items tagged with Wikipedia
Wikistics – what is it that intrigues you?
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-10-06 08:03:23
An analysis of Wiki pageloads, while probably imperfect, reveals more about human nature than we’d probably prefer was known.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-10-06 08:03:23
An analysis of Wiki pageloads, while probably imperfect, reveals more about human nature than we’d probably prefer was known.
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$US2 Million grant for Wikimedia Foundation
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-25 18:52:44
The Wikimedia Foundation - the organisation behind Wikipedia - is the recipient of a major grant from philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network. The grant could total $US2 million over two years.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-25 18:52:44
The Wikimedia Foundation - the organisation behind Wikipedia - is the recipient of a major grant from philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network. The grant could total $US2 million over two years.
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Official Wikipedia iPhone app arrives
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-08-20 18:33:32
The Wikimedia Foundation has released a free app providing access to Wikipedia on an iPhone or iPod touch.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-08-20 18:33:32
The Wikimedia Foundation has released a free app providing access to Wikipedia on an iPhone or iPod touch.
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Wikimedia: Conference seeks open cultural content
Written By: James Riley
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-03 05:14:04
In a world-first conference, the Wikimedia Australia community will this week sit down with more than 170 senior executives from the nation’s largest cultural institutions – from the National Gallery to the Parliamentary Library – to devise strategies to better share Australia's cultural heritage.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-03 05:14:04
In a world-first conference, the Wikimedia Australia community will this week sit down with more than 170 senior executives from the nation’s largest cultural institutions – from the National Gallery to the Parliamentary Library – to devise strategies to better share Australia's cultural heritage.
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NIH, Wikimedia work toward better online health and medical information
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-15 02:24:34
For the first time, the Wikimedia Foundation is working with a health sciences institution to improve the availability of online health and medical information.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-15 02:24:34
For the first time, the Wikimedia Foundation is working with a health sciences institution to improve the availability of online health and medical information.
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A close encounter with Google Squared
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-04 18:08:21
Google Squared is supposed to collect and organise facts that can be found on the Web. But does it deliver on this promise?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-04 18:08:21
Google Squared is supposed to collect and organise facts that can be found on the Web. But does it deliver on this promise?
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Wikimedia adopts Creative Commons
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-22 01:49:04
Wikimedia has changed the terms under which the content from Wikipedia and other projects can be used.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-22 01:49:04
Wikimedia has changed the terms under which the content from Wikipedia and other projects can be used.
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WolframAlpha a long way from beta
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-18 17:34:10
While everyone seems to be aghast at the capabilities of new computational search engine WolframAlpha, most ordinary users will still be visiting Google and Wikipedia - unless they want help with mathematics, physics, chemistry or some obscure factoid involving measurement.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-18 17:34:10
While everyone seems to be aghast at the capabilities of new computational search engine WolframAlpha, most ordinary users will still be visiting Google and Wikipedia - unless they want help with mathematics, physics, chemistry or some obscure factoid involving measurement.
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Put the whole of Wikipedia on your iPhone, or iPod Touch
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-05-11 07:46:14
NICTA (National ICT Australia) will debut at the CeBiT IT show in Sydney on 12 May an iPhone app that is able to store the whole of Wikipedia on an iPhone, or iPod Touch.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-05-11 07:46:14
NICTA (National ICT Australia) will debut at the CeBiT IT show in Sydney on 12 May an iPhone app that is able to store the whole of Wikipedia on an iPhone, or iPod Touch.
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Amazon and Wikipedia phactor Phorm out of the privacy equation
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-21 19:49:09
Even if the UK Government is not going to stop Phorm spying on Internet users on privacy grounds, it looks like some of the biggest brands on the Web will.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-21 19:49:09
Even if the UK Government is not going to stop Phorm spying on Internet users on privacy grounds, it looks like some of the biggest brands on the Web will.
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LCA2009: Getting Wikipedia up to speed
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-21 20:51:26
Wikipedia is a grand concept that has yet to reach its full potential. Run by a non-profit organisation, the Wikimedia Foundation, it has had its bad moments but has overcome many of its earlier problems in the move towards being a reliable source of information, a free encyclopedia online.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-21 20:51:26
Wikipedia is a grand concept that has yet to reach its full potential. Run by a non-profit organisation, the Wikimedia Foundation, it has had its bad moments but has overcome many of its earlier problems in the move towards being a reliable source of information, a free encyclopedia online.
