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[Dreaming Cherries] In the News: India joins top 10 Wiki donors club The Economic ...: Says T Gautham Shenoy, a creative director at an advertising agency, “It’s my way of giving something back to Wikipedia for being what it is today. Perhaps not authoritative, and definitely not without its flaws and errors but it surely is the first port of call for many of us on a daily basis and the go-to site for quick references.
[Valleywag Comments] Wikipedia gerrymanders its board: But three more Gardner-approved appointees could likely swing the vote the other way. And then the board could redefine "community," or just rewrite the bylaws altogether.
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[Dreaming Cherries] In the News : India is No.6 in donating to Wikipedia The Hindu ...: Wikipedian [one who writes and edits the pages for Wikipedia unlike readers who merely read the articles] Arun Ram said, “I think the increased contributions from India this year is a welcome development. It is due to the very visible banner campaign on the main page, which had excellent recall amongst users.” Other factors for India’s response include increased awareness with extensive media coverage this year of various (Wikipedia-related) events, visits, and meet ups.
[Creative Commons » Commons News] Pete Forsyth and the Wikimedia Public Policy Initiative: Open ...: Also bubbling around recently is the idea that a condition of tenure might be participating in an online community or contributing to a collaborative project like Wikipedia, in addition to the traditional publishing venues. “It will be a gradual shift,” says Forsyth, “but the reality today is that both teachers and students need to possess the cultural fluency and information literacy skills to engage online.” He thinks that these traits will come to represent a set of important skills that students will need to master in any field.
[Aaron Boundy] Wikimedia Strategic Plan - The Future of Wikipedia: I am doing some work at the moment with the Wikipedia API, using it for keyword analysis and ontology and happened across the Wikimedia Strategic Plan – A collaborative vision for the movement through 2015.
[RIDER DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE] Wikipedia changes its image. | RIDER DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE: On Thursday May 13 has released a new image in the English version, and similarly modified on 10 June the Spanish version of the popular Wikipedia Web site with other sites belonging to the Wikimedia Foundation, recalling also that Google recently changed the design. As you can tell this is a cleaner design and position of the boxes of items have not changed.
[App Advice] Wikimedia Foundation Releases Official Wikipedia App, Wikipedia ...: That’s a far cry from all of the features contained within other free and paid Wikipedia apps in the App Store. As time goes by, hopefully the community will add more and more user-requested features to make this app the best it can be.
[Openpedia.org] Openpedia.org: Fae: User Story: Gamification and Wikimedia Commons ...: Including CC CEO Cathy Casserly, the panel will consist of members from the Wikimedia Foundation's Public Policy Initiative, Libresoft, Wiki Strategies, and the Urban School. Example of Wikimedia Commons Image Attribution | Social Knowledge Blog: Note that I just PASTED the link NOT upload/attach. Posterous automatically recognizes the image and it will display. Use HTML tables for structure! ...
[iOwnTheWorld.com] iOwnTheWorld.com » Blog Archive » Paul Revere's Wiki Ride: Dozens of changes were made to the Revere page on the Internet site Sunday and Monday after Palin claimed Revere’s famous ride was intended to warn both his fellow colonists and British soldiers. On Monday, the page featured a padlock, which Wikimedia Foundation spokesman Jay Walsh said provides a cooling-off period when there are numerous attempts to edit a site.
[WATBlog.com - Web, Advertising and Technology Blog in India] Wikipedia Launches Campus Ambassadors Program In Pune | WATBlog ...: Frank Schulenburg, the Head of Public Outreach at the Wikimedia Foundation. He added that the quality of classwork improved a lot after students started adopting wikipedia.
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