Comments on: Wikipedia as a Source for Breaking News http://thenextweb.com/2009/07/07/wikipedia-source-breaking-news/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:50:34 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Is Wikipedia the future of news delivery? http://thenextweb.com/2009/07/07/wikipedia-source-breaking-news/#comment-392241 Is Wikipedia the future of news delivery? Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:38:38 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=20786#comment-392241 [...] case study. Breaking news is added to Wikipedia breathtakingly fast, and some news stories are even broken there. But beyond the content creation elements, there are two lessons we at idio have learnt from [...] [...] case study. Breaking news is added to Wikipedia breathtakingly fast, and some news stories are even broken there. But beyond the content creation elements, there are two lessons we at idio have learnt from [...]

]]> By: Still thumbing your nose at Wikipedia? « http://thenextweb.com/2009/07/07/wikipedia-source-breaking-news/#comment-392240 Still thumbing your nose at Wikipedia? « Thu, 13 May 2010 18:11:31 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=20786#comment-392240 [...] of serious ‘collective intelligence,’ one of the great side effects of Wikipedia is that it has turned into a site to go to for event coverage. Like a global team of citizen journalists, passionate editors quickly add detail to a breaking [...] [...] of serious ‘collective intelligence,’ one of the great side effects of Wikipedia is that it has turned into a site to go to for event coverage. Like a global team of citizen journalists, passionate editors quickly add detail to a breaking [...]

]]> By: Weekly Blog #8: Wikipedia as a Virtual Newsroom « Conscious Incompetence http://thenextweb.com/2009/07/07/wikipedia-source-breaking-news/#comment-392239 Weekly Blog #8: Wikipedia as a Virtual Newsroom « Conscious Incompetence Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:44:14 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=20786#comment-392239 [...] rather than no information at all. And if an event is important enough, you can be sure that incorrect information will be fixed by the time you refresh your screen. That’s because a crowd of contributors (some of which might [...] [...] rather than no information at all. And if an event is important enough, you can be sure that incorrect information will be fixed by the time you refresh your screen. That’s because a crowd of contributors (some of which might [...]

]]> By: Takethe5th Picks and Pans » Blog Archive » Wikipedia for Breaking News http://thenextweb.com/2009/07/07/wikipedia-source-breaking-news/#comment-392238 Takethe5th Picks and Pans » Blog Archive » Wikipedia for Breaking News Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:05:35 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=20786#comment-392238 [...] topic is how good is wikipedia at controlling the authenticity of breaking news. And the appraisal is first more sanguine than expected The key point being  that only  “respected editors” are allowed to make [...] [...] topic is how good is wikipedia at controlling the authenticity of breaking news. And the appraisal is first more sanguine than expected The key point being  that only  “respected editors” are allowed to make [...]

]]> By: Liam Wyatt http://thenextweb.com/2009/07/07/wikipedia-source-breaking-news/#comment-392237 Liam Wyatt Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:10:15 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=20786#comment-392237 You might be interested in a presentation I did on this topic - that uses both the Palin and Jackson examples - just last week at the Australian Historical Association conference which argued that the historians of the future will be looking to Wikipedia to see the mood of the people at any given moment. Not only is Wikipedia a great news source (as you point out) but it will become an increasingly valuable historical source. The presentation is at: http://www.wittylama.com/2009/07/wikipedia-the-endless-palimpsest/ You might be interested in a presentation I did on this topic – that uses both the Palin and Jackson examples – just last week at the Australian Historical Association conference which argued that the historians of the future will be looking to Wikipedia to see the mood of the people at any given moment. Not only is Wikipedia a great news source (as you point out) but it will become an increasingly valuable historical source. The presentation is at: http://www.wittylama.com/2009/07/wikipedia-the-endless-palimpsest/

]]> By: Erik Zachte http://thenextweb.com/2009/07/07/wikipedia-source-breaking-news/#comment-392236 Erik Zachte Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:55:58 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=20786#comment-392236 Detailed stats on how Wikipedia was hit by a shock wave of curiosity after Jackson's death http://infodisiac.com/blog/2009/07/michael-jackson/ Similar analysis for Sarah Palin http://infodisiac.com/blog/2008/09/sarah-palin/ Detailed stats on how Wikipedia was hit by a shock wave of curiosity after Jackson’s death

http://infodisiac.com/blog/2009/07/michael-jackson/

Similar analysis for Sarah Palin

http://infodisiac.com/blog/2008/09/sarah-palin/

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