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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is joining decision-making engine Hunch's board of directors and will serve as an advisor to the startup. Hunch was recently launched by Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake as a platform to help users make decisions spanning a wide array of topics. To help users make their decisions, Hunch presents them with a brief series of questions that have been submitted by other ...
Wikipedia really is the "first draft of history" and more than that, maybe a vital part of how our species is working together for...
What's Your Reaction? What does "googling" mean? Google can tell you. The search giant has quietly rolled out Google Dictionary, which presents definitions and synonyms. Exactly what you'd expect from a dictionary.
We recently reported on the notion that Wikipedia losing editors could lead to a decline in accuracy. Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation , which runs Wikipedia, tells WebProNews growth in editing has slowed, but the number of editors is just flat, and not declining. Do you think Wikipedia is usually accurate or do you frequently encounter issues? Discuss here . The ...
Linux Planet: "There are more options than ever for mobile Internet, from ubiquitous wi-fi hotspots to purchasing your own personal MiFi to carrying all of Wikipedia with you. Paul Ferrill looks at some cool mobile gadgets for traveling Linux users."
Grab some milk, a sleeve of Oreos, and start observing kids, because today is National Cookie Day . (Eee!) Its name, according to Wikipedia , comes the Dutch word koekje or koekie meaning "little cake." From snickerdoodles and peanut butter cookies to Chips Ahoys and fortune cookies, they're all pretty much a delightful treat, perfecting for a light dessert of manic binge eating. The world's ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger will be the keynote speaker at the 27th annual Tennessee Educational Technology Conference t....
Image Caption: Palazzo Valentini. Courtesy Wikipedia
Wikipedia Each week, we'll look at some reasons to taunt, belittle, and bully the Longhorns' football opponent. This week: the Nebraska Cornhuskers. We Used To Be Friends: You've never forgiven us for knocking you off your perch when the Big 12 Conference was formed by adding Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Baylor to your old Big Eight conference. Before then, Nebraska or Oklahoma won the Big ...
Image via Wikipedia Highlights of the important and the interesting in the world of health care: Quality is not job 1: A survey published in Health Affairs revealed that, for more than half of hospital boards, quality of care is not among the top two priorities when evaluating chief executives. It seems most hospital boards are more concerned with business and financial matters than the quality ...
Ms Emma Rigby here is on the Brit soap Hollyoaks, and may or may not be dating a footballer -- I'm sure our friends at Kickette could answer this question for me, since Wikipedia has failed me -- and she...
Image via Wikipedia Highlights of the important and the interesting in the world of health care: Pfizer CEO warns of "real and legitimate" public anger at corporations: Pfizer CEO Jeffrey Kindler is apparently a man who "gets it," and it only took the largest criminal fine in U.S. history , $1.2 billion, for that to happen. Speaking in Boston to a group of fellow chief executives, Kindler warned ...
It's the Monday after a looooooong holiday weekend so you're not ready to jump right back into work yet. If you're not scanning the web for the Cyber Monday deals, then consider the below video of WBEZ's Wikipedia Files with Kid Sister, an artist who we dig quite a bit and, hey, she has a new record out. Wikipedia Files with Kid Sister from WBEZ on Vimeo .
Wikipedia is a very useful site for anyone looking to find information on any given topic. Chances are that you have used it for research at one time or another. Even if you don't start by going directly to Wikipedia, results from the site are often at the top of search results in Google, and you'll get there anyway. Those Google results likely play a significant role, but Wikipedia's popularity ...
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.----Boston-Power®, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, today announced it has been named a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.
Flook welcomes departing Wikipedia editors (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3273964.htm
The ''Amagi'' class battlecruiser was a planned ...
