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CNN.com - Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site
Short article describing one individual's experiences.
First Monday - Phantom authority, self–selective recruitment and retention of members in virtual communities: The case of Wikipedia
Journal article by Andrea Ciffolilli. Explains the success of Wikipedia thanks to a solution to the problem of the submission of undesirable pieces of information.
Free-Definition: Wikipedia
Offers brief overview, similar projects, and issues with vandalism.
Frozen North: How Authoritative is Wikipedia?
Blog entry. Describes the author's process of putting errors into Wikipedia and watching for corrections to them. Suggests how fact-checking needs to be improved at Wikipedia, and gives ideas for further experiments.
Guardian Unlimited - Wikipedia's success
Summary primarily of the positive aspects and milestones of the online encyclopedia.
Infodisiac
Offers Wikipedia in several languages in TomeRaider format, for Palm OS, Pocket PC, and EPOC Smart Phones.
ITworld.com - Chinese censors block access to Wikipedia
Chinese censors have blocked access to Chinese Wikipedia that was created as a free and open source of information.
kuro5hin.org - Can an Open Content Encyclopedia Thrive?
Early concerns about Wikipedia's concept.
kuro5hin.org - Why Wikipedia Must Jettison Its Anti-Elitism
Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger writes, "Wikipedia does have two big problems, and attention to them is long overdue. These problems could be eliminated by eliminating a single root problem."
kuro5hin.org - Wikinews And The Growing Wikimedia Empire
Article and commentary about the growing group of projects which fall under the Wikimedia Foundation umbrella.
Many-to-Many: Who's afraid of Wikipedia?
Teacher discusses students citing Wikipedia and when that is appropriate.
Many-to-Many: Wikipedia Reputation and the Wemedia Project
Attempts to look at the core issues of collaborative editing: accuracy and trust.
Mediapost.com - Wikipedia's Symbiotic Relationship With Search
Article by Max Kalehoff. "Wikipedia's orderly collection of consumer-created content is becoming a high-powered magnet for Internet searches." "For marketers, Wikipedia can be an unpredictable variable capable of influencing customers and
Placeopedia.com
Project to connect Wikipedia articles with their geographical locations. Provides a google maps interface to handle user submissions.
Poynter Online - Wikipedia for Journalists
Proclaims that the use of Wikipedia is a good source for basic background information for journalists.
Qwikly
Provides Wikipedia news.
Salon.com - Everyone is an editor
Attempts to examine the pros and cons of Wikipedia. Plus, comparisons to previous similar projects.
Slashdot: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds
Wikipedia founder responds to a dozen highly moderated questions.
Slashdot: Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry Mark
Lovely forum discussion.
Sourcewatch: Wikipedia
Provides a critical review of Wikipedia.
TCS: Tech Central Station - The Faith-Based Encyclopedia
Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, wonders about the Wikipedian assumptions that writings and editings by contributors of greatest expertise will survive and that articles will eventually reach a very high degree of ac
The Importance of... The Great Wikipedia Authority Debate
Offers excerpts from previous articles written on open source projects, and offers arguments that support it.
The Register - Wikipedia's Emergent People fail to impress readers
Criticisms of Wikipedia and of arguments used by its admirers.
The Register - Wikipedia 'to make universities obsolete'
Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries and scholarly publications.
The Register - Wiki-fiddlers defend Clever Big Book
Commentary by Andrew Orlowski. "Our jibe that the Wikipedia is the world's most useless encyclopedia drew precisely two angry responses. But both illustrate the condition perfectly."
The Wikipedia Review
A message board devoted to criticism of Wikipedia.
USATODAY.com - Today's best encyclopedia might surprise you
Overview of Wikipedia's growth, quality, and editing process.
Wikinfo: Critical views of Wikipedia
Provides a basic history, plus some limitations of using a wiki as an encyclopedia.
Wikipedia
A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software. (GNU Free Documentation License).
Wikipedia as Participatory Journalism: Reliable Sources?
Studies the growth of Wikipedia and analyzes the technologies and policies that made it prosper.
Wikipedia Boycott Campaign
Criticism and Boycott Campaign towards Wikipedia
Wikipedia Search Engine
Wikipedia Search Engine in different languages.
Wikipedia Shows Power of Cooperation
Dan Gillmor explains what a wiki is, and how Wikipedia can be a success.
Wikipedia Watch
A critical look at this encyclopedia and the people behind it.
Wired News: Not Your Father's Encyclopedia
Early article that describes the advantages of an open-source encyclopedia, plus its shortcomings.


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