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Struggling Wikipedia Sheds Thousands of Editors
PC World - Sat Nov 28, 2:49 pm ETAn academic researcher questions the site's viability, but Wikipedia defends its policies.
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Semantic Bookmarking Service Faviki Finally Usable Thanks to Delicious Import
ReadWriteWeb - Tue Dec 1, 12:09 pm ETWhen we first came across Faviki back in 2008 , we were intrigued by the concept of a social bookmarking service built using semantic tagging capabilities. Instead of organizing bookmarks based on user-created tags, Faviki tags come from structured information extracted from Wikipedia. After F aviki's update earlier this year which improved the tagging process and introduced OpenID support, we ...
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Wikipedia Disputes Editor Exodus Claims
Slashdot - Sat Nov 28, 8:26 am ETeldavojohn writes "The Wikimedia blog has a new post from Erik Moeller, deputy director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and Erik Zachte, a data analyst, to dispute recent reports about editors leaving Wikipedia (which we discussed on Wednesday). They offer these points to discredit the claims: 'The number of people reading Wikipedia continues to grow. In October, we had 344 million unique visitors ...
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Venezuela Battles Drought With Cloud Seeding
redOrbit - Mon Nov 30, 9:18 am ETImage Caption: Panorama of the Orinoco River. Courtesy Wikipedia
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Stryker to buy device recycling firm for $525M
MedCity News - Mon Nov 30, 12:36 pm ETImage via Wikipedia KALAMAZOO, Michigan -- Orthopedics device maker Stryker has reached a $525 million agreement to acquire a Phoenix-based medical device reprocessor and remanufacturer. The all-cash deal for Ascent Healthcare Solutions is expected to close by the end of the year, according to a statement from Stryker. With sales last year of $100 million and 900 employees, Ascent operates ...
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I'd love shopping if it weren't for the mall foot
The Flint Journal - Mon Nov 30, 6:18 am ETFriday was “Black Friday,” which is of course the anniversary of the 1921 decision by British rail and transport members not to join a strike in support of miners. Or so Wikipedia tells me. We celebrate Black Friday, oddly enough, by shopping. Or at least my wife and the rest of femaledom does. I, personally, spend Black Friday at home digesting. Just as well. I’m not much of a shopper. For me ...
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Humor: Embracing your panic button
Crosscut - Sun Nov 29, 2:19 pm ETRegarding global warming, Democrats claim Republicans are in denial while Republicans counter that Democrats are in a state of panic. Why are “denial” and “panic” derogatory terms? I find panic and denial indispensable. In fact, my reaction to anything is either panic or denial. These are all I need. Denial is underrated. Wikipedia explains: "Denial is a concept introduced by Sigmund Freud. A ...
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Wikipedia In Need Of Editors?
redOrbit - Thu Nov 26, 1:13 pm ETA recent university study showed that Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, "lost" some 49,000 of its volunteer editors in the first three months of this year.BBC compared this figure to a loss of 4,900 over the same period last year.Felipe Ortega, from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, carried out the research and said that if the trend continues, it could spell problems for the site."If ...
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Business Edge Works with Wikipedia Co-Founder to Launch WatchKnow.org
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 2:01 am ETNJ Web development company, Business Edge Services & Technologies Inc., recently completed a project lead by Larry Sanger, Editor-in-Chief of the Citizendium and co-founder of Wikipedia, to create WatchKnow.org – an organized collection of educational videos for kids.
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Wikipedia loses thousands of editors
TechWorld - Thu Nov 26, 6:29 am ETBut Wikimedia says site 'definitely not dying' Research has shown that almost 50,000 editors left online encyclopedia Wikipedia in the first quarter of this year: 10 times the number who deserted the site in the same period of 2008.
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For the Celtics, 'togetherness' is not just a theory, it's a way of life
Lowell Sun - Sun Nov 29, 7:26 am ETBy Jimmy Toscano Guest Columnist Ubuntu -- (philosophy), an ethical concept of African origin emphasizing community, sharing and generosity (Wikipedia). BOSTON -- Together on the court. Together off the court.
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Researcher: Wikipedia losing editors
UPI - Wed Nov 25, 3:14 pm ETMADRID, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The number of people contributing to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia shrank by 49,000 in the first three months of the year, a Spanish researcher said.
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Faith column: Whom do you thank?
Greeley Tribune - Sat Nov 28, 7:36 am ETAnother Thanksgiving Day has come and gone. Did you give thanks? If so, to whom? Wikipedia defines Thanksgiving as "a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general." That free online dictionary also informs us that "while perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday." In light of these statements, consider the following ...
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Volvo IT Department Gets Banned From Wikipedia For Racist Rants
ReadWriteWeb - Wed Nov 25, 7:24 pm ETOne of the risks facing any enterprise is how to deal with people who use the corporate network to post rude, sexist or even racist material on public facing web sites. That issue is coming home to roost for Volvo , following the news that Wikipedia has banned editing from machines inside the Volvo IT Department for racist remarks left on the pages of two well-known Pakistani Cricket players ...
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Contributors Leaving Wikipedia In Record Numbers
Slashdot - Wed Nov 25, 12:11 pm ETHugh Pickens writes "CNET reports that the volunteers who create Wikipedia's pages, check facts and adapt the site are abandoning Wikipedia in unprecedented numbers, with tens of thousands of editors going 'dead' — no longer actively contributing and updating the site — a trend many experts believe could threaten Wikipedia's future. In the first three months of 2009, the English-language version ...
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December 4, 2009: Blade Runner
Wed Dec 31, 7:00 pm EST'' Blade Runner '' is a 1982 American science fiction ...
