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.
Business
Apr 5, 2012
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Hollywood, Silicon Valley face off over piracy bill
US congressional support for legislation targeting online piracy was eroding Wednesday as Wikipedia and Google led an online onslaught and branded the bills a danger to Internet freedom.
Internet
Jan 18, 2012
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Wikipedia, Google protest US antipiracy proposals
(AP) -- January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in a protest of pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites ...
Internet
Jan 18, 2012
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Wikipedia, Google to protest Internet bills
Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.
Internet
Jan 17, 2012
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Businessmen unveil plans for 'Muslim Facebook'
A group of Muslim businessmen unveiled plans in Turkey on Thursday for a Facebook-style social networking site with "healthy values" for a young, Islamic audience.
Internet
Dec 1, 2011
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Study finds major U.S. newspapers are warming up to Wikipedia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Major newspapers in the United States are referencing Wikipedia more often and framing the online encyclopedia more positively in stories, according to a study by a pair of faculty researchers in the Virginia ...
Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2011
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Over half of US online adults use Wikipedia: survey
More than 50 percent of US adult Internet users look up information on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia which marks its 10th anniversary on Saturday, according to a new report.
Internet
Jan 14, 2011
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Wikipedia blasts talk of child porn at website
Wikipedia on Wednesday strongly rejected its departed co-founder's accusation that the online encyclopedia served up child pornography.
Internet
Apr 28, 2010
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Online encyclopedia makes life searchable
(PhysOrg.com) -- One hundred and fifty thousand species down, 1.65 million to go. That is the tally for the online Encyclopedia of Life, an ambitious two-year-old project with the goal of nothing less than documenting in ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2009
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Analyzing why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history
Movements like #MeToo are drawing increased attention to the systemic discrimination facing women in a range of professional fields, from Hollywood and journalism to banking and government.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2018
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