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Gamergate Bleeds Into Wikipedia
2015-01-30 22:00:47| TechNewsWorld
The Gamergate controversy, which centers on sexism and sexual violence in the video game industry, has made things hot for Wikipedia, whose arbitration committee has taken punitive action against some of the people involved in the debate. The committee decided to impose a complete site-wide ban on one male editor, with the handle "Ryulong," said Wikimedia Foundation spokesperson Juliet Barbara.
Wikipedia has been visualized as an interactive galaxy powered by WebGL
2014-12-09 20:40:00| Extremetech
WikiGalaxy renders Wikipedia articles as stars in a massive galaxy that you can click through. It only holds 100,000 articles right now, but more are on the way.
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VIDEO: Wikipedia founder backs 'Google tax'
2014-12-08 10:18:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has backed plans for a so-called "Google tax".
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Wikipedia Releases First Transparency Report
2014-08-06 22:37:56| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The report aims to shed light on what types of requests the site receives, and how nonprofit parent Wikimedia handles them.
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Wikipedia Revamps iOS App With Mobile Editing
2014-08-02 02:38:40| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
No more waiting until you get home to correct the error you spotted in the "Atlantic puffin" article.
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