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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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “wikipedia”

 

• Using Wikipedia content and photos in an iPhone application

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 644
  Using Wikipedia content and photos in an iPhone application. How to proceed? Ive started an iPhone application, its a location specific reference, and Id like to use both info and photos from Wikipedia in addition to my own content. My questions related to this are: a) Can I charge for this app. My understanding ...
  15 hours ago

• Open Video Coming to Wikipedia

  
  Open Culture — Authority: 582
  Wikipedia is now opening the online encyclopedia to video, giving contributors a new way to convey information in a richer way. And they’re making a point of using video in an open format (Ogg Theora). Among the confluence of factors coming together in 2010 are: 1) the growing awareness that video is the dominant ...
  16 hours ago

• March 20, 2010: New York State Route 174

  
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• Rita S Water Ice

  
  Business and Technology — Authority: 483
  Hello, I understand that I often posted similar topic related with rita s water ice , because i try to focus in this topic Rita S Water Ice : Information on menu of Italian water ices and frozen custard, franchise opportunities, and list of locations in Texas and eastern USA states. Ritas Water Ice: Ritas Water ...
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• Haddaway – Fly Away

  
  Uwes Musikblog — Authority: 154
  Haddaway – Fly AwaySongtext zu Fly Away von Haddaway:It’s a dream o fworlds in motion(and) another place and timeI guess I’m feeling lost inThe home I thought was mineIt’s a universalLife is just a battefieldOpen your heart for someoneNothing is RevealedFly away you can leave it all behind youI’m on my way ...
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• March 21 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 556
  On March 21: 717 Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid . 1188  Accession to the throne of Japan by Emperor Antoku . 1413 Henry V became King of England. 1556 Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer was burned at the stake. 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach , German ...
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• Finding Nemo

  
  Zwetz — Authority: 465
  Disneyland Wikipedia travel guide video. Created by Stupeflix.com Finding Nemo Epcot Musical.mp4 Finding Nemo Remake Seans Space: Finding Nemos real home Dude, this is where awesome flicks like “ Finding Nemo ,” “The Incredibles” and “Cars,” among others, were born. Of course, 1995’s ...
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• Kaltura and Partners Bringing Video to Wikipedia, Launch New Web Sites to Promote HTML5 Open Video Standard

  
  Larry Kless' Weblog — Authority: 120
  Amidst the format wars being waged in the press, on the web and mobile devices – open video, and the HTML5 video standard, continue to gain traction in the market. Just this week, Microsoft announced that Internet Explorer 9 will support HTML5 and native playback of H.264 video within the next version of the ...
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• Ccha Tournament 2010

  
  Business and Technology — Authority: 483
  Hello friend, Knowing enough about ccha tournament 2010 to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you’ve just learned about ccha tournament 2010 , you should have nothing to worry about. If this is your first visit, I recommend you to use the bookmark button. Ccha ...
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• Pascagoula Abduction: Alien Abduction, Pascagoula, Mississippi, Hill Abduction, List of UFO Sightings, UFO, Dick Cavett, Polygraph

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 460
  Product DescriptionHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pascagoula Abduction occurred in 1973 when coworkers Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claimed that they were abducted by aliens whilst fishing near Pascagoula, Mississippi. The case earned substantial mass media attention, and is, along with the ...
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• Crowdsourcing is such a weird and wonderful thing...

  
  Carbonfish Redux — Authority: 127
  Did you know that Wikipedia has a page devoted to nothing but unusual articles? I didnt either until just a day or two ago (sorry about not posting yesterday by the way). From the page itself: "This page is for Wikipedians to list articles that seem a little unusual. These articles are valuable contributions to the ...
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• Wikipedia Gets Pretty with Articles iPhone App

  
  Yada Yada Marketing — Authority: 150
  When it comes to accessing Wikipedia on your iPhone, there’s no shortage of options. This week, a new app entered the arena dubbed Articles, and for users who value a solid interface and pleasant viewing experience, it’s an excellent choice.The app, which is $2.99 in the App Store, features some innovative ...
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• Wikipedia Gets Pretty with Articles iPhone App

  
  Mashable! — Authority: 871
  When it comes to accessing Wikipedia on your iPhone , there’s no shortage of options. This week, a new app entered the arena dubbed Articles , and for users who value a solid interface and pleasant viewing experience, it’s an excellent choice. The app, which is $2.99 in the App Store , features some ...
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• Wikis, Ham and TechStuff

  
  The Blogs at HowStuffWorks — Authority: 527
  This week on TechStuff, we talked about wikis in general (and Wikipedia in particular) and Ham radio. Both topics came from you, our amazing listeners. Thanks for sending in your suggestions — it lets us know what you’re interested in and helps us avoid lengthy brainstorming sessions. So what is a wiki? In a way, ...
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• The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Masterpiece

  
  Creative Ramblings — Authority: 130
  Have you ever read a book that has made a lasting impression on you?(Source: http://tabbedbooks.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/from-the-little-prince/)“Dessine-moi un mouton! (Draw me a sheep!)” At least two generations of French children and adults know this sentence by heart. It is just as famous as Shakespeare’s ...
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• JESSE JAMES, His Mistress Michelle Bombshell Used Her Sons Name as Stripping Stage Name!!!

  
  Astrochicks — Authority: 137
  It looks like Jesse James has fallen down a deep dark hole with his mistress, Michelle Bombshell.  She is one hot mess. Not only does her ex husband, Shane Modica, accuse of being a white supremacist, he also says she’s an addict, bi-polar and is using her sons name Avery as her stage name for [...]
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• Open video, not Flash, is coming to Wikipedia

  
  Download Squad — Authority: 720
  Filed under: Video In the ongoing web video wars -- which have started to look a lot like Flash vs. Everything Else -- the latest battleground could be Wikipedia. A coalition of forces, including Mozilla, the Open Video Alliance, Miro and Kaltura (which is the video partner for Wikimedia), has launched a site ...
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• Survival Guides: TechNet wiki resources ‘Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows PowerShell’ and more

  
  D' Technology Weblog — Authority: 557
  “At customer events a few years ago, we started handing out one-page "Survival Guides" (printed both sides and laminated) with links to important resources. The wiki versions of the Survival Guides are meant to do the same things without killing trees or using laminating machines,” notes Microsoft TechNet. More ...
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• March 20 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 556
  On March 20: 43 BC Ovid , Roman poet, was born. 1600 – The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping , Sweden . 1602 The Dutch East India Company was established. 1616 Sir Walter Raleigh was freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment. ...
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• The Karachay-Balkar community is ready for any traffic

  
  Words and what not — Authority: 137
  The process for the new krc.wikipedia.org is finished with its creation. The next step is to finish off all the twiddly bits; moving the content from the incubator to the wiki, converting the proposed logo to the right size, making Iltever a bureaucrat in recognition of the pleasant way he pushed towards the ...
  2 days ago

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