A collection of Tweets by people freaking out about Wikipedia’s SOPA & PIPA blackout. It’s truly amazing how many people have absolutely no clue whatsoever about what’s going on in the world today…
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Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge
For over a decade, Wikipedia has spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, Wikipedia will be blacked out. Learn more.
Data Visualisation: A History of the World in 100 Seconds
A brilliant visualisation of the history of the world: “Many wikipedia articles have coordinates. Many have references to historic events. @godawful and @heychinaski cross referenced the two to create a dynamic visualization of Wikipedia’s view of world history. Watch as empires fall, wars break out and continents are discovered.” (Description provided by the creators)
(via @blprnt)
Infographic of the Day: The State of Wikipedia
Following on from their rather awesome ‘State of the Internet’ video last year JESS3, in connection with Wikipedia, have created this delightful animation to celebrate Wikipedia’s 10th anniversary.
View full video at the ‘State of Wikipedia’ website
