MP’s staffer earns Wikipedia ban
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- MP’s staffer earns Wikipedia ban
- Medical World meets Twitter
- Mahalo 2.0 is Wikipedia plus money
- Microsoft Bing rides open source to semantic search
- ‘Wikipedia’ for porn launched
- Jim Collar column: Wikipedia isn’t perfect but it’s good enough …
- David Carradine died from kinky sex act gone wrong: Thai police
MP’s staffer earns Wikipedia ban
Stuff.co.nz
The website’s entry for Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga National MP for Maungakiekie was repeatedly tampered with on Thursday morning. Wikipedia users identified the computer as being from Parliament by its IP address and banned the user for a week for the “conflict of interest” and lack of explanation for the changes. Mr Lotu-Iiga yesterday denied editing the entry himself saying a member of his staff had done it. But he defended the changes which related to his dual role as an MP and Auckland city councillor.
Medical World meets Twitter
Bonham Journal
com’ ‘bonhamjournal. According to Wikipedia "Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users’ updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user’s profile page and delivered to other users who have subscribed to them (known as followers). "Created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey the site saw a 43% increase on Election Day 2008 alone. According to the Twitter website "Jack Dorsey had grown interested in the simple idea of being able to know what his friends were doing.
Mahalo 2.0 is Wikipedia plus money
CNET News
He’s taking a page from. The big difference from Wikipedia is that he’s melding this idea with the. html” >Mahalo Answers business model in which users are paid for contributing content to the site.
Microsoft Bing rides open source to semantic search
Register
But its main contribution is a secondary engine that searches nothing but Wikipedia. In essence Microsoft’s has taken Powerset’s. “The Powerset division has contributed to Bing in both subtle and more conspicuous ways.
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‘Wikipedia’ for porn launched
Times of India
Recently launched websiteCarnalpedia offers free peer-editable information on sex and porn material. Built on MediaWiki the same platform that powers WikipediaCarnalpedia has graphic encyclopedia about sex. Having over 120000 articlesthe site invites adult companies webmasters porn stars and sex enthusiasts toshare their knowledge. Members can also create pages for any products orservices. According to site creator Jeremy Haddock “The fact thatWikipedia has a certain type of audience leaves a lot of information about sexand the adult industry either blocked or censored. Having a wiki gearedexclusively for the topic of sex as well as having all the articles using theRestricted to Adults website labels allows us a lot of latitude in what we canprovide” said.
Jim Collar column: Wikipedia isn’t perfect but it’s good enough …
Appleton Post Crescent
God bless technology. Chances are good that I’m earning myself lifetime banishment from the grand fraternity of journalists here but it’s time I tell the truth. I think Wikipedia is just about the coolest thing ever invented. Here’s the simple explainer for those of you who eschew modern living. It’s an encyclopedia that anyone on Earth can add to or edit. It’s been noted for inaccuracies. And as such it’s off limits at the office and is not a tool of the trade.
David Carradine died from kinky sex act gone wrong: Thai police
Vancouver Sun
That date has now been moved back to August or September as the producers seek to recast an actor for Carradine?s role of a priest who helps the young friends come to grips with their loss. Erotic asphyxiation involves deliberately cutting off oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal. It is also called asphyxiophilia autoerotic asphyxia scarfing kotzwarraism or breath control play according to Wikipedia which adds that a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called "a gasper. Because of its sometimes dangerous outcome the practice is considered a disorder by psychiatrists. xygen deprivation through auto-erotic asphyxiation was first reported in the 17th century as a treatment for erectile dysfunction and impotence notes Wikipedia. Between 250 and 1000 deaths are reported annually from the practice in the United States alone.
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