Don’t trust anything on Wikipedia
Wikipedia defines “Trust, but verify” — the phrase Ronald Reagan famously used in negotiating nuclear-arms cuts with the Soviet Union — this way: “A form of advice given which recommends that while a...
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Artist Michael Mandiberg turned the online knowledge base into a 5 million-page, 7,600-volume, $500,000 collection of books...
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Emory University students and faculty will contribute articles and entries they’ve researched and written to improve...
View ArticleFirst book printed in Malayalam goes online
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From a college library in Bangalore, a fragile copy of the first book printed in Malayalam -- SampkshepaVedartham -- has made a leap to eternity. Thanks to efforts by...
View ArticleEdit-athon aims to put left-out black artists into Wikipedia
If you're trying to measure an artist's notability, one gauge is whether his or her work is owned by a major institution such as, say, the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Yet, of the 50 or so notable...
View ArticleFirst book printed in Malayalam goes online
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From a college library in Bangalore, a fragile copy of the first book printed in Malayalam -- SampkshepaVedartham -- has made a leap to eternity. Thanks to efforts by...
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Facebook Follow @washtimes Should New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have dropped his appeal of the state's state's gay marriage law? Login to Vote View results A public relations and reputation management...
View ArticleEdit-athon aims to put left-out black artists into Wikipedia
If you're trying to measure an artist's notability, one gauge is whether his or her work is owned by a major institution such as, say, the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Yet, of the 50 or so notable...
View ArticleWikimedia Foundation to begin annual year-end contribution campaign...
(Source: Wikipedia - Wikimedia Foundation Inc) Wikimedia Foundation to begin annual year-end contribution campaign Non-profit appeals to readers ahead of Wikipedia's 15th anniversary San Francisco, CA....
View ArticleThis is what looks like when you print out Wikipedia
Artist Michael Mandiberg turned the online knowledge base into a 5 million-page, 7,600-volume, $500,000 collection of books...
View ArticleEdit-athon aims to put left-out black artists into Wikipedia
If you're trying to measure an artist's notability, one gauge is whether his or her work is owned by a major institution such as, say, the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Yet, of the 50 or so notable...
View ArticleGeorge W Bush tops Wikipedia 15th birthday list
Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has marked its 15th birthday with a list of the most edited pages on the site. The English language version of the site, which can anyone can edit, has more than five...
View ArticleWikipedia celebrates its first fifteen years
FIFTEEN years ago today, on January 15th, 2001, Wikipedia was founded by two internet pioneers, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, although neither had any idea how ambitious their...
View ArticleFirst book printed in Malayalam goes online
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: From a college library in Bangalore, a fragile copy of the first book printed in Malayalam -- SampkshepaVedartham -- has made a leap to eternity. Thanks to efforts by...
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Wikipedia, your college professors' most trusted source of information, was born on today's date in 2001. The site has always been an experiment -- though a pretty successful one. Anyone can...
View ArticleEdit-athon aims to put left-out black artists into Wikipedia
If you're trying to measure an artist's notability, one gauge is whether his or her work is owned by a major institution such as, say, the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Yet, of the 50 or so notable...
View Article13 Super-Specific Tactics To Get The Most Out Of Wikipedia>
Wikipedia, your college professors' most trusted source of information, was born on today's date in 2001. The site has always been an experiment -- though a pretty successful one. Anyone can...
View ArticleEdit-athon aims to put left-out black artists into Wikipedia
If you're trying to measure an artist's notability, one gauge is whether his or her work is owned by a major institution such as, say, the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Yet, of the 50 or so notable...
View ArticleMusician donates Gwalior Gharana songs to free e-library
MUMBAI: A few years ago, Mumbai-based musician Neela Bhagwat realized that her old notebooks filled with lyrics and notations of age-old 'bandishes' were in tatters. Afraid that she might lose them...
View ArticlePediaPress, a book set of Wiki articles
For some people, Wikipedia is the answer to everything. The always-growing, crowd-sourced encyclopedia is a source of knowledge and trivia used by undergraduates, assorted professional writers and...
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