InfothoughtSeth Finkelstein's Infothought blog (DMCA, Google, censorware, and an inside view of net-politics)Economist: "The free-knowledge fundamentalist"- June 6, 2008 Very interesting article here about Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Wikia Search, and some Google-politics: Economist: "The free-knowledge fundamentalist". Yes, I've said this before, but bear with me. I get much flak for my views. Even if this is a tale told by an idiot, here's another case of where, in the business press, there's interesting nuggets and not just chump-fodder: By the late 1990s, Mr Wales was investing in a website called Bomis, a sort of search engine or web directory where "99% of.http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001348.html Wikia Search and "When you have a Wikipedia, everything looks like an edit"- June 4, 2008 I'm late to the party in blathering about the latest updates to "Wikia Search" (the attempt to Wikipedia-ize search with free labor). And it's not like my blog post is going to be much read anyway. So I'll just refer to my column last month which discussed the topic extensively: "When you have a Wikipedia, everything looks like an edit" "But the idea that these simple systems can be applied to deep value-laden social problems, of politics, or even relevant search results, is like trying to...http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001347.html |