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The physical toll of U.S. presidency in 10 GIFs

The next time you find yourself freaking out over a new mole or wrinkle, just take a look at what years of running the world’s most powerful country did to the mugs of these guys.

On Jul 4, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Wikipedia editors hit with $10 million defamation lawsuit by Canada’s Yank Barry

Businessman Yank Barry says legal action was his last resort.

On Jun 24, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Soccer fans celebrate U.S. World Cup win with Wikipedia vandalism

Meet the most storied American since Abraham Lincoln.

On Jun 17, 2014 by Chase Hoffberger

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Major PR firms promise to play by Wikipedia’s rules

Advertising giants like Ogilvy and Edelman have issued a joint statement to the skeptical Wikipedia community.

On Jun 10, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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The great Wikipedia conspiracy against One Direction

Three members of 1D—Zayn, Liam, and Niall—have their Wikipedia pages continually deleted. Nimrod Kamer investigates.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Nimrod Kamer

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Tumblr, WordPress, and Wikipedia just encrypted your Web activities

“We have to create a mass encryption movement.” 

On Jun 5, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How much of your history does Wikipedia track?

Wikipedia's data retention guidelines come with a loophole that allows them to keep data about you indefinitely.

On May 29, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Russian official backtracks after threatening to ban Twitter

Will Twitter cave?

On May 16, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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A dislike button could be just what the Internet needs—as long as it doesn’t work

I believe we need a "dislike" option more than the “like” button.

On May 14, 2014 by Nick Douglas

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European court says Internet users have a ‘right to be forgotten’ by Google

A court orders the search engine to remove links to unflattering personal information from the past.

On May 13, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Which came first: the donations or the Kickstarter success?

Researchers tested the "success breeds success" hypothesis with crowdfunding projects, Wikipedia editors, reviews, and more.

On May 5, 2014 by Jack Flanagan

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Muslim slurs on Wikipedia traced to U.K. government computers

"The amendments made to Wikipedia are sickening."

On May 1, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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The TL;DR Wikipedia is a glossary for the ultra-lazy

TL;DR Wikipedia pokes fun at explanatory journalism.  

On Apr 15, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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One of Wikimedia’s largest donors accused in paid editing scandal

Did Harvard Univeristy's Belfer center pay an editor to cite its scholars?

On Apr 14, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Uber villain racks up $50K in credit—then blows it all with a bad review

Blake Jareds enjoyed the (free) ride of his life—till it came to a screeching halt.

On Apr 10, 2014 by Miles Klee