wikitruth

Simson L. Garfinkel in Technology Review argues that Wikipedia has refined truth. From “Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth:”
“On Wikipedia, objective truth isn’t all that important, actually. What makes a fact or statement fit for     inclusion is that it appeared in some other publication–ideally, one that is in English and is available free online. ‘The [...]

Wiki-Britannica-pedia

. . . The encyclopedias, they are a-changin’ . . .
And, this isn’t just an ordinary encyclopedia, this is the Encyclopaedia Britannica . . . and it’s going wiki.
Read more here, “Encyclopaedia Britannica goes –Gasp!– Wiki,” from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

new year, new search

Happy New Year, everyone!
It’s a new year, so why not a new search engine??
From BBC News, Wikipedia announces that it’s moving into the world of community-run search engines. For more, read, “Wikipedia creator turns to search.”

wikipedia vs. britannica: the debate continues

Now, for something a little bit different . . .
The Wall Street Journal invited Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, and Dale Hoiberg, editor-in-chief of Britannica, to a debate . . . via email. And, get this, they agreed! Not sure what, if anything, this adds to the substance of the debate already going . . [...]

Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, and Nature

The Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica battle continues, and Nature is being called to task, to put it lightly.
The title of the article says it all: “Nature Mag Cooked Wikipedia Study,” by Andrew Orlowski, The Register
See the end of the 2-page article for more links to articles in The Register about this story as it developed [...]