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  • #thingsweactuallylike

    Where Did the Web Touch You?

    Online artist Casetteboy created this funny/brilliant mashup of experts explaining "the Web." In short, the global computer network is an anti-social creep that "nailed some feces to the door," according actor Stephen Fry, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and other digerati. More »
    12/08/09
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  • #racerelations

    Rachel Mardsen Thinks Whitey Gets Stiffed, Deserves Affirmative Action in Sports

    Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' ex-girlfriend Rachel Mardsen is the C-Grade Canadian version of Ann Coutler. Her editorial today is the C-Grade Canadian version of trying to be inflammatory to mediocre effect. More »
    10/11/09
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  • #geeklove

    Tech Playboy's Pimp Card

    Ohhh yeahhh, baby: Jimmy Wales did just hand you a picture of his dapper self, giving you The Look. You know, the sultry one he's used on a long line of women. The look that says, "this card means business." More »
    10/09/09
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  • #sexwars

    Why Is Wikipedia a Boys Club? Men Are Dumb

    Only about one in eight Wikipedia contributors and editors are women, according to a study by the online encyclopedia's own nonprofit operator. An unfortunate example of sexism? More like an example of the easily conned male ego. More »
    09/01/09
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  • #publicrelations

    How Censorship Finally Helped Wikipedia's Co-Founder

    Jimmy Wales had an image problem. After bending his online encyclopedia's rules for a lover and, allegedly, for a benefactor, the Wikipedia co-founder faced rebuke and embarrassment. Then the New York Times made him a hero. More »
    06/29/09
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  • #ejections

    Wikipedia to Scientologists: 'Get the F#@% Out!'

    In a rather extraordinary effort to crack down on the Church of Scientology's obsessive policing of its online public image, Wikipedia has banned all IP addresses owned or affiliated with Scientology from making edits to entries on its website. More »
    05/28/09
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  • #housekeeping

    Valleywag: An Instruction Manual

    Dear Ryan:

    As I head to NBC to run its Bay Area site, I'm leaving you one Silicon Valley gossip blog, used but in good condition. A few thoughts on how to keep it that way. More »
    05/15/09
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  • #wikiasearch

    Jimmy Wales Definitely Not Getting His Wikipedia Jet Now

    Did you know the founder of Wikipedia had a search engine? By the numbers, it's unlikely, since Wikia Search, Jimmy Wales's would-be Google killer, only attracted 10,000 users a month. He's now closing it. More »
    03/31/09
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  • #anniversaries

    The Web at 20: Not Quite Old Enough to Drink, Yet Drives Us to It

    Dear important scientist Tim Berners-Lee: Thank you for inventing the World Wide Web 20 years ago. It's really great and stuff! But were you aware of the crimes committed in your name? More »
    03/13/09
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  • #jimmywales

    Wikipedia Cofounder's Wiki Bailout Plan

    Jimmy Wales, the scandal-prone cofounder of Wikipedia, thinks Barack Obama's first priority should be creating government websites anyone can edit. Translation: A bailout for makers of wikis. More »
    01/07/09
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