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  90 Seconds on The Verge: Monday, August 6th, 2012

  By David Pierce on August 6, 2012 08:13 pm + 31 comments

  Guys, remember that time when we landed on Mars? That was pretty awesome, right? You stayed up Continue reading…

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  Wikipedia's main page down, article pages loading incorrectly (update: restored)

  By Louis Goddard on August 6, 2012 09:54 am + 20 comments

  Wikipedia appears to be experiencing severe technical problems, with users around the world unable Continue reading…

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  Wikiweb app makes wasting time on Wikipedia even easier

  By Justin Rubio on July 18, 2012 06:14 pm + 17 comments

  Wikipedia is a great resource for finding a quick answer to a random query, but it's also an Continue reading…

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  Jimmy Wales, Mary Gardiner address Wikipedia's gender gap at Wikimania conference

  By Amar Toor on July 15, 2012 06:34 pm + 23 comments

  Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales delivered his annual State of the Wiki address at last week's W Continue reading…

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  Wikimedia may be launching its own online travel guide (update)

  By Adi Robertson on July 15, 2012 12:59 am + 11 comments

  Wikimedia, the parent of Wikipedia, may be helping to create a competitor to TripAdvisor or Lonely Continue reading…

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  Russia's parliament approves web censorship law

  By Amar Toor on July 12, 2012 05:05 am + 38 comments

  Russia's parliament this week passed a controversial bill that would allow the government to Continue reading…

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  Russian Wikipedia goes dark in protest of proposed web censorship

  By Amar Toor on July 10, 2012 01:09 am + 20 comments

  The Russian version of Wikipedia is going dark this week, in protest of proposed legislation that Continue reading…

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  New study delves into Wikipedia editing process

  By Kimber Streams on June 25, 2012 12:28 pm + 3 comments

  A new study from Hungarian researchers collected and analyzed information on the sometimes heated Continue reading…

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  Wikimedia releases updated prototype for simplified visual editor

  By Andrew Webster on June 22, 2012 10:18 am + 1 comments

  Late last year the Wikimedia Foundation unveiled its new visual editor to make the process of Continue reading…

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  WikiStats provides a real-time look at what's trending on Wikipedia

  By Andrew Webster on June 20, 2012 06:56 pm + 5 comments

  DataSift, the company behind TweetMeme, has launched a new project called WikiStats that's designed Continue reading…