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Opposition scores win over ISP filter report release?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-23 01:29:01
Earlier this morning, Australian Shadow Minister for Communications, Senator Nick Minchin, put out a press release accusing the Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, of “burying” a report into ISP filtering – but surprise, surprise, the report is now available for anyone to read.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-23 01:29:01
Earlier this morning, Australian Shadow Minister for Communications, Senator Nick Minchin, put out a press release accusing the Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, of “burying” a report into ISP filtering – but surprise, surprise, the report is now available for anyone to read.
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Wikimedia welcomes IWF backdown in album cover controversy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-09 17:08:28
The censorship decision that led to some or all of Wikipedia becoming inaccessible to up to 95 percent of UK Internet users has been reversed.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-09 17:08:28
The censorship decision that led to some or all of Wikipedia becoming inaccessible to up to 95 percent of UK Internet users has been reversed.
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If you find porn offensive, stop searching for it!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-13 09:19:18
Is Wikipedia guilty of porn creep? The biggest free encyclopaedia on the planet stands accused of exposing all comers to sexually explicit imagery, of certain entries being nothing less than dress up porn. Orgies, oral sex, masturbation and ejaculation can all be found in graphic detail. An iTWire reporter reluctantly investigates...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-13 09:19:18
Is Wikipedia guilty of porn creep? The biggest free encyclopaedia on the planet stands accused of exposing all comers to sexually explicit imagery, of certain entries being nothing less than dress up porn. Orgies, oral sex, masturbation and ejaculation can all be found in graphic detail. An iTWire reporter reluctantly investigates...
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How to Google without Google
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-08-28 04:59:41
Ever thought it would be nice to be able to search Google without getting bogged down by all those results from Google owned sites such as Blogger, YouTube and increasingly Knol? The good news is that you can now Google without Google...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-08-28 04:59:41
Ever thought it would be nice to be able to search Google without getting bogged down by all those results from Google owned sites such as Blogger, YouTube and increasingly Knol? The good news is that you can now Google without Google...
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TechWords Interactive Wikipedia Crossword (Number 004)
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: TechWords Interactive technology crosswords
2008-08-08 04:15:23
One of the brightest stars in the firmament of the Web is Wikipedia. Whether you like it, distrust it, actively contribute to it or just make use of its vast knowledge resources, there's no doubt whatsoever that Wikipedia is a great boon. And you'll be hitting it hard in your quest for today's TechWords answers!
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: TechWords Interactive technology crosswords
2008-08-08 04:15:23
One of the brightest stars in the firmament of the Web is Wikipedia. Whether you like it, distrust it, actively contribute to it or just make use of its vast knowledge resources, there's no doubt whatsoever that Wikipedia is a great boon. And you'll be hitting it hard in your quest for today's TechWords answers!
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Google's answer to Wikipedia goes live
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-24 02:31:51
It's taken over six months for the wraps to come off, but Knol - Google's answer to Wikipedia - has gone live. Are you game to put your name where your mouth - er, keyboard - is?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-24 02:31:51
It's taken over six months for the wraps to come off, but Knol - Google's answer to Wikipedia - has gone live. Are you game to put your name where your mouth - er, keyboard - is?
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Wikimedia Foundation trustees get new chair and a new member
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2008-07-23 00:51:45
The board of trustees of the Wikimedia foundation has chosen a new chair and welcomed a new community-elected member.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2008-07-23 00:51:45
The board of trustees of the Wikimedia foundation has chosen a new chair and welcomed a new community-elected member.
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Wikipedia founder says legitimate criticism of Sol Trujillo was not removed
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-06-14 06:47:21
After I posted the story “Telstra heavies Wikipedia to protect CEO’s image” I received an email from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, saying: “Your story about Simon (sic) Trujillo / Telstra is erroneous to the point of irresponsibility.”
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-06-14 06:47:21
After I posted the story “Telstra heavies Wikipedia to protect CEO’s image” I received an email from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, saying: “Your story about Simon (sic) Trujillo / Telstra is erroneous to the point of irresponsibility.”
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Telstra heavies Wikipedia to protect CEO’s image
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-06-12 22:32:59
Reports have emerged revealing that, back in March this year, Telstra lawyers wrote to Wikipedia alleging that some parts of the entry on Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo were defamatory and demanding their immediate removal: Which may explain why his entry today is bereft of any reference to the many critical articles about him published in the early days of his Telstra leadership. (There is now a follow-up article on this issue)
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-06-12 22:32:59
Reports have emerged revealing that, back in March this year, Telstra lawyers wrote to Wikipedia alleging that some parts of the entry on Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo were defamatory and demanding their immediate removal: Which may explain why his entry today is bereft of any reference to the many critical articles about him published in the early days of his Telstra leadership. (There is now a follow-up article on this issue)
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