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

Lih, Andrew

ISBN 10: 1845135164 / ISBN 13: 9781845135164

Verlag: Aurum Press Ltd, 2010

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• Titel: The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia. Andrew Lih
• Verlag: Aurum Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1845135164
• ISBN-13: 9781845135164
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

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Wikipedia has been hailed as the most revolutionary aid to the spread of human knowledge since Gutenberg's printing press. In less than a decade it has single-handedly invigorated and torn up the very idea of an 'encyclopedia', eclipsing every rival tome in every language in the world. Today Wikipedia is firmly entrenched in the world's top 10 websites. It has become so popular we casually stumble across its content every day. Type any word into any search engine and more than likely a Wikipedia page will be the first result. It is increasingly cited in the press, books, legal affairs and politics. But whereas the only web brands that consistently rank above it - Google, Yahoo and Microsoft - are multi-billion dollar enterprises, each with tens of thousands of employees, Wikipedia has a paid staff of fewer than 20, with an operating budget of little more than $3 million. Instead it depends entirely on a legion of unpaid, often anonymous, volunteers. And, since January 2001, these 'Wikipedians' have created more than 10 million articles, in over 250 languages, adding and updating at 'the speed of news' to create nothing less than a 'continuous working draft of history'. But success hasn't come without controversy. Whilst many regard it as a great liberator, others - from universities to the People's Republic of China - see only anarchy and chaos. So now, for the first time, Andrew Lih tells the Wikipedia story. A story which challenges some of our most cherished notions - from neutrality, authority and ownership to civil liberties and the profit motive - and explains how a bunch of geeks built the world's greatest encyclopedia. Andrew Lih is an academic who writes and commentates on new media, journalism and technology. He has taught at Columbia University and the University of Hong Kong. www.andrewlih.com

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Andrew Lih is a Wikipedia insider, having been an administrator (a trusted user who is granted access to technical features) for over seven years, as well as a regular host of the weekly Wikipedia podcast. He is also an academic who writes and commentates on new media, journalism and technology and has taught at Columbia University and the University of Hong Kong.