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Wikipedia Founder Slams Wikipedia Art
Some controversy stirred up earlier this week after the Electronic Frontier Foundation stepped in on behalf of the creators of Wikipediaart.org, a site dedicated to a Wikipedia-related art project. The EFF was responding to demands by a lawyer for the Wikimedia Foundation, the parent company of Wikipedia, that the artists turn over control of the domain.
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Wikipedia Founder Talks Consumer-Generated Content for Branding
Murdok recently spoke with Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia for a few minutes, and discussed the past, present, and future of user-generated content as a marketing medium, not to mention several other topics. What kinds of brands do you think work the best for marketing with consumer-generated content? Share your thoughts with us.
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Irish College Student Dupes Media With Wikipedia Hoax
When fans across the globe read of composer Maurice Jarre’s death at the end of March, they were treated to a charming quote: “One could say my life itself has been one long soundtrack. Music was my life, music brought me to life, and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz playing in my head, that only I can hear.”
It’s cute, but the thing is, Jarre never said it. Irish college student Shane Fitzgerald did, on Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Art Pushes The Elastic Boundaries Of Fair Use
UDPATE, 5/1/09: Wales got back with us with his comments about the matter. They are as follows:
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UK Gvmt May Take Cues From Wikipedia, Google, MSFT
Parts of the UK government may start to take after some ultra-popular websites and online services if David Cameron has his way. Cameron, the leader of Britain's Conservative Party, directed nods toward Wikipedia, Google, and Microsoft in a recent speech.
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The Fine Line Between Objectivity and Bias
Explore the complex relationship between objectivity and bias in journalism, focusing on recent debates surrounding Wikipedia's editing practices.
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World Net Daily Cries Foul On Wikipedia
As always, consider the source. In this case, consider the source considering another source. (If you want to be a stickler, you can include me in that consideration, a source considering a source considering another source. Ah, academics.) World Net Daily reports changes made to Wikipedia’s entry on Barack Obama regarding his citizenship issues were deleted within minutes, and users were banned after trying again.
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Wikipedia Founder Has the Answers
Have you heard of Wikianswers? No, not Wiki Answers, Wikianswers. Yes it's a little confusing, but I'm not just babbling incoherently. Wikianswers is a recently (re)launched site from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.