By Brandon Russell |
The Wikimedia Foundation recently received a Knight Foundation grant for its efforts to more widely distribute Wikipedia’s 24 million articles to those without access to the Internet, particularly in developing markets. The goal, Kul Takanao Wadhwa explains, is to end “information segregation” through Wikipedia Zero,…
By Adriana Lee |
Right there on the Wikipedia page for renowned author Philip Roth’s book was a glaring error: “The Human Stain” wasn’t inspired by writer Anatole Broyard, as it stated. It was inspired by an incident involving Roth’s pal, Princeton prof Melvin Tumin. (Now imagine that —…
By Adriana Lee |
What young person hasn’t played WikiWars at least once? If you missed the boat on this, here’s the gist: Two competitors face off starting with the same word/Wiki page, with the goal of being the first to navigate to another via hyperlinks only. Anyone who…
By Sean P. Aune |
After 244 years, Encyclopedia Britannica will no longer be adorning bookshelves with print editions of itself. Once a sign of affluence, Encyclopedia Britannica has announced that it will begin concentrating on its online edition and properties it develops for schools. The last print edition will…
By Brandon Russell |
Many hard hitting government officials withdrew their support this week for two controversial anti-piracy bills, better known as SOPA and PIPA. A unified Internet demonstrated its staunch opposition for the bills by protesting and going dark, the largest and most talked about participants being Wikipedia…
By Brandon Russell |
On January 18, Internet users were left aghast after experiencing a tiny glimpse of what SOPA and PIPA are actively trying to censor. For people who previously relied on sites like Wikipedia for information, and had no clue about its planned blackout, well, they kind…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the top law enforcement agency in the United States, charged with going after the largest interstate crimes, federal cases and well-known for its infamous “Ten Most Wanted List”. Sadly, this week, it is also known as a group…
