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C keeps its lead over Java, but index's accuracy is questioned
The C language, which displaced Java as the most popular language in the Tiobe Programming Community monthly assessment in April, has maintained its number 1 spot in the May report released this week. But a high-profile member of the PHP community is questioning the accuracy of the index itself.
By Paul Krill | 11 May, 2012 03:25
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OpenStreetMap posing surprise threat to Google Maps
The announcement last week that the Wikimedia Foundation will switch from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap for its cartographic needs marks the latest in an increasingly long line of high-profile defections.
By Jon Gold | 10 April, 2012 04:47
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Now Online Only
After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica will cease to publish its flagship line of reference books and will concentrate instead on its digital offerings.
By Joab Jackson | 27 March, 2012 01:51
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Gender issues to take centre stage at Wikimania
The Ada Initiative, an organisation that works to increase women's participation in open source and open culture, will be in the spotlight at the July Wikimania conference in Washington DC, with one of the organisation's co-founders, Mary Gardiner, keynoting the international Wikimedia conference.
By Rohan Pearce | 26 March, 2012 10:45
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We need a better definition of paperless
A literal reading of this survey question leads inevitably to a pair of correct answers: absolutely yes and absolutely not.
By Paul McNamara | 23 January, 2012 16:32
Tutorials about wikipedia
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Wikipedia expert tips: How to keep the facts close
Wikipedia is a great idea, and increasingly it is establishing itself as a credible source of information on an astonishingly wide array of topics. Most people use it as a quick reference tool, and it's great for that. But if you want to go deeper and become a Wikipedia power user, the following tips and tools will get you started.
By Adam Pash | 22 July, 2009 01:11
Features about wikipedia
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Wikipedia celebrates a decade of edit wars, controversy and Internet dominance
Wikipedia and its users are planning more than 300 celebration events across six continents for the 10th anniversary of the free, online encyclopedia that has become an Internet juggernaut by spreading access to information with a model that lets anyone edit its articles.
By Jon Brodkin | 11 January, 2011 23:25
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Google's leading, but where do other Web giants stand on IPv6?
The most popular Web sites are under increasing pressure to add support for IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to IPv4, the Internet's main communications protocol.
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 05 February, 2010 08:01
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Wikipedia loses editors: Crowdsourcing reality check?
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia built on the backs of a seemingly never-ending supply of free labor, is in a bit of a bind.
By Ian Lamont | 26 November, 2009 08:09
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The 15 biggest Wikipedia blunders
Wikipedia's just announced plans to restrict the editing of some of its articles. Under the new system, any changes made to pages of still-living people will have to be approved by an "experienced volunteer" before going online.
By JR Raphael | 27 August, 2009 09:18
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How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names
Coming up with a great technology product or service is only half the battle these days. Creating a name for said product that is at once cool but not too cool or exclusionary, marketable to both early adopters and a broader audience, and, of course, isn't already in use and protected by various trademarks and copyright laws is difficult--to say the least.
By Thomas Wailgum | 13 November, 2008 10:25
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