Wikipedia testing new method to curb false info
(AP) -- Wikipedia says it is testing a new method for curbing false information on pages devoted to individual people.
Internet
Aug 25, 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.
Software
Aug 20, 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.
Internet
Jun 24, 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 credibility.
Internet
Apr 30, 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.
Internet
Mar 30, 2009
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Getting people interested in invasive species
Blacklists are one of the most common policy measures to limit biological invasions. They identify small groups of highly impactful invasive alien species: species introduced outside their native range that threaten biodiversity. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2022
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German Wikipedia blacked out in protest of EU copyright plan
Wikipedia's German-language page has been blacked out in protest of a proposal to change European Union copyright rules.
Internet
Mar 21, 2019
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Wikipedia awarded top Spanish prize for international cooperation
Spain's King Felipe VI on Friday awarded online encyclopedia Wikipedia the country's Princess of Asturias award for international cooperation, hailing it a "universal symbol of teamwork".
Internet
Oct 23, 2015
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UC Berkeley hires first Wikipedian-in-residence (Update)
A 24-year-old geography major is the first Wikipedian-in-residence at the University of California, Berkeley.
Internet
Mar 18, 2014
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Wikipedia group launches online travel guide
The foundation behind crowd-sourced knowledge compendium Wikipedia on Tuesday launched a free online travel guide built collaboratively by volunteers from around the globe.
Internet
Jan 15, 2013
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