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The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia

Posted on April 19th, 2005 by Liz

For those who don’t know, Wikipedia is an online, collaborative encyclopedia that gathers information from all of it’s users. Through a system of moderation the inaccurate information is culled out of the mix and we are left with an online “encyclopedia” that rivals many big print encyclopedias. It’s a useful reference tool. Today we’ve got an article from Slashdot about the early life of Wikipedia. Read, learn, use.

The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia

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