Web Directory

» Botwiki
   Documenting, developing and testing MediaWiki's bots, mainly for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation's projects.
   http://botwiki.sno.cc

» Building a (fast) Wikipedia Offline Reader
   Article by Thanassis Tsiodras describing how he put together a searchable offline version of the online encyclopedia using various open source tools.
   http://users.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~ttsiod/buildWikipediaOffline.html

» CNN.com - Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site
   Short article describing one individual's experiences.
   http://cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/03/wikipedia/

» DBpedia
   A community effort to extract structured information from Wikipedia and to make this information available on the Web. Details of datasets, online access, and example use cases.
   http://dbpedia.org/

» Encyclopodia
   Free software version of Wikipedia for Apple iPod devices. [English/German]
   http://encyclopodia.sourceforge.net/

» First Monday - Phantom authority, self–selective recruitment and retention of members in virtual communities: The case of Wikipedia
   Journal article by Andrea Ciffolilli. Explains the success of Wikipedia thanks to a solution to the problem of the submission of undesirable pieces of information.
   http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_12/ciffolilli/

» Frozen North: How Authoritative is Wikipedia?
   Weblog entry. Describes the author's process of putting errors into Wikipedia and watching for corrections to them. Suggests how fact-checking needs to be improved at Wikipedia, and gives ideas for further experiments.
   http://www.frozennorth.org/C2011481421/E652809545/index.html

» Guardian Unlimited - Wikipedia's success
   Summary primarily of the positive aspects and milestones of the online encyclopedia.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2004/oct/26/g2.onlinesupplement

» ITworld.com - Chinese censors block access to Wikipedia
   Chinese censors have blocked access to Chinese Wikipedia that was created as a free and open source of information.
   http://www.itworld.com/040614wikipedia

» Infodisiac
   Offers Wikipedia in several languages in TomeRaider format, for Palm OS, Pocket PC, and EPOC Smart Phones.
   http://infodisiac.com/Wikipedia/

» Many-to-Many: Who's afraid of Wikipedia?
   Teacher discusses students citing Wikipedia and when that is appropriate.
   http://many.corante.com/archives/2005/02/28/whos_afraid_of_wikipedia.php

» Many-to-Many: Wikipedia Reputation and the Wemedia Project
   Attempts to look at the core issues of collaborative editing: accuracy and trust.
   http://many.corante.com/archives/2004/08/29/wikipedia_reputation_and_the_wemedia_project.php

» Mediapost.com - Wikipedia's Symbiotic Relationship With Search
   Article by Max Kalehoff. "Wikipedia's orderly collection of consumer-created content is becoming a high-powered magnet for Internet searches." "For marketers, Wikipedia can be an unpredictable variable capable of influencing customers and stakeholders. Co
   http://www.mediapost.com/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=30253

» New Scientist: Wikipedia 2.0 - Now with Added Trust
   The online encyclopedia is set to trial two systems aimed at boosting readers' confidence in its accuracy.
   http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19526226.200-wikipedia-20--now-with-added-trust.html

» Placeopedia.com
   Project to connect Wikipedia articles with their geographical locations. Provides a google maps interface to handle user submissions.
   http://Placeopedia.com

» Poynter Online - Wikipedia for Journalists
   Proclaims that the use of Wikipedia is a good source for basic background information for journalists.
   http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=62126

» Salon.com - Everyone is an editor
   Attempts to examine the pros and cons of Wikipedia. Plus, comparisons to previous similar projects.
   http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2004/04/27/wikipedia

» Slashdot: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds
   Wikipedia founder responds to a dozen highly moderated questions.
   http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/28/1351230

» Slashdot: Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry Mark
   Lovely forum discussion.
   http://slashdot.org/articles/04/09/21/0027241.shtml

» Sourcewatch: Wikipedia
   Provides a critical review of Wikipedia.
   http://www.sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia

» TCS: Tech Central Station - The Faith-Based Encyclopedia
   Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, wonders about the Wikipedian assumptions that writings and editings by contributors of greatest expertise will survive and that articles will eventually reach a very high degree of ac
   http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=111504A

» The Full Wiki
   Mashup of Google Maps and Wikipedia, providing a map of every location mentioned in any article.
   http://www.thefullwiki.org/

» The Importance of... The Great Wikipedia Authority Debate
   Offers excerpts from previous articles written on open source projects, and offers arguments that support it.
   http://importance.corante.com/archives/005925.php

» The Register - Wiki-fiddlers defend Clever Big Book
   Commentary by Andrew Orlowski. "Our jibe that the Wikipedia is the world's most useless encyclopedia drew precisely two angry responses. But both illustrate the condition perfectly."
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/23/wiki_fiddlers_big_book/

» The Register: Wikipedia 'to Make Universities Obsolete'
   Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries and scholarly publications.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/07/khmer_rouge_in_daipers/

» The Register: Wikipedia's Emergent People Fail to Impress Readers
   Criticisms of Wikipedia and of arguments used by its admirers in an article by Andrew Orlowski.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/15/emergent_people_fail_to_impress/

» USA Today: Today's Best Encyclopedia Might Surprise You
   Overview of Wikipedia's growth, quality, and editing process.
   http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2004-11-05-fifthofnovember_x.htm

» Wapedia
   Wikipedia optimized for browsing from mobile phones.
   http://wapedia.mobi/en/

» WikiBrowse
   Wikipedia dedicated, open source browser for Windows.
   http://wikiproject.sourceforge.net/

» WikiScanner
   The much discussed list of anonymous edits on Wikipedia from well known organizations.
   http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/

» Wikinfo: Critical views of Wikipedia
   Provides a basic history, discusses some notable failures and the limitations of using a wiki as an encyclopedia.
   http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Critical_views_of_Wikipedia

» Wikipedia Boycott Campaign
   Criticism and Boycott Campaign towards Wikipedia
   http://bluwiki.com/go/BoycottWikipedia

» Wikipedia Review
   Forum dedicated to criticism of Wikipedia, along with editorials from the moderators.
   http://wikipediareview.com

» Wikipedia Watch
   A critical look at this encyclopedia and the people behind it.
   http://www.wikipedia-watch.org/

» Wikipedia Weekly
   Podcast about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundations' project by five wikipedians.
   http://wikipediaweekly.org/

» Wikipedia as Participatory Journalism: Reliable Sources?
   Studies the growth of Wikipedia and analyzes the technologies and policies that made it prosper.
   http://online.journalism.utexas.edu/2004/papers/wikipedia.pdf

» Wikizine
   News bulletin on Wikimedia Foundation's projects by a steward and old-timer editor. [English, Español, Deutsch, Indonesia]
   http://wikizine.org

» Wired News: Not Your Father's Encyclopedia
   Early article that describes the advantages of an open-source encyclopedia, plus its shortcomings.
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2003/01/57364

» kuro5hin.org - Can an Open Content Encyclopedia Thrive?
   Early concerns about Wikipedia's concept.
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/4/6/183820/2721

» kuro5hin.org - Why Wikipedia Must Jettison Its Anti-Elitism
   Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger writes, "Wikipedia does have two big problems, and attention to them is long overdue. These problems could be eliminated by eliminating a single root problem."
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/30/142458/25

» kuro5hin.org - Wikinews And The Growing Wikimedia Empire
   Article and commentary about the growing group of projects which fall under the Wikimedia Foundation umbrella.
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/3/163158/922