the ‘Impact of Wikipedia’ get-to-know-them video. The video explores the people around the world who have incredibly varied interests and contribute to Wikipedia. As part of its fundraising effort, the [volunteer-based organization](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/international-nonprofit-organization) has put out a video to explain what it does, why it does it and how much it loves it. Wikipedia is a crowd-sourced initiative on the web that has acted as a guide to basic understandings on a lot of topics. The online web source has been the savior to many an essay, work assignment and conversation starter. In the short and incredibly interesting video, these [Wikipedia volunteers give insight](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contribuzz) to the organization and tell their stories. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Crowdsourced Content:** Opportunity for businesses to tap into the power of crowd contributions to create and curate content. - **Impactful Video Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to leverage storytelling videography to connect with audiences on an emotional level. - **Volunteer-based Initiatives:** Potential for businesses to explore volunteer-based models to tap into diverse skillsets and create social impact. ### Where This Applies - **Online Encyclopedias:** Opportunity for online encyclopedia platforms to enhance user engagement through video content and showcasing volunteer contributors. - **Non-profit Organizations:** Disruptive innovation potential for non-profit organizations to use impactful video storytelling for fundraising and engagement. - **Education and Research:** Potential for educational institutions and research organizations to embrace the crowd contributions model for collaborative knowledge sharing. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Driven Video Generation Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-generation-platform.md) - [Viral Video Databases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/viral-ideas.md) - [AI Encyclopedia Pages Writers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wikipedia-article-ai.md) - [Algorithm-Free Discovery Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-content.md) - [Empowering Visual Content Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/empowering-visual-content.md) - [Bite-Sized Article Information](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wikishot.md) - [Ocean-Themed Fundraisers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teamseas.md) - [Crowdsourced Fun Fact Databases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/straight-fax.md) - [Contributor Recognition Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contribuzz.md)