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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Oct 24, 2013 3:18:36 GMT
The sixth most widely used website in the world is not run anything like the others in the top 10. It is not operated by a sophisticated corporation but by a leaderless collection of volunteers who generally work under pseudonyms and habitually bicker with each other. It rarely tries new things in the hope of luring visitors; in fact, it has changed little in a decade. And yet every month 10 billion pages are viewed on the English version of Wikipedia alone. When a major news event takes place, such as the Boston Marathon bombings, complex, widely sourced entries spring up within hours and evolve by the minute. Because there is no other free information source like it, many online services rely on Wikipedia. Look something up on Google or ask Siri a question on your iPhone, and you’ll often get back tidbits of information pulled from the encyclopedia and delivered as straight-up facts. More at Technologyreview.com>>>>>
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Post by kate on Oct 24, 2013 7:04:58 GMT
Hmm!!!! Facinating read...
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Post by warlock on Oct 24, 2013 11:55:15 GMT
Good article, I found the comments to be interesting as well.
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Oct 24, 2013 12:33:54 GMT
Since the decline of the Encyclopaedia Britannica: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Special-Anniversary-Edition-Burgundy-Encyclopaedia-Britannica-inc-bookcase-/331043872805LOL! I have made extensive use of Wikipedia and in the early days it was quite accurate; the fact that many knowledgeable and professional people edited. However, Wikipedia has been hijacked and abused of late. It is still a good source of reference generally with many good external links / references at the bottom of each entry. Even Dr Johnson sometimes got his references and etymology wrong at times!
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