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One of the Nation's Top Historians Decides It's Time to Embrace Wikipedia - The Atlantic
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:34:55 GMT

One of the Nation's Top Historians Decides It's Time to Embrace Wikipedia
The Atlantic
By Rebecca J. Rosen The world of academic scholarship -- particularly the field of history -- has at times had a strained relationship with the massive collaborative project that is Wikipedia. In 2007, for example, the history department at Middlebury ...


Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia Encourages Future Business Leaders to Fail - MarketWatch (press release)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:57:43 GMT

Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia Encourages Future Business Leaders to Fail
MarketWatch (press release)
3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales delivered an inspirational speech to 600 attendees at Hult International Business School's San Francisco campus, revealing how companies around the world are adopting the open-source ...

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SOPA and PIPA Acts Threaten Internet Freedoms - Salem State Log
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:57:26 GMT

The Guardian

SOPA and PIPA Acts Threaten Internet Freedoms
Salem State Log
Visitors to Wikipedia were treated to a strange sight on Jan. 18. The whole website was replaced with a single image: the Wikipedia logo and a simple sentence reading "Imagine a world without free knowledge." This was not the work of a savvy group of ...
Who Really Was Behind the SOPA Protests?PCWorld
Column: Internet regulations challenge freedomMaroon
The two sides of oversharing: online piracy and Google's nosinessMontreal Gazette
PRWeek -Post-Bulletin -Technique
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Wikipedia goes dark for 24 hours to protest web piracy bills - Fox News
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:50:16 GMT

Fox News

Wikipedia goes dark for 24 hours to protest web piracy bills
Fox News
SAN FRANCISCO – Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The user-driven online encyclopedia is one of the Internet's most visited sites, and at midnight Eastern Standard Time it began a 24-hour "blackout" in protest against proposed anti-piracy ...
Wikipedia goes dark, but is the site still relevant?Washington Post (blog)
Wikipedia to go offline to protest anti-piracy legislationLos Angeles Times
Wikipedia Blackout: Websites Wikipedia, Reddit, Others Go Dark Wednesday to ...ABC News
San Jose Mercury News -msnbc.com
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AP Interview: Wikipedia founder hails role in US - The Associated Press
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:10:00 GMT

The Associated Press

AP Interview: Wikipedia founder hails role in US
The Associated Press
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The founder of Wikipedia hailed the online encyclopedia's role in helping halt US legislation aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy, saying the proposed bills needed to be stopped because they were flawed.

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Wikipedia's cultural mission in India - Christian Science Monitor
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:03:25 GMT

Wikipedia's cultural mission in India
Christian Science Monitor
After moving to big cities, some preserve their culture through Wikipedia entries written in regional languages. By Charukesi Ramadurai, Contributor / February 2, 2012 • A local, slice-of-life story from a Monitor correspondent.


Wikipedia Blackout: Grand Gesture or Grandstanding? - Forbes
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:11:39 GMT

Forbes

Wikipedia Blackout: Grand Gesture or Grandstanding?
Forbes
It is about whether Wikipedia going dark a week ago was a grand gesture or grandstanding. IMHO, grand gesture = good. Grandstanding = not so good. Wikipedia, Reddit, and many others were up in arms against looming legislation which they think will hand ...
Wikipedia and SOPA: I blew itMarketWatch
Water Cooler Wars: Wikipedia BlackoutAnderson Independent Mail
Sunday View: Sopa's threat to Internet democracyThe Zimbabwe Standard
Wicked Local -Monroe Street Journal
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Wikipedia Android app review - PC Advisor
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:44:12 GMT

The Guardian

Wikipedia Android app review
PC Advisor
By Matt Egan | PC Advisor | 31 January 12 The Wikimedia Foundation has launched a dedicated, official Wikipedia app for Android phones and tablets. It's free, and it contains all of Wikipedia's content. Read our Wikipedia for Android review to find out ...
17 New Productivity Apps in Jan. 2012Practical Ecommerce

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Wikipedia embraced in the classroom - Gauntlet
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:42:39 GMT

Wikipedia embraced in the classroom
Gauntlet
Wikipedia is unreliable for citing sources in university. Cite Wikipedia in an essay and you won't be earning any bonus points with your professor. But some universities have decided to incorporate Wikipedia into course material.


Wikipedia blackout: How to survive it - Washington Post (blog)
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:59:25 GMT

The Guardian

Wikipedia blackout: How to survive it
Washington Post (blog)
And most importantly, how will Wikipedia geeks be able update the SOPA Wikipedia page with citations for the Great Wikipedia Blackout? Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight Eastern Standard Time in protest of draft anti-online ...
The Great Wikipedia Blackout of 2012: The Media Try to Fill the VoidNew York Times (blog)
Wikipedia blackout: how to get answers to pressing questions while site is downThe Guardian
Wikipedia Alternatives: What to Do When Wikipedia Goes DownPCWorld
Huffington Post -Politico (blog) -The Hindu
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