Wikipedia has an
experimental feature called
Feedback Dashboard that allows new editors to leave a brief comment and a mood of 3 choices: Happy, Confused, Sad. It's sort of addictive to scroll through as people discover Wikipedia and reactions.
posted by stbalbach
on Oct 28, 2011 -
18 comments
As Wikipedia expanded to lesser known languages it ran into a problem: What is knowledge for Wikipedia purposes? Traditionally knowledge has been defined by citations, but many languages don't have a lot of written material, greatly limiting what could be created on Wikipedia. The
solution (NYT) may be that
People are Knowledge (45min), a
project funded by a Wikimedia Foundation grant.
posted by stbalbach
on Aug 24, 2011 -
9 comments
It was revealed last week that former Wikipedia Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Doran was
a convicted felon, her prior record includes four convictions for driving under the influence, two of check fraud and petty larceny, one hit and run with fatality, one unlawful wounding for shooting a former boyfriend, suspect in a murder case, and some suspicion surrounding the drowning death of her newlywed husband. Senior Wikipedians are
"shocked", and the waves are still reverberating as apparently something
totally secret and big is going down at the Foundation (that runs Wikipedia) that may radically alter the board for better or worse.
posted by stbalbach
on Dec 19, 2007 -
103 comments
Cellphedia is a
thesis project created by Limor Garcia (NYU). It's a cell phone application that allows to send and receive encyclopedia-type inquiries through Text messaging. A user will be able to get all the information they need – from “how old is the queen of England?” to “how many miles is the Brooklyn Bridge?” – through a real-time social network, while walking in the street.
posted by stbalbach
on May 3, 2005 -
6 comments
