The World and Wikipedia
how we are editing reality
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Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveworldwikipediaho0000dalb
- ISBN-100956205208
- ISBN-139780956205209
- WikidataQ60393275
- Library of Congress Control Number2009674919
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Number421807442
- Open LibraryOL23992474M
Classifications
- DDC030.285
- LCCZA4482 .D35 2009
Description
Wikipedia has emerged as the reference source that most of us turn to most of the time. But how much do we know about it? And is it good enough? As mass collaboration gathers pace, this timely book examines what our dependence on one online encylopedia means now and in the future. Starting with a brief history of encyclopedias up to 2001 and covering the astonishing expansion of Wikipedia from then on, *The World and Wikipedia* looks at why we hate Wikipedia but still use it, and why we love it. It examines the people who wiki, cybercreation and wikivoyeurism, and draws its own conclusions on why you should trust Wikipedia... and why you shouldn't.—Jacket
First Sentence
A powerful earthquake struck central Italy at 1.32 GMT on Monday April 2009.
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