WikipediaGoogle Officially Launches Wikipedia Rival KnolAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 23, 2008 - 11:37am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Following eight months of testing, Google (NASD: GOOG) said on Wednesday that it has officially launched its rival to Wikipedia, known as Knol. Wikipedia - a Music Portal?Authored by Heather Dougherty on April 6, 2008 - 5:19pm.
Wikimedia Foundation Gets $500,000 DonationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2008 - 7:30am.
San Francisco - On the heels of receiving a $3 million donation from the Sloan Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, announced on Thursday that it has received another $500,000 donation from philanthropists Vinod and Neeru Khosla. Wikipedia Gets $3 Million Donation From Sloan FoundationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2008 - 12:17pm.
New York - The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, announced that it has received a $3 million donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to continue its efforts. Top Internet Brands Among Biggest Traffic Gainers in 2007Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2008 - 8:35am.
Reston, Va. - Some of the top Internet brands, including Google (NASD: GOOG), Facebook, Wikipedia and Craigslist, were among the biggest gainers last year in terms of their Internet audiences, according to a new report from comScore (NASD: SCOR). Google Introduces "Knol," Early Version of its Own WikipediaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 14, 2007 - 11:34am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) announced this week that it is working on a Wikipedia-style online repository of user-submitted "knols," which the company said stands for "a unit of knowledge." Wikia - Jimbo takes on GoogleAuthored by Bill Tancer on August 7, 2007 - 2:29am.
Wikipedia Offering Condensed Version on $14 CDAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 25, 2007 - 3:19pm.
New York - Volunteers with the Wikipedia project are developing a static version of the online encyclopedia for distribution and sale on CD, intended primarily for those with limited Internet access, the Associated Press reported. The $14 Wikipedia CD will feature only about 2,000 of the 1.7 million articles available on the site, and attempts to avoid subjects likely to change over time. Citizendium challanges Wikipedia’s Dominance OnlineAuthored by Jay Baage on April 9, 2007 - 11:30am.
Citizendium is a new online encyclopedia being launched this month which abolishes posting on wikis anonymously and brings in experts to edit submissions, and enforces strict reviewing procedures.
Wikia Collaborative Search Engine Aims at Google Market ShareAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 9, 2007 - 11:00am.
Tokyo - Wikia, the for-profit arm of the Wikipedia online collaborative encyclopedia, is building a search engine based on the same idea of users working together to improve overall quality, Reuters reported. HBS Case on Wikipedia Makes an Interesting ReadAuthored by Jay Baage on January 31, 2007 - 7:50am.
Survey: Google is Top Global Brand, Besting Apple, YouTube, WikipediaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 26, 2007 - 11:45am.
New York - For the second straight year, Google topped a survey that asked participants to name the brand with the most global impact, bettering second-place Apple and new entrants YouTube (3rd) and Wikipedia (4th) as well as Starbucks (5th). Mdog.com Launches Mobile Versions of eBay, Craigslist, WikipediaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 16, 2007 - 1:26pm.
Chicago - Mdog.com on Tuesday launched mobile editions of popular websites including eBay, Craigslist, Wikipedia, Citysearch and MySpace. The free Mdog.com portal is compatible will all carrier services on any Web-enabled mobile device. The new mobile sites will allow users to securely view post bids on eBay, and view online classifieds from Craigslist, among other features. Chicago-based Mdog.com also soon plans to launch its Bingo mobile search engine. U.K. Social Network "Bebo" Most-Searched Term on Google in 2006Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2006 - 8:55am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google has released its year-end Zeitgeist, which saw U.K. social networking site "Bebo" claim the title of most-searched term on Google in 2006. Wikia Lands Investment from Amazon.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2006 - 2:51pm.
San Mateo, Calif. - Wikia, a site that allows users to share information, news, stories, media and opinions that fall outside the scope of an encyclopedia, said on Wednesday that it has received a new investment from Amazon.com.
tags: Deals | Internet | Online Publishing | Tech | Commerce | Amazon | Wikia | Wikipedia | UGC | Investments |
Wikipedia Founder Launches "Campaign Wikia" for Political TopicsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:32pm.
San Francisco - The founder of the Wikipedia user-created online encyclopedia on Thursday announced the launch of a new wiki service for political topics, CNET News.com reported.
tags: Launches | Internet | Law | Internet Launches | Wikipedia | UGC | Politics | Campaign Wikia | Jimmy Wales |
N.Y. Times: Wikipedia Places Restrictions on "Anyone Can Edit" PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2006 - 1:38pm.
New York - The New York Times recently reported on changes made at online encyclopedia Wikipedia that eliminate the ability of any user to edit certain "protected" entries.
Britannica: Nature's Study of Accuracy Vs. Wikipedia Was FlawedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 24, 2006 - 3:07am.
San Francisco - The publisher of the Encyclopedia Britannica has issued a 20-page rebuttal to a study published in the scientific journal Nature that found inaccuracies in its entries, saying the study was flawed and "completely without merit," CNET News.com reported. Nature undertook a study to compare samples from Britannica with the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, finding 123 errors for Britannica and 162 for Wikipedia -- lending credibility to the user-edited online reference. In its report, Britannica states that Nature used incomplete, re-edited or even non-existent entries from its encyclopedias as samples, and also disputed several of the inaccuracies Nature claimed to have found. "This study has been cited all over the world, and it's invalid," said Britannica editor in chief Dale Hoiberg. "We have never claimed that Britannica is error-free, but Nature attributed to us dozens of inaccuracies that simply were not inaccuracies at all. We practice strong scholarship, reasoned judgment, and continuous editorial review, and we publish a reliable, high-quality encyclopedia. By its flawed analysis and false accusations, Nature did us a great disservice." In its own statement, Nature disputed Britannica's rebuttal. "We reject those accusations, and are confident our comparison was fair."
Wikipedia Logs One-Millionth ArticleAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2006 - 7:56am.
St. Petersburg, Fla. - The Wikipedia Foundation has announced the creation of the one-millionth article in the English-language version of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia. The article, about Scotland's Jordanhill railway station, was written by Wikipedia contributor Ewan MacDonald. "We are thrilled that our millionth article in English is about the Jordanhill railway station," said Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. "This is not something which would appear in a traditional encyclopedia, and it shows how Wikipedia reflects the needs and interests of people everywhere, and not just the dictates of what academics and cultural mavens claim is worthy of an encyclopedia." The 100,000th Wikipedia article was contributed on Jan. 23, 2003.
Wikipedia Offshoot Wikia Raises $4 Million in First RoundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 23, 2006 - 3:07am.
St. Petersburg, Fla. - Wikia, a provider of free online content hosting and licensing services, has raised $4 million in its first round of venture capital, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Private Equity Week reported, citing a regulatory filing. Wikia was founded in 2004, originally as a project to create a search engine. The company subsequently expanded with Wikicities, with the aim of creating freely hosted, advertising-supported "wiki communities."
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