http://dir.salon.com/topics/wikipedia/?source=rss&aim=wikipedia en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss 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. By Vincent Rossmeier Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss Wikipedia promises to clean up its act. Does that mean no more famously wrong obituaries? By Laura Miller Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/08/28/knowledge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/08/28/knowledge/index.html?source=rss 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. By Joe Hutsko Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/07/24/knol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/07/24/knol/index.html?source=rss Google's would-be Wikipedia competitor doesn't have the goods to challenge the Free Encyclopedia. Yet. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/29/nicholson_baker_and_wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/29/nicholson_baker_and_wikipedia/index.html?source=rss Novelist Nicholson Baker defends the online obscure, just as he once fought to save card catalogs By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/07/search_wikia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/07/search_wikia/index.html?source=rss But founder Jimmy Wales is as optimistic as ever. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/15/wikipedia_scanner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/15/wikipedia_scanner/index.html?source=rss Among the anonymous edits to Wikipedia uncovered by a fantastic new tool: Republicans change the "occupation" of Iraq to its "liberation." By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/03/wiki_taxonomy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/03/wiki_taxonomy/index.html?source=rss Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' search engine will get advanced "categorization" software from a private firm that has agreed to release its source code. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/10/17/tue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/10/17/tue/index.html?source=rss Madonna's bodyguard brings baby home. Vince faithful to Jen? Plus: The many regrets of Clooney. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/11/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/11/friday/index.html?source=rss Down with self-referential navel gazing! Or, Wikipedia and me, Part 2. And did I mention me? By Rebecca Traister Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/09/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/09/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss Bloggers note the discrepancy in vulgarities in the Wikipedia's definitions of "man" and "woman." By Sam Williams Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/27/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/27/wikipedia/index.html?source=rss 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.