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Britannica Wants to Be More Like Wikipedia: Lets Users Contribute
readwriteweb.com - 1/22/2009
Britannica Wants to Be More Like Wikipedia: Lets Users Contribute
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According to the Sidney Morning Herald , the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica is about to open ups its articles to edits by its users. Jorge Cauz, Britannica's president, tells the SMH that readers will soon be able to make edits to existing articles and create their own content. These ...
TechCrunch Tablet Update: Prototype B
techcrunch.com - 1/19/2009
TechCrunch Tablet Update: Prototype B
— techcrunch.com — It’s time for an update on the progress we’ve made on the low cost touch screen tablet that I first wrote about in July 2008 when I asked for a dead simple touch screen web tablet that boots right to the browser. Here’s our first ... (more) TechCrunch Tablet Update: Prototype B

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Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0 - BizTech - Technology
smh.com.au - 1/22/2009
Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0 - BizTech - Technology
— smh.com.au — Encyclopedia Britannica president Jorge Cauz. Inset: Wikipedia's cofounder Jimmy Wales. Encyclopedia Britannica president Jorge Cauz. Inset: Wikipedia's cofounder Jimmy Wales. Photo: Stephen Hutcheon (more) Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0 - BizTech ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 1/23/2009
Kennedy, Byrd the Latest Victims of Wikipedia Errors - Capitol Briefing
— voices.washingtonpost.com — The headline of this article is rather disingenuous as is the whole tone of this article, considering that was published by an entity that has a standing item titled "Corrections" (for the current one, see ... (more) Kennedy, Byrd the Latest Victims of Wikipedia Errors - ...

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