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73.4 Percent of All Wikipedia Edits Are Made By Roughly 1,400 People

73.4 Percent of All Wikipedia Edits Are Made By Roughly 1,400 People

Most college professors discourage students from using Wikipedia as a reliable source of information, and if you’ve ever wondered why, here is the reason:

 

There are millions of people who browse Wikipedia in any given month, but only 2 percent of them (roughly 1,400) are responsible for editing nearly 75 percent of the information on the entir...

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Get Smarter With the Best Wikipedia Page Ever

Get Smarter With the Best Wikipedia Page Ever

Finals are upon us, and our heads are about to burst with the compression of useless knowledge.

 

After next week, you will probably never have to recall why Napoleon Bonaparte was deposed or why the Roman Empire collapsed.

 

However, many of the facts contained within this Wikipedia entry, entitled “Common Misconceptions,” will undoubtedly come...

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Hot Stanford Grad Joe DiPasquale Gives College Students What They Want, Gets $2M for CollegeWikis

Hot Stanford Grad Joe DiPasquale Gives College Students What They Want, Gets $2M for CollegeWikis

In 2007, Stanford student Joe DiPasquale launched CollegeWikis, a website of campus specific wikis, where users could ask and answer each other’s questions. Now, he’s just received an additional $2 million to improve college e-mail. His initiative will make it possible for college students to sign up for specific groups and receive e-mail about ...

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Google Knol: Another Uncitable Source

Google Knol: Another Uncitable Source

Watch out Wikipedia, there’s a new online information source in town. Google’s website, Knol, became available to the public yesterday, with featured articles including “How to Backpack,” “Lung Cancer” and “Toilet Clogs.”
 

Much like the master of the user-generated encyclopedia, Knol allows people to share their knowledge with the world. Howev...

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