Wikipedia will launch a new project: WikiData

The Wikimedia Foundation has a new project in development: Wikidata . Announced in February this year, the new product will be “a free editable knowledge base of men and machines,” according...
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Wikipedia abandons GoDaddy

The Wikimedia Foundation announced last Friday (09/03), the withdrawal of all its sites from hosting service GoDaddy , including Wikipedia . According to the foundation, the initial positioning...
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How much would Facebook, Google or Twitter lose if they shut down for one day?

A survey based on annual revenues of large sites shows how much they could lose if they were one day out of the air. The idea of making this calculation came from the analysis of  Wikipedia have made...
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Movie studios accuse Wikipedia and other sites of “abuse of power”

MPAA President criticized the protest “blackout” is organized by several portals against the bills SOPA and Pipa, to combat piracy. The temporary suspension of activities of Wikipedia and...
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Wikipedia founder announces blackout to protest Sopa

The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, decided to join other sites and participate in a protest against two controversial bills of the U.S. anti-piracy, the online encyclopedia closing on Wednesday. In...
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Wikipedia raises $ 20 million

Nothing more than a little face Jimmy Wales and the associated Wikipedia pages for another season. The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization responsible for the “free encyclopedia”, announces...
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