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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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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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Marketing News Roundup, January 23
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... CNN.com is experimenting more with ads in its live streams including longer ads and in-stream (as opposed to pre-roll) ads. Is the long-rumored GDrive alive? A few challenges for Wikipedia this week. First, a brand that could really challenge them: Britannica 2.0. And yes, there’s peer editing, though registration—with names and addresses required. After vandals greatly exaggerate a couple senators’ deaths, Wikipedia may restrict anonymous edits for the whole site. And in a month of Internet ...

Linkpost | 1.24.2009
TechBlog — ... - Members of the class can get either $25 or $15, depending on when they bought their nanos. • ASCAP Targets "Copy Left / Free Culture" Enemy - Feb. 3 luncheon to ponder ways to target open-source thinkers. • Wikipedia May Restrict Public's Ability to Change Entries - In the wake of erroneous changes made to entries for U.S. Sens. Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd. • ...

Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls for Major New Moderation Policy
ReadWriteWeb — ... , Wikipedia too seems ready for an about face. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that Wikipedia is considering moving away from its free and open editing system to a method that delays changes from appearing on the site until an authorized user has verified them. ...

Wikipedia considering Flagged Revisions to require pre-approval for edits
Obsessable News Feed — ... [pcpro.co.uk] Wikipedia May Restrict Public’s Ability to Change Entries - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com [bits.blogs.nytimes.com] ...

Britannica Takes Aim at Wikipedia
Internet Evolution: — ... open-source encyclopedia (although they are unpaid volunteers), who check page changes for accuracy and to make sure they uphold the Wikipedia principles of fairness and a "neutral point of view." While there are some pages that can be edited freely, where mistakes might not be noticed quickly, other pages (including the one about President George Bush) are "locked" and cannot be edited by anyone but a Wikipedia-sanctioned moderator. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has also recently proposed changes that would ...