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[SHAHEEN POST] Wikimedia | SHAHEEN POST: “The Stanton Foundation belongs to the long-standing supporters of the Wikimedia Foundation, and I’m thrilled that it has increased its investment in us again,” said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. By the U.S. media pioneer Frank StantonFoundation was founded one of the first institutions that would have recognized the educational value of Wikipedia and its influence on people around the world.

[The H - news feed] Wikimedia awarded $3.6 million grant for technology improvements ...: The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia, has been awarded a $3.6 million grant by the Stanton Foundation for improvements to its technology structure.

[- ofinder aggregated posts with the keyword: online] ** Wikimedia awarded $3.6 million grant for technology ...: The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia, has been awarded a $3.6 million grant by the Stanton Foundation for improvements to its technology structure The Wikimedia Foundationthe non-profit organisation behind Wikipediahas announced that it has been awarded a $3.6 million grantThe grant was given to Wikimedia by the Stanton Foundation ”named after American broadcasting executive Frank Stanton ”for improvements to its technology structure.

[Device and Techno Daily News] Wikipedia Receives Its Largest Donation Yet $3.6 Million, 2.69 ...: Now, the site is announcing the largest such donation yet, $3.6 million, 2.69€ million, from the Stanton Foundation. The money will go towards supporting Wikimedia’s infrastructure to feed the ever growing number of people visiting the site.

[Historical Films] Conspirator Movie: Did Spy Provide Key to Lincoln Murder Plot ...: Within two days of his arrival in Washington, Baker's agents in Maryland had made four arrests, and before the end of April Baker had tracked John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David Herold, to Garrett's Farm near Port Royal, VA. According to Baker's own telling of the story, Booth refused to surrender and committed suicide when Garrett's barn was set on fire.

[The Next Web] The End of Wikipedia - The Next Web: We are using the mediawiki platform for our enterprise wiki’s. Although they are much-used in R&D, we see that less-tech-savvy employees would rather have a more user-friendly (mostly relating to a WYSIWYG editor) than the current interface.

[The GW Hatchet] Wikipedia recruits GW students to edit website's content – - The GW ...: On a grant from the Stanton Foundation, Wikimedia began recruiting public policy professors willing to integrate Wikipedia-related assignments into their courses. Four professors from GW opted in, as well as professors from Georgetown, Syracuse University, Indiana University at Bloomington and Harvard University.

[some geek texts] Wikimedia awarded $3.6 million grant for technology improvements ...: The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia, has been awarded a $3.6 million grant by the Stanton Foundation for improvements to its technology structure

[Trade Show Displays Weblog] Trade Show Displays | Wikipedia to become more user-friendly for ...: The organization has received a grant of $890000 from the US-based Stanton Foundation to make Wikipedia's writing and editing interface easier to use for first-time authors. The grant will be used to fund a project team at the Wikimedia .

[PC Pro Schools] Editing, enhancing Wikipedia becomes project at colleges: Frank Schulenberg, head of public outreach at Wikimedia, wrote in a statement. “While we are working only with U.S.-based public policy programs during the pilot program, we will also be continually seeking opportunities to engage our Wikimedia chapters, professors, students, and Wikipedians in other parts of the world and in other topic areas.”

[richmondwiki Blog] Wikipedia Hiring for Usability Initiative: Brion Vibber, CTO of the Wikimedia Foundation, announced on the MediaWiki mailing list and blog that the Foundation opened three positions for a new usability initiative, part of which includes WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editing tools, previously mentioned on this blog. I'm very happy to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation is now opening hiring for the Wikipedia Usability Initiative!

[en.Wikizine.org] Year: 2008 Week: 50 Number: 102: [Wikimedia Foundation] - The Stanton Foundation donates US$ 890,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation to develop an easier way to write and change articles. The goal is to increase usability so that more people can edit articels, which have less technical knowledge.

[American History] Pan-American Expo of 1901 Electrifies YouTube 110 Years Later ...: Despite all the lights on the outside of the expo buildings, the doctors who operated on McKinley said there were no lights inside the tent where they took the fallen president for surgery. They could not use candles because the ether used to sedate the president was highly flammable.

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