Stories about: Britannica

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    Wikipedia celebrates a decade of edit wars, controversy and Internet dominance 11/01/2011 23:25:00

    Wikipedia and its users are planning more than 300 celebration events across six continents for the 10th anniversary of the free, online encyclopedia that has become an Internet juggernaut by spreading access to information with a model that lets anyone edit its articles.
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    WikiReader 21/06/2010 16:10:00

    Many people are dismissive of Wikipedia. For example, back in 2005, as quoted in the Ideas in Action blog, Robert McHenry, a former editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Britannica, argued: "Many revisions, corrections, and updates are badly done or false. There is a simple reason for this: Not everyone who believes he knows something about Topic X actually does; and not everyone who believes he can explain Topic X clearly, can."
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    Wikipedia in your pocket 19/06/2010 02:32:00

    Many people are dismissive of Wikipedia. For example, back in 2005, as quoted in the Ideas in Action blog, Robert McHenry, a former editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Britannica, argued: "Many revisions, corrections, and updates are badly done or false. There is a simple reason for this: Not everyone who believes he knows something about Topic X actually does; and not everyone who believes he can explain Topic X clearly, can."
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    10 things the Internet has ruined and five things it hasn't 16/04/2010 01:07:00

    For some people, the Internet is the killer app--literally. From newspapers and the yellow pages to personal privacy and personal contact, the Net has been accused of murdering, eviscerating, ruining, and obliterating more things than the Amazing Hulk. Some claims are more true than others, but the Net certainly has claimed its share of scalps.
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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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    Four online alternatives to Microsoft Encarta 28/04/2009 17:02:00

    As you may have heard, Microsoft plans to pull the plug on the Encarta Web sites and software later this year. Bummer! I can't say I used the service all that much, but I'm saddened to see the demise of such a well-known reference resource.
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    Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Edition 31/03/2009 12:10:00

    Is there a place for an electronic, DVD-based version of Encyclopaedia Britannica in the post-Wikipedia world? We tested Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 Ultimate Edition to find out.
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    Hitwise: Wikipedia squashes encyclopedia rivals 27/01/2009 10:13:00

    A day after Encyclopaedia Britannica renewed its vow to make an online push, it became clear how steep of a climb it faces.
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    Storage that takes care of itself 05/05/2008 10:17:20

    I've said it before, but I'll say it again: SFF (small form factor) drives allow you to squeeze more spindles into the same rack space, giving you better performance in the same real estate. As an bonus, using 2.5-inch drives reduces the amount of electricity you use and creates less heat than using their larger cousins, essentially making your storage array less demanding on your wallet and on the electric grid.
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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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