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Everything2 (Popularity:  )
http://www.everything2.com/
An extensively hyperlinked collection of facts, ideas, notes and humor to which anyone can add.
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MusicBrainz (Popularity: )
http://www.musicbrainz.org
Downloadable song metadata--artist/album/track information--for audio CD and MP3 music players (Open Content License).
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Technomanifestos Network (Popularity: )
http://www.technomanifestos.net
Collaborative resource on the history of computing and the Internet (GNU Free Documentation License), and the online companion to the ...
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Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia (Popularity: )
http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/
The engineering, theoretical concepts, and organizations of the Internet (freely distributable).
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Open Site (Popularity: )
http://open-site.org/
A volunteer-run open content encyclopedia.
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Metaweb (Popularity: )
http://www.metaweb.com/
A project initiated by author Neal Stephenson as a resource first to annotate his novel Quicksilver, but based on the ...
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Disinfopedia (Popularity: )
http://www.disinfopedia.org/
Directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations, and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public ...
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Wikipedia Article - Nupedia (Popularity: )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nupedia
Nupedia was a public peer-reviewed general encyclopedia created by volunteer scholars, with resources for readers and contributors (GNU Free Documentation ...
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Syracuse.com: Librarian: Don't use Wikipedia as Source (Popularity: )
http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1093338972139211.xml
Librarian explains why Wikipedia is not an authoritative source.
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Many-to-Many: Wikipedia Reputation and the Wemedia Project (Popularity: )
http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/08/29/wikipedia_reputation_and_the_wemedia_project.php
Attempts to look at the core issues of collaborative editing: accuracy and trust.
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CNN.com - Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site (Popularity: )
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/03/wikipedia/
Short article describing one individual's experiences.
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Poynter Online - Wikipedia for Journalists (Popularity: )
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=62126
Proclaims that the use of Wikipedia is a good source for basic background information for journalists.
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Slashdot: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds (Popularity: )
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/28/1351230
Wikipedia founder responds to a dozen highly moderated questions.
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The Importance of... The Great Wikipedia Authority Debate (Popularity: )
http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/005925.php
Offers excerpts from previous articles written on open source projects, and offers arguments that support it.
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ITworld.com - Chinese censors block access to Wikipedia (Popularity: )
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/040614wikipedia/
Chinese censors have blocked access to Chinese Wikipedia that was created as a free and open source of information.
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Wired News: Not Your Father's Encyclopedia (Popularity: )
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,57364,00.html
Early article that describes the advantages of an open-source encyclopedia, plus its shortcomings.
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Disinfopedia: Wikipedia (Popularity: )
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia
Provides several reasons of why Wikipedia will have problems.
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Salon.com: Everyone is an Editor (Popularity: )
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/27/wikipedia/index_np.html
Attempts to examine the pros and cons of Wikipedia. Plus, comparisons to previous similar projects.
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Wikipedia (Popularity: )
http://en.wikipedia.org/
A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software. (GNU Free Documentation License).
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The Register - Wikipedia 'to make universities obsolete' (Popularity: )
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/07/khmer_rouge_in_daipers/
Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries ...
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