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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
TweetIndia will be next destination for Wikipedia to increase its outreach among developing countries. Wikipedia will be organising 60 events in India to mark its 10th anniversary. Overall it will be organising 316 events across 104 countries. Also it will be opening its opening its office in India for which city is yet to be [...]
TweetInformation & Technology czar, Narayana Murthy’s decision to retire formally from Infosys in August 2011 has stirred speculations and assumptions in India’s silicon city. Names like Kris Gopalakrishnan, K V Kamath and Deepak M Satwalekar are racing through the minds of Bangaloreans, who are now busy playing guessing games about the next chief of this [...]
