Dreaming Cherries
TweetSays a visitor to the city, referring to the tremendous media coverage the Carlton Towers incident had got last year In a twist of irony, Carlton Towers has now become a tourist spot of sorts for visitors to the city. According to a cabbie, persons new to the city often ask them to take to [...]
TweetMANY AVATARS : Across India, hundreds of researchers, students, housewives and professionals are editing Wikipedia articles in 20 Indian languages, settingup new pages, holding Wiki workshops. It’s a growing community so vibrant that, ahead of its 10th anniversary, Wiki announced its first ever overseas office would be in India. ■ Sitting in the back of [...]
TweetThose disillusioned with their virtual friends circle are saying goodbye through web applications that wipe out your net identity. What’s more, you can even have your own memorial page. It is funny that even though some young people claim to have a thousand friends on social networking sites, they may actually never socialise with any [...]
TweetThe India chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation has just been registered in the city. Wikipedia administrator Tinu Cherian talks about the potential and challenges on the 10th anniversary of the most loved online encyclopedia. It is 10 years since Jimmy Wales started a venture that has now grown into an online revolution. Hundreds of wikipedia [...]
Tweet With the Bengali Wikipedia growing steadily,little known languages spoken in pockets of West Bengal and eastern India are now finding a platform on the portal. So, now one can read articles in Wikipedia in Angika, Gurung, Santhali and Tamang languages. What started as a free encyclopedia in English, on January 15, 2001 is now [...]
TweetWikipedia, the world’s most sought-after online encyclopaedia, celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies campus on Saturday. The celebration also coincided with the launch of Wikimedia India, the official Indian Chapter of the organisation. Wikimedia is a non-profit organisation that tries to pull every piece of knowledge known to mankind under [...]
