Archive for August, 2007
More Wikipedia Controversy
Now, on a personal level, I'm a big fan of Wikipedia. I think it is one of the most organised and accessible information sites out there but because of the very nature of its editability, it is very open to abuse. However, the scale of abuse appears to be somewhat larger than expected!! An American student, Virgil Griffith has developed a [...]
Wikipedia & Google double standards
There has been a lot of discussion recently regarding double-standards and even corruption from both Wikipedia and Google. To read some controversial comments, have a look at Ross Dunn's recent article about Wikipedia and also Aaron Wall's Google-based tirade. Both of these make strong cases questioning the working practices of each company, [...]
