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• Wikipedia ‘loses’ 49000 volunteer editors

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, November 26 (ANI): In the first three months of 2009, Internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia ‘lost’ 49,000 of its volunteer editors, according to University research.Over the same period in 2008, just 4900 people, who voluntarily amended and updated the information on the website, had stopped contributing.Felipe ...
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• Wikipedia’s Volunteer Story

  
  Wikimedia blog — Authority: 501
  What’s happening to Wikipedia’s volunteer community? Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that “Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages”. The article is a comprehensive description of the challenges and opportunities facing the Wikipedia community. Among other things, it describes recent research ...
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• Is Wikipedia Dying or Just Maturing?

  
  Technology Liberation Front — Authority: 549
  There was a very interesting front-page article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday by Julia Angwin and Geoffrey Fowler wondering whether Wikipedia , the wildly popular online encyclopedia, was dying because of new posting guidelines which have apparently led to a drop off in the number of volunteers contributing ...
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• The Benefits of Open Source Software

  
  IENACE — Authority: 143
  As unbelievable as it appears, there are hundreds of companies and foundations out there that actively create and distribute software for no cost. The reason for them opening up their software is varied, but the advantages to the customers is huge. Back in the 1970’s, computer geeks and nerds would create software ...
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• Im Donating Dinner to Wikipedia

  
  Rocket Watcher — Authority: 453
  Last week I won a catered holiday dinner for 8 people as part of my spoils from the AIPMM Blogger Battle .  The catch was that I would have to pick it up from the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose and I live in Toronto.  As much as I like the idea of flying to San Jose and inviting a random group of people to eat roast ...
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• Number of Wikipedia editors on the decline

  
  TECH.BLORGE.com — Authority: 608
  It appears that the number of people interested in helping monitor “the sum of all human knowledge” is on a sharp decline. According to The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Spanish researcher Felipe Ortega has been studying the number of [...]
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• Faith and proof

  
  lovable liberal — Authority: 137
  The Shroud of Turin is a proven fake. Proven. Its not a coincidence that the face looks like a 14th century painting. Thats exactly what it is. Faithful believers simply cannot be dissuaded from a story they like . No amount of scientific evidence is adequate. Witness what a thin tissue of bullshit suffices ...
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• A localisation is growing up

  
  Words and what not — Authority: 132
  Every now and again we have at translatewiki.net a request that is a bit out of the ordinary. The request that OsamaK made today is one such; he asked for the support of gender to be enabled for the Arabic language. Gender support was originally implemented for the Slavic languages and now this mechanism is ...
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• First Wikimedians’ Conference in Japan

  
  Wikimedia blog — Authority: 501
  The first ever Wikimedians’ conference is taking place in Tokyo this weekend. A group of Wikimedians, who were inspired by Wikimania 2008 in Alexandria, Egypt, gathered in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan in the late summer of 2008. Those who traveled to Alexandria shared their excitement and inspiration gathered from ...
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• Wikipedia’s ‘increasing focus on quality and referencing’

  
  Sociology Lens — Authority: 124
  by paulabowles Many lecturers and teachers will recognise the feeling of disheartenment when confronted by an undergraduate essay containing multiple references to Wikipedia. Despite regular exhortations for students to resist its charms, its appeal seems almost overwhelming. Although the site is loved by many, its ...
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• Wikipedia needs your support!

  
  JustBol — Authority: 139
  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and that’s it, its name and slogan says it all! Wikipedia is the largest, freeware, editable enclopedia on the world of internet and it is a project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Last time Wikipedia ask for the donations for their future projects and now again ...
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• Wikipedia needs your support!

  
  JustBol — Authority: 139
  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and that’s it, its name and slogan says it all! Wikipedia is the largest, freeware, editable enclopedia on the world of internet and it is a project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Last time Wikipedia ask for the donations for their future projects and now again ...
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• Early flight 02562u.jpg [POTD for November 20 from commons.wikimedia.org]

  
  LocalBias — Authority: 149
  
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• Online Video Platform Summit Interactive Video Panel - Building Value With Real Interactivity

  
  Larry Kless' Weblog — Authority: 423
  Video is more than just a one-way communication medium. At its best, it actively engages viewers in a lean-forward experience by allowing them to interact with the content in a unique way, including the ability to comment, rate, and share it across social networks; explore clickable objects within the video player; ...
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• UX + Usability Study Take Two!

  
  Wikimedia blog — Authority: 501
  The Wikipedia Usability Initiative partnered with Bolt Peters and Davis Research to evaluate the changes we’ve implemented so far and inform our work moving forward.  If you don’t know what changes we are talking about, check out our Beta (including a new skin, new toolbar, improved search, and more) by ...
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• Jimmy Wales interview: Wikipedia is focusing on accuracy

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 972
  Jimmy Wales cofounder of Wikipedia tells Emma Barnett of the sites increasing focus on quality and referencing.
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• STS-125 Atlantis Liftoff 02.jpg [POTD for November 15 from commons.wikimedia.org]

  
  LocalBias — Authority: 149
  
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• Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Craig Newmark to its Advisory Board

  
  Your Story — Authority: 570
  Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Craig Newmark to its Advisory BoardSAN FRANCISCO November 13, 2009 — The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, today announced the appointment of Craig Newmark to the Foundation’s Advisory Board. Newmark is the founder of craigslist.org, a site where ...
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• Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board (AP)

  
  Seo, Make Money Online and Technology — Authority: 147
  This came from Yahoo News AP - The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board. Go to Source
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• An ideal way of supporting Wikipedia

  
  Words and what not — Authority: 132
  Banking is not the same in every country. The cost of banking in some countries is absurdly expensive. Credit cards are a necessity and to top it off, it is not always secure. In the Netherlands we are spoiled; it is cheap, safe and ubiquitous. Most people use their credit card only when they go abroad and some use ...
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