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Are we dangerously dependent on Wikipedia? Are we dangerously dependent on Wikipedia?

The author of a new book says no, and talks about how a site spawned by an Ayn Rand enthusiast became our most popular encyclopedia.
  • So long, Wiki-bloopers?

    Wikipedia promises to clean up its act. Does that mean no more famously wrong obituaries?
  • The road to Wikipedia

    How do we know what we know? A new book takes a long view of knowledge, from ancient oral traditions to the rise of universities and the Internet.
  • Knol lacks knowledge

    Google's would-be Wikipedia competitor doesn't have the goods to challenge the Free Encyclopedia. Yet.
  • Don't press the Wikipedia delete button

    Novelist Nicholson Baker defends the online obscure, just as he once fought to save card catalogs
  • Wikipedia founder's search engine gets bad reviews

    But founder Jimmy Wales is as optimistic as ever.
  • How Republicans, Democrats, and Diebold fix Wikipedia

    Among the anonymous edits to Wikipedia uncovered by a fantastic new tool: Republicans change the "occupation" of Iraq to its "liberation."
  • The wiki search engine gets another open-source boost

    Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' search engine will get advanced "categorization" software from a private firm that has agreed to release its source code.
  • The Fix

    Madonna's bodyguard brings baby home. Vince faithful to Jen? Plus: The many regrets of Clooney.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Down with self-referential navel gazing! Or, Wikipedia and me, Part 2. And did I mention me?
  • Bitches but no dicks

    Bloggers note the discrepancy in vulgarities in the Wikipedia's definitions of "man" and "woman."
  • Everyone is an editor

    In the wacky wiki world, a Web browser is all you need to start contributing. But when the goal is to create an encyclopedia, such democracy has some pitfalls.

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