Wikipedia under fire for publishing Rorschach “cheat sheet”

Psychologists are getting their panties all knotted up because Wikipedia has ostensibly ruined their Rorschach Ink Blot party. The controversy came to light yesterday with a New York Times article regarding the well-known and oft-mocked "ink blot" ... continue

Wikipedia damages shaky credibility with Rohde coverup

Earlier this month, we learned about the kidnapping and subsequent escape of Times reporter David Rohde in Afghanistan. But did you know Wikipedia was in on it, too? Back in November of 2008, Rohde was taken near Kabul ... continue

Psychologist: Wikipedians are close-minded

Not only are they closed-minded but they are also grumpy, or so says Yair Amichai-Hamburger of the Sammy Ofer School of Communication in Israel. Along with a team of psychologists Yair surveyed 69 ... continue

Wikipedia cat knows the truth

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Church of Scientology kicked off of Wikipedia

In what The Register is calling an exclusive they are reporting that Wikipedia has banned any and all contributions from all the IPs owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its minions ... continue

Wikia Search finally canned

Wikia Search, pitched by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales as a Google killer when it launched in January 2008 is no longer. Wales wrote in a post that Wikia Search "has not been enjoying the kind of success that ... continue

British Schools May Trade History For Twitter

Students in the U.K. may soon swap out some history classes for Twitter education, if a recently proposed suggestion gets adopted. The idea is part of a government review of the primary school curriculum in England, the ... continue

Paul Reiser Not Dead, No Matter What Wikipedia Said

Mad About You star Paul Reiser has had a brush with premature death this week, Wikipedia style. Multiple edits to Reiser's Wikipedia page noted that "On December 27th, 2008 Reiser was discovered dead in the Squallahassee River where ... continue

U.K. ISPs Blacklist Wikipedia Over Album Cover Image

The U.K.'s Internet watchdog organization has blacklisted a Wikipedia article for the first time. The article is about the Scorpions' 1976 album "Virgin Killer." The album, as the Wikipedia article explains, features a very young-looking naked girl on ... continue

Excellent news: you can now spam Knol in foreign languages

Google has announced the expansion of its online encyclopedia Knol into new languages, opening up the service for spam in three new languages. Google Knol now supports French, Italian or German along with its native English spam, a ... continue

College Humor Nails Wikipedia

The College Humor team takes on Wikipedia through a practical demonstration of Wikipedia in the class room. Genius. Related posts:Behind the scenes at College HumorCollege Humor acquires Sportspickle.comSimply Brilliant: College Humor sings We Didn’t Start The Flame ... continue

Top 20 Web 2.0 Services

Ever wonder who's on top when it comes to Web 2.0 services? Hitwise Intelligence has some answers. The research company has released a list of the top 20 Web 2.0 sites based on U.S. visits in July. ... continue