http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/993/all xx http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/80823/the-internet-who-says-you-cant-take-it-you My first reaction to the new WikiReader device, which houses the entire Wikipedia on disk and enables you to browse it, was "huh?" My second reaction was "wow." Let's face it. If you travel, you'll find yourself with long stretches of un-connected time. If you had only one Internet resource available to you, the Wikipedia would probably be it. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/80823/the-internet-who-says-you-cant-take-it-you#comments Mobile & wireless Opinion digital nomad location independent Wikipedia wikireader Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:25:19 -0400 mikelgan 80823 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/76824/why-wikipedia-such-mens-club You say you don't trust Wikipedia? Well, you can blame your lack of confidence on men, at least for the most part. http://www.itworld.com/software/76824/why-wikipedia-such-mens-club#comments Internet Feature Wikipedia Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:37:49 -0400 ITworld staff 76824 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69928/wikipedia-stops-users-editing-michael-jackson-page War brakes out between fans over confirmation of singer's death http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/69928/wikipedia-stops-users-editing-michael-jackson-page#comments Internet Tech & society News michael jackson Wikipedia Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:49 -0400 ITworld staff 69928 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/68270/wikipedia-drops-gnu-favor-creative-commons-license By adopting the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA), Wikimedia expects to make it easier for others to re-use the content on Wikipedia and its other sites. http://www.itworld.com/internet/68270/wikipedia-drops-gnu-favor-creative-commons-license#comments Internet News creative commons gnu social media Wikipedia Thu, 21 May 2009 22:00:11 -0400 ITworld staff 68270 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/67642/wikipedia-hoaxer-reveals-journalistic-gullibility Fake quote in Wikipedia article shockingly makes its way into reputable newspapers worldwide. http://www.itworld.com/internet/67642/wikipedia-hoaxer-reveals-journalistic-gullibility#comments Internet News Wikipedia Mon, 11 May 2009 10:17:51 -0400 abennett 67642 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/67484/must-bookmark-web-sites-hassle-free-pc In one of my first Hassle-Free PC how-tos I talked about some terrific Web sites offering free tech support and toll-free support numbers that companies don't want you to know. Fast forward a half year or so, and I'm back with even more must-have Web sites for your bookmarks list. http://www.itworld.com/internet/67484/must-bookmark-web-sites-hassle-free-pc#comments Internet Tip igoogle WikiHow Wikipedia Tue, 05 May 2009 21:12:49 -0400 ITworld staff 67484 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/66871/wikipedia-gets-backing-mobile-phone-operator-orange The Wikimedia Foundation has signed a deal with French operator Orange to bring online encyclopedia Wikipedia to mobile phone users in France, the U.K., Spain and Poland. http://www.itworld.com/internet/66871/wikipedia-gets-backing-mobile-phone-operator-orange#comments Internet News Orange Wikipedia Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:10:06 -0400 ITworld staff 66871 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/65526/university-offers-course-twitter Hot on the heels of the proposed change to the curriculum that will see Primary school children learning to use Twitter and Wikipedia, Birmingham City University has unveiled a one year Masters degree course that will look at blogging and social networks. http://www.itworld.com/tech-amp-society/65526/university-offers-course-twitter#comments Tech & society News Facebook social media social networking Twitter Wikipedia Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:31:53 -0400 ITworld staff 65526 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/63831/bbc-villifies-wikipedia While the "downsides" of Wikipedia are well-documented, and this article isn't particularly newsworthy, it does list some rather humorous examples of recent events involving the Conservative Party being caught tampering with an entry on Wikipedia to help leader David Cameron win an obscure political argument with Gordon Brown. http://www.itworld.com/internet/63831/bbc-villifies-wikipedia#comments Internet Opinion Wikipedia Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:20:57 -0500 hunter 63831 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/62803/european-politicians-locked-embarrassing-wikipedia-gaffes Because the world economy is cruising along quite nicely and there are no other major political problems to deal with, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and opposition leader David Cameron decided to get into a public spat about the birthdate of renaissance artist Titian. http://www.itworld.com/internet/62803/european-politicians-locked-embarrassing-wikipedia-gaffes#comments Internet Offbeat News Gordon Brown Titian Wikipedia Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:39 -0500 abennett 62803 at http://www.itworld.com