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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 ...
A High Court judge has ordered the owners of the online encyclopedia to disclose the IP address of a registered user who blackmailed a woman and her child.
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.
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 ...
Wikipedia really is the "first draft of history" and more than that, maybe a vital part of how our species is working together for...
TYSONS CORNER, VA - The 2010 Southeast Venture Conference (SEVC) will feature two of the top innovators of our time at the event scheduled for February 24-25 in Tysons Corner, VA. Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, and Vint Cerf, widely known as the "Father of the Internet" and current Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, will speak at the event.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger will be the keynote speaker at the 27th annual Tennessee Educational Technology Conference t....
When 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 ...
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 ...
Image 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 ...
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 .
Image Caption: Panorama of the Orinoco River. Courtesy Wikipedia
Friday 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 ...
Flook welcomes departing Wikipedia editors (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3273964.htm
Regarding 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 ...
By 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.
'' Spyro: Year of the Dragon '' is a platform game ...
