Wikipedia’s concept is proved
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Wikipedia’s concept is proved
News & bserver – Apr 30, 2008
comp –> Clearly I was wrong. Wikipedia is more robust than ever and continues to broaden our model of information retrieval. Problems of quality and digital vandalism remain but they’re under better control than one might expect with blatant errors often corrected swiftly by a battery of contributors the site claims to total 75000. With 10 million articles in more than 250 languages now available Wikipedia has become a useful adjunct to traditional encyclopedias a kind of parallel track for research. Used with caution this burgeoning base of knowledge can often prove invaluable. The cautionary note seems obvious: Anyone can make edits to existing Wikipedia entries so at any particular moment you may be looking at an error that has yet to be corrected… So the way to use this resource is in conjunction with established references. Cross-checking should include sites or books that use established experts in their fields for Wikipedia’s democratic notion of editing can leave you in the hands of amateurs. This is precisely the point Andrew Keen makes about the Wikipedia in his book “The Cult of the Amateur” (Doubleday 2007) which points to the value of experts as gatekeepers of knowledge an idea now under full assault in some quarters. I agree with Keen that the notion that there is no such thing as authority is a dagger to the heart of scholarship. But I also see unexpected value in what the Wikipedia is assembling especially when it relates to more esoteric subjects. For it’s surprising how often current work — particularly in technology and the sciences — is well described and annotated. Many of us who write weblogs on technical subjects (I write often about the search for planets around other stars) link to background information to explain concepts to readers.
Afghan stability will take a generation
TVNZ – Apr 30, 2008
The United States has some 34000 troops in Afghanistan splitbetween NAT’s 47000-strong force and other missions. Despite the overall increase in violence in AfghanistanRodriguez has won praise for progress in security and governance inthe US-led sector in the east of the country. Rodriguez stressed the importance of understanding Afghansociety and said US troops had developed a Wikipedia-style internalWeb site of information about the country. “Everybody gets to input – it’s just like Wikipedia” he saidreferring to the Internet encyclopaedia that takes contributionsfrom readers. “A young corporal figured out how to do that. Earlier this year US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said troopsunder the general’s command were “doing a terrific job” and hadcounterinsurgency skills “down pat. Such skills aimed at winning the trust of local people arevery different from those often associated with the 82nd AirborneDivision among the most famous in the US Army.
Writer David McCullough offers lessons of a modern sage
Tampabay.com – Apr 30, 2008
The wisdom of our elders their treasury of experience and the connection they hold to life’s lessons are among our most valued assets as family members and a society. The more we learn about our past the more we are able to address the challenges of our future. To learn more about David McCullough’s life and works I recommend this Wikipedia link: en. Please consider these 10 suggestions rooted in the messages I heard from McCullough: 1. Keep a journal writing down perceptions observations and creative thoughts.
Sporting News – Your expert source for MLB Baseball NFL Football…
SportingNews.com – Apr 30, 2008
Although coffee milk contains some caffeine it is sold in school cafeterias throughout the state. (Thanks Wikipedia). – Portsmouth is home to the oldest schoolhouse in the United States. The school was built in 1716. – The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the United States.
New horizons for this space include telepresence and useful corporate…
PC World – Apr 30, 2008
After some minor tweaks to the code and plenty of security vetting the Gallery application was rolled out 29 days later. “Within two weeks we had people from 13 different agencies sharing tens of thousands of images across the community” Shepherd says. The agency is also using Wikipedia services on its secret networks to allow data to be shared among analysts working on intelligence products. The first wikis went up in 2004 and the DIA’S Intelli-pedia service is now used by thousands of analysts every day Shepherd says. #resourceLinks li { display: none;} Sponsored Resource:.
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