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Greenpeace Head Ana Toni Joins Wikimedia Foundation Board
The Wikimedia Foundation, parent of Wikipedia, said today that Ana Toni, chair of Greenpeace International, is joining its board of trustees. Toni is also CEO of Rio de Janeiro-based GIP, a consultancy to non-profits and businesses on social and environmental issues.
Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo: We’re Playing a Long-Term Game
“I have a view that if you build something that’s good, and you keep making it better, it lasts,” says D’Angelo.Dear Wikipedia Editors
Not all of you, just the ones who decided that it was a good idea to start removing women from the category “American Novelists” and putting them into a new category: ‘American Women Novelists.’ You guys. What the hell, man? What’s wrong with you?
— From Amy Letter and Brian Spears, addressing the gradual removal of women from the category of “American Novelists” on Wikipedia
Edtech App Learnist Aims for Personalization, Growth With Latest Update
A new take on user growth from an edtech startup eliminates the sign-up process up front.Wikimedia Head Sue Gardner Says She Will Step Down
Gardner explained that she would pursue advocacy efforts to combat corporate and government control of the Internet.Among Big Properties, Apple and Amazon Have Greatest Portions of Mobile-Only Users
The folks who measure how many people visit websites have been slow to count up mobile Web, smartphone and tablet users. But comScore is catching up, with its new “Multi-Platform” rankings.Moon Shot: Earthbound Investor Milner Talks About Origins of the Universe at SXSW
Well-known Russian digital dude thinks the big thoughts.Happy Internet Freedom Day, Y’all
It’s the first anniversary of the online protests against SOPA and PIPA.An Expensive Hoax
And for just $20, you can buy a hard copy.
— The Daily Dot’s Kevin Morris, on a fictitious article that fooled Wikipedia’s editors for more than five years. Thanks to Wikipedia’s Creative Commons license, the hoax still lives elsewhere on the Web and in print.
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