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Digital grassroots: the Internet fights back

Sherrilynne Starkie

Michael Geist (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Mr. Geist, the Canada research chair of Internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa is widely known as a newspaper columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto Star. It started in 2004 when a legislative committee held a series of hearings on digital copyright reform.

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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #202

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And it was my first true experience really using Wikipedia , which, despite its flaws, was an amazing tool for an independent researcher, writer, even back in 2003. And, I having received, I also gave: I wrote a good chunk of the Feathered Dinosaurs article, at Wikipedia. Fluffier, Brighter, Weirder Dinosaurs - Radiolab.

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TruthForce! | How Wiki Software is Changing Communication

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Wiki software--easy-to-use programs that let anyone with Internet access create, remove and edit content on a Web page--first gained popularity thanks to Wikipedia, the user-generated encyclopedia that has come to be hailed as one of the Webs greatest resources. Copyright © 2004 Truth Force Powered by: Digital Solutions. Sixteen U.S.

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BMJ blogs " Blog Archive " Richard Smith: Get with Web 2.0 or become yesterday's person

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Sara Schroter, Senior Researcher, BMJ Editorial, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, UK. [1] Wikipedia is undeniably an incredible ‘citizen created’ resource, yet the ongoing soap opera amongst the inner circle who control it is reminiscent of Lord of the Flies. March 2004. January 2004. -->. April 2007.

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JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching

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Lamb, 2004) Thus the wiki is ?forever. Wang & Turner, 2004). Lamb, 2004, p40) for educators, businesses, and organizations who wish to capture. for research projects; participate on signup. Lamb (2004) predicted that it is ?a Lamb, 2004, p. Lamb (2004) and Hemphill and Yew (2007) argue that a.

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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The High Point: Facebook In 2004, I joined Facebook and my behavior changed drastically. Twitter is a combo of “sound bite&# succinct press releases as well as a fantastic research tool. I had many friends just like that. Thanks for the great article and your help in my ongoing social media education! Answers Yahoo!

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From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories

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The types are: Distributed Research Centers, Shared Instruments, Community Data Systems, Open Community Contribution Systems, Virtual Communities of Practice, Virtual Learning Communities, and Community Infrastructure Projects. In particular, our research has highlighted three types of barriers. Second, scientists work independently.