Dreaming Cherries
TweetSome people who edit the Odia Wikipedia say that getting a Wikipedia in the language is an important tool to keep the language alive. At present, an attempt is on to revive Odia Wikipedia (or.wikipedia.org), one of the earliest Indian language Wikipedias to be created. Interestingly, the guidance to stoke the Odia Wikipedia is led [...]
TweetIt’s not just Hindi and Tamil. The online encyclopaedia is serious about Wiki versions in Sanskrit, Pali and forgotten languages like Angika too. Do people know the power of their ideas? Take Jim Wales, founder, Wikimedia, for instance. Could he have pictured a decade ago that a government-run primary school in a remote village in [...]
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 [...]
