BP caught rewriting environmental record on Wikipedia 
12:23 Mar 21 2013 from CNET
...BP is not directly editing its page, but instead has inserted a BP representative into the editing community who provides Wikipedia editors with text. The text is then copied "as is" onto the page by Wikipedia editors, while readers are none the wiser that...
You may soon be able to receive Wikipedia articles via SMS 10:21 Feb 23 2013 from Tech2
Remember the time when you just had to look something up on Wikipedia but there was no connection to the Internet? Well, times like those will soon be obsolete, as Wikipedia is about to add a new feature to its kitty that will enable users
The Impact of Wikipedia: Srikeit Tadepalli and Noopur Raval 03:11 Feb 04 2013 from Wikimedia blog
...of it together. He said it is their social obligation to add their piece of the puzzle to Wikipedia. For Tadepalli and Raval, “Wikipedia’s mission is to ensure the sum of all human knowledge is accessible freely to every single person on the planet. And this...
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/04/the-impact-of-wikipedia-srikeit-tapedalli-and-noopur-raval/
University study finds drop in Wikipedia contributors 06:32 Jan 31 2013 from Minnesota Daily
...contains more than 4 million articles, written by tens of thousands of users for more than a decade. In fact, the user-edited encyclopedia has become so massive, it may be collapsing under its own weight. Since 2007, the number of active Wikipedia contributors...
http://www.mndaily.com/2013/01/31/university-study-finds-drop-wikipedia-contributors
Wikipedia's "Pay-for-Play" Scandal Highlights Wikipedia's Vulnerabilities 04:01 Oct 05 2012 from Forbes
...by other payoffs to replace the constantly shrinking supply of insiders. From Bamkin’s situation, we learn that being a Wikipedia insider could be financially lucrative if insiders decide to cash in. Bamkin offered to arrange for premium placement in Wikipedia’s...
Wickedpedia: The dark side of Wikipedia 03:49 Sep 25 2012 from Between the Lines | ZDNet Blogs
...Behind the Web site, Wikipedia stories are being manipulated for cash and written and edited by insiders without a clue while outside experts are ignored. Wikipedia looks less trustworthy by the day. Do a Web search on any popular product, event, company,...
Why Wikipedia Doesn't Belong In The Classroom 01:27 Sep 12 2012 from ReadWriteWeb
...stated goal to be a neutral fact-based encyclopedia has enabled it to accumulate an incredible amount of useful information. But the service's very nature makes it unsuitable for classroom use in the minds of many teachers and professors - no matter how much...
Chairman of Wikipedia charity banned after pornography row 07:26 Jul 31 2012 from Irish Independent
...backed plans to force broadband subscribers to “opt in” if they want to access adult material, potentially limiting access to Wikipedia, the world’s sixth-most-visited website. ArbCom, the elected committee of senior Wikipedia administrators who adjudicate...
As Wikipedia Gets Pickier, Editors Become Harder To Find 11:30 Jul 19 2012 from Georgia Public Broadcasting
...entries of Wikipedia to brush up on history or look up a fact or two in many a trivia conundrum. And you're not alone. Since Wikipedia was launched more than a decade ago, millions of Web users have "Wiki'ed" this or that. But what have you done for Wikipedia...
Wikipedia hits defining moment in social Web era 08:40 Jul 14 2012 from NDTV
...a source of trust." Gardner said she and others are proud that the site has remained true to its ideals, and even "homely." "Wikipedia is not flashy or splashy," she said. "It is not something designed by marketing people to keep you on to sell you something....
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NDTV-Tech/~3/HsCTZy3M0ys/story01.htm
