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Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

December 15, 2005 The journal Nature says the open-access encyclopedia is about as accurate as the old standby. TAGS: Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, encyclopedia, Adam Curry, journal, article, expert, founder, error

Wikipedia racks up 1 million articles

March 2, 2006 Collaborative online encyclopedia may have had a tough 2005, but it now has more than a million articles in English to share. TAGS: Wikipedia, article

To delete Wikipedia entry or not to delete?

January 11, 2007 That is the question for site adminstrators mulling an article recently posted about a CNET News.com reporter. Is he worthy? TAGS: Wikipedia, article, deletion, administrator, entry, Time Warner Inc., author, professor

Esquire wikis article on Wikipedia

September 29, 2005 Magazine writer puts online encyclopedia's collaborative, open-source ethos to the test. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, draft, article, community, entry, open source

Growing pains for Wikipedia

December 5, 2005 After two scandals in one week, Wikipedia's founder decides to make a change to the anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia. TAGS: Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, Gannett, USA Today, podcasting, article, entry, founder

Belatedly, Britannica lambastes Wikipedia findings

March 24, 2006 A December report compared Wikipedia favorably with the old-school encyclopedia. Now Britannica says, not so fast. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, accuracy, article, entry

Wikipedia and the nature of truth

December 2, 2005 Online encyclopedia's very strength sometimes turns out to be its Achilles' heel, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, truth, nature, wisdom, mistake, article

Is Wikipedia safe from libel liability?

December 7, 2005 Online encyclopedia may have legal protection, regardless of how long an inaccurate article stays on the site. How much do you trust Wikipedia? TAGS: Wikipedia, liability, legal liability, encyclopedia, USA Today, article, service provider, Amazon.com Inc.

Can German engineering fix Wikipedia?

August 23, 2006 An experiment planned for the country's version of the online encyclopedia could be a blueprint for improved accuracy. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, article

Wikipedia woos the offline world

April 25, 2007 A CD featuring about 2,000 of the online encyclopedia's "best" articles will be aimed at those without Internet access. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, article, spokesman, Internet access, CD

In search of the Wikipedia prankster

December 15, 2005 Daniel Brandt, a book indexer in Texas, explains what motivated him to track down the author of a false article. TAGS: Wikipedia, Nashville, IP address, IP, author, BellSouth Corp., article, Texas, search, router, server, e-mail

Wikipedia co-founder plans 'expert' rival

October 17, 2006 Larry Sanger plans to launch this week an alternative to the free online encyclopedia. TAGS: Larry Sanger, Wikipedia, encyclopedia, co-founder, article, expert

Wikipedia rival makes its debut

March 26, 2007 Citizendium offers community-contributed encyclopedia content with a few editorial controls (like full-name registration). TAGS: Larry Sanger, Wikipedia, Wiki, encyclopedia, editor, article

Wikipedia alternative aims to be 'PBS of the Web'

December 19, 2005 New online information service seeks seal of reliability by getting acknowledged experts' approval on publicly contributed articles. TAGS: Larry Sanger, Wikipedia, expert, founder, information service, aim, article, general, portal, idea

This week in wikis

December 9, 2005 After two scandals in one week, Wikipedia's founder changes the rules concerning who can contribute to the collaborative encyclopedia. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, scandal, podcasting, Wiki, talent, founder, article, knowledge, opinion

Week in review: Wikipedia's woes

December 9, 2005 The anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia comes under fire for inaccuracies, raising ethical and legal questions. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Week in review, podcasting, knowledge, talent, article, opinion, e-mail

Year in review: New media takes center stage

December 15, 2005 Blogs continued their assault on mainstream consciousness in 2005, joined by another brash new-media upstart: the wiki. TAGS: Wiki, Weblogs Inc., Wikipedia, podcasting, tagging, blogger, blog, Flickr, open source, article, Apple Computer
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