Tag: WIKI

Conservative group Crossroads GPS is turning to the wiki model of crowdsourcing information for its latest project, called Wikiaccountability. The site targets the actions of the Obama administration, encouraging participants to file Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and post the information to the site. Users don't just post raw data, though; they also analyze what is posted and craft ...

In a blog post for the New York Times, writer Noam Cohen reflects on the challenges that Wikipedia faces in the coming years, as brought up at last week's Wikimania conference in Buenos Aires. One of the major points of discussion was the incredible growth the site had, and why it's currently slowing down. One of the theories offered suggests that most general topics have entries now, and future ...

For years, fans relied on sports journalists to stay up-to-date on their favorite athletes' comings and goings. Now, the athletes have turned the tables. They've cut out the middleman, so to speak, with the use of popular social-networking tools like Twitter and created a new form of sports journalism -- one straight from the horse's mouth. Douglas Warshaw hopes to capitalize on this trend with ...

Earlier today on the Google Blog, employees announced the debut of SearchWiki, a search function that enables users to personalize the way in which Google delivers their search results. In the above video, Google's lead engineer Amay demonstrates how to use this potentially time-saving feature. According to Amay, SearchWiki allows Google users -- once they're logged in -- to reorder search ...

Web-mail sites like Gmail and Hotmail are incredibly convenient, but when doing things online, security should be a major concern and not all Web-mail systems are as secure as you might think. Your personal data may especially be at risk when accessing your e-mail from a public Wi-Fi hotspot if you don't take the proper precautions. Thankfully, Wired has started a wiki to collect tips for how to ...

Wikis (and Wikipedia in particular) are wonderful tools that show the potential of Web 2.0. Because wikis are editable by anyone, they are particularly vulnerable to attacks and "digital graffiti." The most recent attack is captured in this screenshot on COED Magazine's Web site, in which fans of the University of Florida football team went to town on the Wikipedia entry for their rivals, the ...