News tagged with online encyclopaedia

Britannica's halt of print edition triggers sales

(AP) -- It turns out all Encyclopaedia Britannica had to do to breathe new life into the sale of its print edition was to kill it.

Technology / Business

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Last entry for Encyclopaedia Britannica book form

Hours after Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. announced it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time in more than 200 years, someone among the editing minions of free ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Brain capacity limits exponential online data growth

Scientists have found that the capacity of the human brain to process and record information - and not economic constraints - may constitute the dominant limiting factor for the overall growth of globally stored information. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (11) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Wikipedia eyes India for language growth

Wikipedia on Wednesday said it was banking on growth in the mobile phone sector and increased Internet access to boost content in Indian languages ranging from Hindi to Telugu.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Irish student's Wikipedia hoax dupes newspapers

An Irish student's fake quote on the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia has been used in newspaper obituaries around the world, the Irish Times reported.

Technology / Internet

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 9