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Wikipedia bans Volvo's IT over racist rants

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:46:35 +0000

Swedish vandalism Wikipedia has banned editing from machines inside Volvo Information Technology - the outfit that operates the Swedish auto maker's IT infrastructure - after someone in the organization vandalized the free encyclopedia with a pair of profanity-laden racist rants.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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Wikipedia springs free labor leak

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:59:31 +0000

Where have all the fiddlers gone? Wikipedia is leaking free labor - and fast.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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Wikipedia losing volunteers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:36:00 +0000

The online encyclopedia's volunteers, who write, edit, and fact-check, are dropping out at a suddenly quickened pace, says The Wall Street Journal.

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Medpedia to best the more democratic Wikipedia?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:43:48 +0000

Modeled on the user-contributed open-source wiki software popularized by Wikipedia, the nearly year-old Medpedia grows up with the addition of three key features.

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Convicted murderer sues Wikipedia under privacy law

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:41:42 +0000

A German man convicted of murdering an actor sues online encyclopedia under privacy law he claims prevents his name being mentioned in connection with the murder.

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Facebook, Google officials give Vatican lessons about the Web

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:49:18 +0000

VATICAN CITY — Vatican officials and Catholic bishops are getting a lesson on the Internet from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google executives as the church struggles to get its message out in the digital age.

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