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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, founder, expert, error

Yahoo to support Wikipedia

April 7, 2005 Search results will feature shortcuts to the community-created encyclopedia. Company will also provide hardware and resources. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Yahoo! Inc., Jimmy Wales, Yahoo Search, resource

How much do you trust Wikipedia?

December 7, 2005 the buzz Readers weigh in on reports that Wikipedia entries are too easily tampered with to be reliable. TAGS: Wikipedia, Wiki, Jimmy Wales, CEO

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

Teen's warning on the gospel of Wikipedia

August 11, 2006 User-contributed info on site shouldn't be the sole basis of a term paper, CNET intern says. TAGS: Wikipedia, Wiki, teen, student

Wikipedia today, Citizendium tomorrow

April 5, 2007 Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger wants to create a scholarly wiki with a more credible pedigree. TAGS: Larry Sanger, Wikipedia, Wiki, co-founder, expert, project

Trying times for Wikipedia

December 7, 2005 Accuracy concerns spark debate over the role of an encyclopedia written by the online community. TAGS: encyclopedia, Wikipedia, open source

Wikipedia's open-source label conundrum

December 9, 2005 Despite a media habit of referring to Wikipedia as an open-source project, it looks only a little like such software efforts. TAGS: Wikipedia, open source, podcasting, founder, Linux, conference

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.

Wikipedia used to spread malicious code

November 6, 2006 Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor. TAGS: Wikipedia, malicious code, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, hacker, entry, antivirus, e-mail, link

Wikimedia gets some Answers

October 21, 2005 Answers.com and Wikimedia to jointly develop tool with quick access to answers from Wikipedia. TAGS: Answers.com, Wikipedia, Opera Software

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, community, article, entry, open source

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, administrator, deletion, author, entry, Time Warner Inc., professor

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

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

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

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

Web tool puts new face on Wikipedia

November 29, 2005 Gollum, a free, open-source "browser," provides a streamlined interface for the popular online encyclopedia. TAGS: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, AJAX, Web application, open source, interface, Web browser

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, entry, 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: encyclopedia, Wikipedia, article, Internet access, spokesman, CD
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