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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

Tags: wikipedia, software, paperless, flip, Cisco
Mozilla touts Firefox impact in SOPA blackout

Mozilla yesterday extolled the impact of its 12-hour participation in Wednesday's anti-SOPA strike, saying Firefox users and fans generated over a third-of-a-million emails to the U.S. Congress.

By Gregg Keizer | 21 January, 2012 08:26

Tags: wikipedia, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, software, Regulation, mozilla, internet, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, government, Google, DRM and Legal Issues, browsers, applications
No blackout for SOPA/PIPA? We know who you are.

Given the week that just was there's really only one topic I can write about: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA).

By Mark Gibbs | 21 January, 2012 02:27

Tags: wikipedia, twitter, Twitpic, Stop Online Piracy Act, SOPA, security, reddit, Protect Intellectual Property Act, PIPA, mozilla, Intel, Google, Facebook, Cheezburger, AOL
SOPA, PIPA opponents celebrate, but say work isn't done

A day after an estimated 10,000 websites went dark and more than 7 million people signed a Google.com petition opposing two controversial copyright enforcement bills, opponents of the bills said there's more work to do.

By Grant Gross | 20 January, 2012 07:45

Tags: wikipedia, U.S. Congress, reddit TechDirt, mozilla, ISPs, internet, intellectual property, Iegislation, government, Google, copyright, Consumer Electronics Association, Cato Institute, advertising
Twitter, Facebook fuel SOPA protests

Several major Internet companies and thousands of concerned users are successfully lighting up social networks to spread opposition to controversial anti-piracy bills now under debate in the U.S. Congress.

By Sharon Gaudin | 19 January, 2012 22:16

Tags: wikipedia, U.S. Congress, twitter, security, Regulation, mozilla, internet, Intel, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, Gov't Legislation, government, Google, Facebook

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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

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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

Tags: wikipedia, web 2.0, unified communications, software, social media, networking, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Google, collaboration, applications
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

Tags: Yahoo, wikipedia, twitter, Microsoft, IPv6, Google, Facebook, ebay, comcast, American Registry for Internet Numbers
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

Tags: wikipedia, crowdsourcing
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

Tags: wikipedia
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

Tags: Blackberry, firefox, Google Android, ipod, Mac OS X, Red Hat, thinkpad, twitter, wikipedia, Windows 7

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