| Brown row indicates the news item is "In the News" for this week |
| KEY: (c) Continuing Coverage • (s) Wikipedia as Source |
| Topic |
Source type |
Source name |
Notes |
| Deleted Wikipedia entries |
Wire Service |
The Associated Press |
A story that has been talked about on blogs for for several weeks, was mentioned in an AP story on archive.org. Coyle describes Wikidumper.org as "trying to save the ever-changing web." Concluding that "Any information not truthful enough to make it into Wikipedia is probably dubious twice over..." |
| really old |
LargCirc Mag(US) |
Discover |
Update on visual images of edits by Visual Communication Lab, IBM Research for evolution |
| wikinomics |
LargeCirc news |
National Post |
Interview of author of Wikinomics, a new book analysing the power of collaboration, including an analysis of Wikipedia's success(?) |
| general |
SmallCirc news(US) |
Winston-Salem Journal |
Teen reporter gives overview of Wikipedia, criticisms of the anyone-can-edit model, and recommends users verify information found on Wikipedia |
| tawker |
Indy news(CA) |
The Tyee (British Columbia) |
Interview of User:Tawker and his use of bots, how they applied to the Stephen Colbert Wikiality television segment, and discussion of vandalism and joke edits. |
| Citizendium(US) |
Univ News |
The Exponent Online] |
Student newspaper story on Citizendium brief quotes Sorin Matei, assistant professor of communication at Purdue |
| source |
Online finance |
eCommerceTimes |
References Wikipedia's article on Information asymmetry to define the term. |
| China unblock |
comp mag(AU) |
PC Authority(unblock) |
Coverage of China's unblock and reblock continue, with some news still reporting on the unblock |
| comp mag(US) |
TechNewsWorld(reblock) |
| law online(ZA) |
Legalbrief](reblock) |
| comp mag(UK) |
InformationWorldReview(unblock) |
| largcirc news(AU) |
The Sidney Morning Herald(reblock) |
| Wikipedia CD |
Press Release |
p2pnet.net |
2,500 entries from the English Wikipedia have been made available for download. The selected articles "aim [to] help schools enhance their curriculum, and [help] children learn." |
| Public Art Registry |
Press Release |
Press Release |
In a challenge reminescent of Jimbo's October posting "Dream a little," the Public Art Registry is seeking $100,000,000 to create "the first and only on-line catalog of global public art and architecture." |
| source |
online news |
JewishJournal.com |
uses Wikipedia as a source for biographical infomation on Micheal Richards |
