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Wikipedia blocked in Turkey, complete with approved court order

Florin Bodnarescu — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 21:02:01 +0000

By all accounts, it seems as though Wikipedia has been blocked by authorities in Turkey. The site is inaccessible from the country's ISPs, regardless of which language version you use. Read more...

Wikipedia starts accepting Bitcoins, receives $140,000 in the first week

Jett Goldsmith — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 19:28:51 +0000

After it started accepting the popular virtual currency, Wikipedia has seen a surge in donations via Bitcoin -- over $140,000 worth -- in its first week alone. Read more...

Google introduces additional clarification for historic figures

Paul Ferson — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:48:25 +0000

Google seems to have introduced some new functionality for their main search engine, adding additional clarification to famous names and what they are most primarily celebrated for. Read more...

Wikipedia rolling out new look and features

giga — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:02:01 +0000

Originally announced back in March of this year, Wikipedia today announced plans to roll out a new theme and several new features to improve the usability of the site. In brief, the main things that will... Read more...

Wiki Search Planned

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:38:21 +0000

The founder of Wikipedia, the user-edited online encyclopedia, is developing a Wiki-based search engine to compete with established commercial search engines from Google and Yahoo. Jimmy Wales announced plans to develop the search engine, to... Read more...

Google Gets Wiki With JotSpot Buy

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:48:45 +0000

Google is adding a wiki startup to its arsenal of online applications. The company said Tuesday it has acquired JotSpot, a two-year-old software company focused on popularizing wikis beyond the geek crowd by making them... Read more...