The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia

Lih, Andrew

ISBN 10: 1401303714 / ISBN 13: 9781401303716

Verlag: Hyperion, New York, USA, 2009

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 162775

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia
• Verlag: Hyperion, New York, USA
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1401303714
• ISBN-13: 9781401303716
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Sciences & Tech. Subjects, inc. Maths & Astronomy

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Inhaltsangabe

Traces the inside story of the popular Internet open-source encyclopedia, from its inception in 2001 through its immense growth, in an account that examines the relevance of the site as a global community and symbol of cultural collaboration. 60,000 first printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Andrew Lih was an academic for ten years at Columbia University and Hong Kong University in new media and journalism. He has also worked as a software engineer, entrepreneur, new media researcher, and writer. Lih has been involved with Wikipedia since 2003, helps plan the annual Wikimania conference, and frequently acts as a spokesman for Wikipedia in Asia. He has been a commentator on new media, technology and journalism issues on CNN, BBC radio, MSNBC and NPR.