Share the Point (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
After having found that all my entries for female journalists and artists I knew were deleted in Wikipedia several years back I came to the opinion that the Wikipedia admins were a bunch of sexist geeks. Sadly I have to say they were far worse than I imagine. Type in to Wikipedia the name of anything that even sounds like a porn star and you will see that almost every woman working in the porn industry...
the GATHERING and elsewhere (Free subscription) | yesterday
In about the year 318, he was involved in a dispute with his bishop, Alexander of Alexandria, maintaining against him that Jesus, "the Son of God," was not consubstantial or coeternal with God the Father, but that there was once...
marxy's musing on technology (Free subscription) | yesterday
Can you get from "Michael Jackson" to "Avacado" on Wikipedia by just clicking links? From "Polo Neck Tee Shirt" to "Lady Ga Ga", or "Ugg Boots" to "Rubber band"? Yes you can!This is the new game my kids have been playing with great amusement in the last few days.The rules are, you must follow only Wikipedia links, no searching of course and...
Daily EM (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
This is a subtitle of my essay about Wikipedia’s past, present, and future in Boston Review. Here’s a teaser: Wikipedia’s current troubles may be the products of its remarkable success. In just a few years, it has become the go-to source for a first-cut at any topic. That has raised public expectations about coverage: people now expect important [...]
Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Access the Complete Interview (via Silicon.com) The interview runs three pages. Here are a few points key points that were included in the interview + “One of the things that’s important to know about Wikipedia is that the entries that are edited by hundreds of people are really anomalies.”–Jimmy Wales + This small group mentality can be a [...]
simoncolumbus.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Yesterday, I attended a discussion at the office of Wikimedia Germany on Wikipedia’s notability guidelines. There has been a heated debate going on in Germany for a few weeks now, provoked by a series of controversial deletions. So yesterday’s meeting was thought to be an opportunity to articulate criticism and exchange ideas. There was a lot [...]
Voices (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said Friday that the online encyclopedia aspires to be a higher-quality source of information but added that mainstream publications could learn from its disclaimers and community features. “Our goal is to make Wikipedia as high-quality as possible. Britannica or better quality is the goal,” he said during a question-and-answer session at the ad:tech conference...
Library Stuff (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
WSJ – “Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales said Friday that the online encyclopedia aspires to be a higher-quality source of information but added that mainstream publications could learn from its disclaimers and community features.”
Cnet (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Founder of the online community-written encyclopedia talks to Silicon.com about what's next for the site and why it needs geeks of all kinds.
Share the Point (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I recall when Wikipedia got going about 4 years ago the editors aggressive axing of academics, artists, and just about most of the content most people who were not admins entered. They justified the exercise of power in what had been an anarchist experiment by saying that it was necessary to preserve quality. Well sadly they failed, and perhaps even made things worse. Wikipedia has become something...
Live Science (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Students and doctors alike rely heavily on Wikipedia for information, but it's far from perfect. LiveScience gives you a breakdown on how to best use results from that next Wiki search.
Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
An eagle-eyed reader wondered - just how well-known is Bill Binnie? So he checked to see if he has a Wiki page. He does! The fascinating, highly complimentary tour through Binnie's life has had precious real estate on a community platform since... 29 October, courtesy one contributor . Doubtless this is emerging evidence of Binnie's " largest grass-roots political organization the state has ever...
clusterflock (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Oddly, I have never edited a single entry in my life: Wikipedians are 80 percent male, more than 65 percent single, more than 85 percent without children, and around 70 percent of them are under the age of 30.
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Someone has made some unflattering edits to Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak's Wikipedia page, among them, the new version claims Kim's occupation is "gold digger" and "professional... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Profy.Com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
In the end of every year Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit institution behind the famous Wikipedia, launches the efforts of raising funds to run Wikipedia next year - to finance salaries of employees, numerous servers or whatever else it may be that is needed to run a huge website that Wikipedia has grown to be over [...]
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techzene | 10/09/2009
Charles K.Kao (Standard Telecommunication Laboratories) is awarded Nobel Prize in Physics "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibres" For List of All winners.Visit @ Current Affairs
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JStark | 09/27/2009
Wikipedia, one of the most visited sites in the world, was founded eight years ago in order to create an encyclopedia from voluntary contributions. These were also the same rights, including creating and editing articles. However, while the English version of Wikipedia has just reached the three million articles, this freedom is about to be curbed. It’s three weeks ago that members of the Wikimedia
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