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oreilly.com - 1/27/2009
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual | O'Reilly Media
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Want to be part of the largest group-writing project in human history? Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia, the user-generated online reference for the 21st century. Considered more popular than eBay, Microsoft.com, and Amazon.com, Wikipedia servers respond to approximately 30,000 requests per ...
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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bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/23/2009
Wikipedia May Restrict Public's Ability to Change Entries
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — After vandals erroneously reporting the deaths of two senators, Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales, wants new limits on the public's ability to freely change entries in the online encyclopedia. (more) Wikipedia May Restrict Public's Ability to Change Entries

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Mashable!:  Book On Wikipedia Becomes Part of Wikipedia

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Book On Wikipedia Becomes Part of Wikipedia
Mashable! — ... This is nice: O’Reilly’s book “Wikipedia: The Missing Manual” by John Broughton is now available for free in on Wikipedia itself. If you want the paperback edition, it’s still listed in O’Reilly’s catalog at 29.99 dollars. ...

O’Reilly Media releases ‘Wikipedia: The Missing Manual’
Macsimum News — ... The Missing Manuals series, published by O’Reilly Media, today announced the migration of its book about Wikipedia to Wikipedia. As of today, the entire contents of Wikipedia: The Missing Manual by John Broughton is available for free online for editing and updating just like any other Wikipedia entry. ...

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