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‘Openness is not the enemy of quality,’ Wikipedia [CO-]founder says

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| What is unique about Wikipedia is that it 
| is an almost entire construct of the 
| internet and is edited publicly. Built 
| entirely on open-source software, it was 
| spawned out of a project Wales called 
| Nupedia, and eventually grew as 
| volunteers, writers and editors 
| contributed articles. By 2007 it had 
| passed the 2-million article mark – 
| eclipsing the 1,407 Yongle Encylopaedia, 
| which held the record for 600 years.
| 
| Today, the site receives between 25,000 
| and 60,000 page requests per second and 
| gets an estimated 330 million unique 
| visitors per month.
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http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14499/new-media/openness-is-not-the-enemy-of-quality-wikipedia-founder-says

What open source can teach medical practice

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| An open source attitude toward that data, 
| within the realm of science and throughout 
| the medical community, can help patients 
| gain access to the benefits of that data 
| and answer the question they ask — what 
| should I do?
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http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=3032


Recent:

Wikipedia Co-Founder: Openness Is Not the Enemy of Quality

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| Wikipedia is NOT about crowdsourcing: Jimmy
| compared crowdsouring to tricking people into
| free labor. Instead, he compared Wikipedia to
| bowling. Yes, bowling. “It’s about providing a
| nice bowling alley for people,” he stated as
| he explained that when people enjoy
| contributing rather than being tricked in free
| labor, it’s not crowdsouring.
|
| The world is information dense: Culture has
| become smarter. He compared the plots and
| jokes of I Love Lucy to Seinfeld and just how
| much more complicated storylines have become.
| TV has become a more engaging experience
| because there are so many more characters and
| storylines. He then pointed out Lostpedia, a
| wiki for the TV show Lost which has over 5,700
| articles. Yes, that’s how complex TV shows
| have become.
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http://mashable.com/2009/10/05/wikipedia-jimmy-wales/
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