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Wikipedia is an online multilingual encyclopedia project launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.

It has over 10 million articles, about a quarter of which are in English and all of which have been written collaboratively by volunteers from all over the Internet. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone, and users collectively police the quality of the content based on a set of consensual rules. The process of editing by consensus can sometimes lead to bias, inconsistency or homogenization of content.

It is currently the largest and most popular general reference resource on the Internet.

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• Suicide: Don’t Do It

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 612
  In a world filled with many obstacles that we all face we still continue on living. Whether there’s jealousy, envy, we still place our hope and prayers and dreams to win over people devious schemes. Sure words can’t make you change your mind and preaching too much might make you make  up your mind to try sucide. ...
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• Even more complete #Wikipedia statistics

  
  Words and what not — Authority: 111
  The Wikipedia "Current status" report has become even more complete; it does now report on the localisation of MediaWiki as well. In order to provide these statistics, some juggling of the numbers is in order; there are for instance languages with more then one localisation. A good example is Portuguese where we ...
  4 hours ago

• Annual Wikipedia Fundraiser Nets $8 Million

  
  Digital Media Wire - connecting people & knowledge — Authority: 523
  San Francisco - The Wikimedia Foundation announced on Tuesday that its annual fundraiser thisyear raised just over $8 million, exceeding its goal of $7.5 million, with arecord more than 230,000 individuals giving donations, up from 125,000 a yearago. read more
  6 hours ago

• The Revenge of a Booted Fox News Babe [Books]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 841
  Aspiring fameball Rachel Marsden once loved Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes like an uncle responsible for her career — even after his henchmen booted Marsden from the building. No more: in a...
  8 hours ago

• The Revenge of a Booted Fox News Babe

  
  Gawker: valleywag — Authority: 572
  Aspiring fameball Rachel Marsden once loved Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes like an uncle responsible for her career — even after his henchmen booted Marsden from the building. No more: in a "novel" shes shopping, Ailes is the "blubbery" villain. Its hard to say what made Marsden turn on her benefators in ...
  8 hours ago

• Kyla Weber Pictures

  
  A Pakistan News — Authority: 545
  Kyla Weber Pictures, Vince Vaughn has become a married man in early 2010. A representative for the actor has confirmed to OK! Magazine that he and his fiancee Kyla Weber have tied the knot on Saturday, January 2 at a mansion near his hometown of Chicago. Radar Online additionally reported that the couple’s ...
  9 hours ago

• I Arrive My Love

  
  Authspot — Authority: 527
    I Arrive My Love   My love I now arrive So far I was waiting for you Since I know you do not want With me anything more to do   I am still awaiting my desired love As I always ever do Wherever you may be I shall always remember you.   You were once the light Of my very eyes Now that ...
  10 hours ago

• The “N” Word, Lynard Skynard and the Loch Ness Monster

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 163
  Hoody and Beth discuss the pressing issues facing Amerika town residence everyday, questions that we all struggle with in our lives. Maybe. Wikipedia: The Loch Ness Monster is a creature believed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, ...
  10 hours ago

• Wikipedia Mobile Widget Available From Symbian Foundation

  
  Symbian-Guru.com — Authority: 546
  We’re big fans of Wikipedia, but unfortunately, the site doesn’t always display properly on our Symbian-powered smartphones, even the updated touchscreen devices like the Nokia N97. Fortunately, someone raised this issue over a the Symbian Ideas site, and the idea was so well-liked, it became reality. Today, ...
  10 hours ago

• All for Hugs

  
  Authspot — Authority: 527
      Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia All For Hugs   Just a beautiful friendly hug That’s what hugs are all about The warmth of love and inner feelings though friendly, But at times Can be actually misleading   If you ...
  11 hours ago

• Friday Bloody Friday

  
  The Nervous Breakdown — Authority: 549
  D. R. Haney is forever linked to a serial killer who’s a bona fide cultural icon -- and that’s just part of a larger story he’s been holding back for some time. It begins, sort of, with a phone call as he was coming down from an acid trip, and from there...
  12 hours ago

• Tiger Woods SEX Tape Surfaces - Vivid Entertainment Has It!

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 553
  Steven Hirsch, head honcho over at Vivid Entertainment (the porno company), told TMZ a woman approached him two weeks ago, claiming she had a sex video of Tiger Woods that was shot about two years ago.TIGER WOODS TOPLESS FOR VANITY FAIRHirsch is reviewing the tape, trying to make out who the sex-goers are.  This ...
  12 hours ago

• Stephen Wolfram Talks Bing Partnership, Software Strategy, and the Future of Knowledge Computing

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 646
  Software , Internet , people Gregory T. Huang wrote: There is something oddly human about Stephen Wolfram using his iPhone to look up the mass of the “cascade hyperon,” a subatomic particle with who-knows-what properties. That’s what Wolfram, one of the world’s most distinguished experts in ...
  14 hours ago

• January 6 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 544
  On January 6: 1412   Joan of Arc , Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date – some scholars think it was January 7), was born.  1494  The first Mass in the New World was celebrated at La Isabela , Hispaniola. 1540 King Henry VIII of England married Anne of Cleves . ...
  16 hours ago

• Ne-Yo Fix Me Up Lyrics N Ringtone Download

  
  I Get Lyric — Authority: 137
  Artist : Ne-Yo Song Title: Fix Me Up Album : n/a Fix Me UpLyrics :- by Ne-Yo Something wrong with my head I just don’t feel good today This room is spinning round and round My visions blurry Can’t see my hand in front of my face Girl I think I better sit down I know what’s going on I ...
  18 hours ago

• People Power Keeping Wikipedia Alive and Well.

  
  Amnesia Blog — Authority: 119
  A note posted by Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales recently ( here ) speaks for itself. Whilst Brin, Page, Zuckerberg, Stone, Dorsey (Google, Facebook, Twitter founders) are the corporate internet rock stars, Jimmy along with Larry Sangar and others can stand proud seeing the results of recent fund raising for Wikipedia ...
  21 hours ago

• Wikipedia’s Notability Questioned Again

  
  ioquake3 — Authority:
  Once again Wikipedia has decided that ioquake3 isn’t notable . Just like the last time , the argument against the ioquake3 wikipedia entry is without merit: All I have to say in response to Marasmusine’s argument against ioquake3’s entry is:
  22 hours ago

• Michael Jackson Another Day Lyrics N Ringtone Download

  
  I Get Lyric — Authority: 137
  Artist : Michael Jackson ft Lenny Kravitz Song Title: Another Day Album : n/a Another Day Lyrics :- by Michael Jackson My life has taken me beyond the planets and the stars And you’re the only one that could take me this far I’ll be forever searching for your love I walked away but I was ...
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• Jason Derulo Sleep Walkin Lyrics N Ringtone Download

  
  I Get Lyric — Authority: 137
  Artist : Jason Derulo Song Title: Sleep Walkin’ Album : n/a Sleep Walkin’ Lyrics :- by Jason Derulo I start to lose my senses Yeah. When I’m right awake Seeing things straight You’re a love I gotta lose Even though you never change You stay the same I keep on waking up to you And I ...
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• A Daily Ongoing Process For Online Success!!

  
  Online Business — Authority: 139
  A Daily Ongoing Process For Online Success!! Lead generating is an ongoing process which must be addressed everyday if you want to succeed in your business! It is important that the home based business person take the proper steps in order to develop the most effective ways to generate quality sales leads for their ...
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