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TweetHi! I’m Brazilian! Would you tell me who Bharat Bandh is and what he did?” I was amused to see this tweet. Just as I got over this to realise the innocence that followed, my friend Tinu Cherian gave the Brazilian a quick explanation. “He is the most useless Indian, but loved by our political [...]
TweetTwitter is a popular means of spreading the word about blood donation requests “REQ B-VE AT #St. John’s, Bangalore.CONTACT Raju Sriram 9972833xyz.” This is one of the recent tweets by tweet4blood, a profile created by Bengaluru-based engineer Thejesh GN to reach out to the Twitterverse for blood donations. Thej, who is an active Tweeter with [...]
TweetWikipedians regularly conduct workshops to coach academics on how to contribute to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia needs no introduction. Along with Google, it’s arguably the most visited place on cyberspace. It seems to be the first choice for everyone — from schoolchildren to homemakers to academicians — who are looking for some information: be it [...]
Tweet#Mumbaiforall has emerged as a worldwide trending topic on the social networking site Twitter. When last reported, the topic was on the fifth position with hundreds of tweets pouring in every minute, opposing the divisive statements of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. A [...]
TweetTech wizzes in the city speak about their expectations of a newspaper, and what newspapers should do to catch up with the online medium What sections of a newspaper do you start with, and what are your favourite sections in a newspaper? Mukund Mohan: I dont read newspapers. As a matter of fact, I dont [...]
TweetThose of us familiar with the Wikipedia way of life know by now that the internet-based encyclopaedia is an online community effort powered by scores of volunteering wiki editors. However, few would have heard about the offline extension of this bonhomie — a cult of wikipedians who congregate, share a laugh or two and put [...]
TweetWhat would the world do without Wikipedia, “the saviour of high school students everywhere and a project to create the most accurate and complete free-content encyclopedia on the Internet,” as UrbanDictionary put it? Notwithstanding our dependence on its collaborative wisdom, as Wikipedia celebrates it’s sixth anniversary on Thursday, a few Bangalore-based contributors to this mega-wiki [...]
TweetThe time has come for the virtual world to come up, close and personal with the real world. With several online communities organising meetings in the city, Bengaluru-based members of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia too decided to meet in the city. On Saturday, they came face-to-face, shared information and cemented real-time bonds. Like ‘tweetups’, which are [...]
TweetWikipedia is a site that we all often turn to for credible information online. However, very few know about the people who add and update content. Interestingly, Bangalore has an active group of people who contribute to the site diligently. The city has an active group of Wikipedians who meet every month at a WikiMeetup. [...]
TweetTinu Cherian tells MyBangalore about the Wikipedian meet, that he hosted at his residence early this month. The Third Meetup which happened this Sunday was hosted by Tinu Cherian at his residence in Marathahalli, Bangalore. Cherian Tinu Abraham, a software engineer working in an MNC, and known in Wikipedia as User:Tinucherian ,is himself one of [...]
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- In the News: “India: The Future of Wikipedia” – Global Voices – 30 June 2011
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- In the News: “Help: This Is A Stub” – The Outlook – 13 June 2011
- In the News : “Voices : Is going on a fast an effective way to protest in a democracy?”- Mid-Day – 10 June 2011
- In the News : “World heritage site tag sought for Wikipedia” -The Hindu 06 June 2011
- In the News : “Mixed reviews for Baba online” – Business Standard – 05 June 2011
- In the News: “A net esti‘mate’” – Deccan Chronicle – 08 May 2011
- In the News : “Rust in peace” – Deccan Chronicle – 02 May 2011
- In the News : “Attempts on to revive Odia Wikipedia” – The Hindu – 9April2011
- In the News : “Vernacular Wikipedia” – OPEN Mag – 26 March 2011
- In the News : “Wiki wants Women” – The Hindustan Times – 22 March 2011
- In the News : “India is No.6 in donating to Wikipedia” – The Hindu -19 March 2011
- In the News : “India ranks number six in donation to Wikipedia/ Wikimedia” – Press Trust of India /Zee news – 19 March 2011
- In the News: “India joins top 10 Wiki donors club” – The Economic Times – 18 Mar 2011
- In the News : “Those images still haunt me” – Mid DAY – 23 Feb 2011
- In the News : “‘IndiCommandos’ takes a beating” – The Hindu – 18 Feb 2011
- In the News : “Bhagat Singh page ‘vandalised’ on Wikipedia” – The Hindu – 15 Feb 2011
- In the News: “An online Valentine’s Day blooper” – Mid-Day -15 Feb 2011
- In the News : “Bhagat Singh gets new death anniversary on Twitter” – Bangalore Mirror – 15 Feb 2011
- In the News: “Behind the scenes at Wikipedia.in” – The Hindustan Times – 13 Feb 2011
- In the News: “Social Network Suicide” – Bangalore Mirror – 06 Feb 2011
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