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Good News: Indians most willing to donate to WikipediaFirstpostEditor's note: An older version appeared with the headline that Indian are the largest givers to Wikipedia when the survey points out that Indians are most willing to donate to Wikipedia. The headline has been changed after a reader pointed out the ...Despite record donations, half of Wikipedia users don't know it's not-for-profitThe Next Web (blog)all 3 news articles »

Steal This ColumnNew York TimesAMONG the wonders of the Internet, Wikipedia occupies a special place. From its birth 11 years ago it has professed, and has tried reasonably hard to practice, a kind of idealism that stands out in the vaguely, artificially countercultural ambience of ...Blackouts clue students in to Internet dependencyThe Scribeall 2 news articles »

One of the Nation's Top Historians Decides It's Time to Embrace WikipediaThe AtlanticBy Rebecca J. Rosen The world of academic scholarship -- particularly the field of history -- has at times had a strained relationship with the massive collaborative project that is Wikipedia. In 2007, for example, the history department at Middlebury ...

SOPA and PIPA Acts Threaten Internet FreedomsSalem State LogVisitors to Wikipedia were treated to a strange sight on Jan. 18. The whole website was replaced with a single image: the Wikipedia logo and a simple sentence reading "Imagine a world without free knowledge." This was not the work of a savvy group of ...Who Really Was Behind the SOPA Protests?PCWorldSOPA protests show commitment to fighting censorshipPRWeekShannah Sexton: Freedom of information trumps anti-piracy effortsPost-BulletinMontreal Gazette -Technique -The Collegian ? University of Richmond<nobr>all 95 news articles »

Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia Encourages Future Business Leaders to FailMarketWatch (press release)3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales delivered an inspirational speech to 600 attendees at Hult International Business School's San Francisco campus, revealing how companies around the world are adopting the open-source ...and more »

AP Interview: Wikipedia founder hails role in USThe Associated PressDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) ? The founder of Wikipedia hailed the online encyclopedia's role in helping halt US legislation aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy, saying the proposed bills needed to be stopped because they were flawed.and more »

Wikipedia Blackout: Grand Gesture or Grandstanding?ForbesIt is about whether Wikipedia going dark a week ago was a grand gesture or grandstanding. IMHO, grand gesture = good. Grandstanding = not so good. Wikipedia, Reddit, and many others were up in arms against looming legislation which they think will hand ...Wikipedia and SOPA: I blew itMarketWatchWater Cooler Wars: Wikipedia BlackoutAnderson Independent MailProposed Internet acts raise concern among Coolidge teachers and studentsTriValley Centralall 344 news articles »

Wikipedia goes dark for 24 hours to protest web piracy billsFox NewsSAN FRANCISCO ? Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The user-driven online encyclopedia is one of the Internet's most visited sites, and at midnight Eastern Standard Time it began a 24-hour "blackout" in protest against proposed anti-piracy ...Wikipedia says site will be blacked out Wednesday in protest over US anti ...Washington PostWikipedia to go offline to protest anti-piracy legislationLos Angeles TimesWikipedia Blackout: Websites Wikipedia, Reddit, Others Go Dark Wednesday to ...ABC NewsSan Jose Mercury News -Boston.comall 11,726 news articles »

Wikipedia blackout: How to survive itWashington Post (blog)And most importantly, how will Wikipedia geeks be able update the SOPA Wikipedia page with citations for the Great Wikipedia Blackout? Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight Eastern Standard Time in protest of draft anti-online ...The Great Wikipedia Blackout of 2012: The Media Try to Fill the VoidNew York Times (blog)Wikipedia blackout: how to get answers to pressing questions while site is downThe GuardianWikipedia Alternatives: What to Do When Wikipedia Goes DownPCWorldHuffington Post -Politico (blog) -The Hinduall 119 news articles »