Wikipedia operator gets $500,000 foundation grant
(AP) -- The nonprofit organization that operates the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has received a $500,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand its work bringing free educational content ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Wikipedia launches iPhone application
Wikipedia said it has released an iPhone application as part of a drive to open the pages of its revered online encyclopedia to the booming ranks of smart phone users.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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English Wikipedia hosts three millionth article
The English version of user-generated online encylopedia Wikipedia hosted its three millionth article on Monday -- an entry about a Norwegian actress.
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Wired editor acknowledges lifting Wiki material
(AP) -- The author of a new book about the wisdom of free products on the Web has acknowledged taking some liberties in his own work.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Study: CEOs not doing enough on social networks
(AP) -- A new study says top CEOs should do a better job managing their presence online, on social sites like Twitter and Facebook and even Wikipedia.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Wikipedia blocks Scientology from altering entries
Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image.
May 30, 2009 |
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Probing Question: How is the computer age changing libraries?
For those of us of a certain age — no need to put a number on it, thank you -- the word "library" still conjures forth memories of solid wood cabinets filled with hand-typed cards, each pointing to a book ...
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May 21, 2009 |
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Wolfram Alpha 'Knowledge Engine' is Like a Modern Farmer's Almanac
(PhysOrg.com) -- Currently, there's a lot of hype and skepticism surrounding the latest "Google rival," a so-called search engine named Wolfram Alpha. In the near future, anyone with Internet access will be ...
May 08, 2009 |
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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.
May 07, 2009 |
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Study suggests doctors could add to Wikipedia
(AP) -- Researchers are suggesting that doctors could be spending more time writing and editing Wikipedia pages on medical topics, despite questions that have been raised about the collaborative online encyclopedia's ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Humanity's earliest written works go online
(AP) -- National libraries and the U.N. education agency put some of humanity's earliest written works online Tuesday, from ancient Chinese oracle bones to the first European map of the New World.
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Google CEO sees newspaper future in advertising
(AP) -- Google's CEO Eric Schmidt recommends that news organizations continue to rely on advertising but seek new ways to reach readers.
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Wikipedia founder abandons Google search challenge
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has abandoned the floundering Wikia Search project, launched in January 2008 in an attempt to break the world's addiction to Google's Internet search service.
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Microsoft closing Encarta online encyclopedia
Microsoft plans to close its Encarta online encyclopedia, which competes in an arena dominated by communally-crafted free Internet reference source Wikipedia.
Mar 30, 2009 |
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British pupils to get lessons on Twitter: report
Children in British junior schools could soon be taking lessons in Internet applications like Twitter under proposals to change school curriculums, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday.
Mar 25, 2009 |
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