Stories about: Encyclopedia Britannica

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    Encyclopedia Britannica loses patent ruling 10/08/2009 07:43:00

    A notorious patent case about a technology that allows people to search multimedia content may finally be coming to a close.
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    Wolfram Alpha 20/05/2009 14:40:00

    What is it? Wolfram Alpha is a "computational knowledge engine", and is the brainchild of Stephen Wolfram, the founder of Wolfram Research, whose most well-known product to date is Mathematica, a computational application that is used by mathematicians, scientists and other technicians.
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    'Free' can disrupt your business 01/05/2008 14:19:52

    The other day the Encyclopedia Britannica announced that it would now be free for Web publishers -- bloggers, webmasters, or writers. You could pay US$1400 for the 32-volume printed set of books, or you could pay for the online service, but the fact is that competition is pretty stiff when you can get much of the same information for free from Wikipedia.
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    Top 10 April Fools' Day joke Web sites 01/04/2008 09:28:21

    What is it about April Fools' Day jokes that we love so much? Perhaps it's that, in the midst of the crushing influx of information that many of us cope with daily, a well-constructed prank provides a welcome break. For a moment, we smile, even when the joke is a tried-and-true chestnut.
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    Who's behind Wikipedia? 06/02/2008 08:50:27

    In January 2001 the English language version of Wikipedia opened for business, and was quickly followed by versions in French, German, Catalan and Swedish. Over the past seven years it has grown to include over 250 language editions with more than eight million articles, almost a quarter of which are in English. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia is the world's largest ever encyclopedia. Thanks to the GNU Free Documentation License that covers all Wikipedia content, it is also the most open and free. But just who is behind Wikipedia, and how does it work? Computerworld recently spoke to Brianna Laugher, a Wikipedia editor and presenter at last year's international Wikipedia conference.
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    World class sites 12/02/2003 11:49:33

    Getting ready for a new school year? Get online! Kids of all ages (and adults) will find a wealth of education-focused information on these sites.
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    10x DVD-ROM drives: speed to spare 01/03/2000 09:43:50

    AOpen DVD-1040 Pro and Pioneer DVD-104
 
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