There were many and hilarious media mentions this fortnight. Here's a sampling from across the English mediaverse. ================== ~ ~ ~ ==================== Andrew Leifer of the Stanford U's paper (the ''Daily''): "Your first stop for any kind of research should always be Wikipedia, the Internet's free, ever-evolving encyclopedia of everything... [s]imilar in philosophy to the clothing brand Fubu" -- one has to admire his spirit. http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=18157&repository=00… "Orlowski Tackles Problems at the Wikipedia" ...puts encyclopedia's inaccuracies in perspective through own example. Orlowski's flair for balance and neutrality is propagated through English and German media. http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051018-152053 Wikipedia's reach quadruples in the past twelve months; leads growth spurt in reference-sites that includes eHow/wikiHow: http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/2005101609035361 Worth a revisit: Nick Carr publishes David Gerard's eloquent response to his last Wikipedia posting, in full; and concurs. http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2005/10/more_on_wikiped.php Wikipedia makes Foolish watchlist: http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2005/commentary05100505.htm Jimbo wales on the competition : On Wikibooks and 'slaughtering' textbook publishers -- http://www.dailyorange.com/media/paper522/news/2005/09/30/News/Wikibooks.Of… http://www.crankyconsumer.org/archives/000354wikimedia_foundation_vows_to_a… Jimbo, world traveller: "that's like opening a steakhouse and saying, 'Wait. What if people want to stab each other with their steak knives?' ... What does that do to your community?" Benkler's beard makes an appearance, along with goggling Googlers and an air guitar. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/46275.html (nyc, sept) And finally... Ward Cunningham leaves Microsoft for the open-source Eclipse Foundation, causes media stir. Reporters trying to reach Ward for comment yesterday (Tuesday) were told "I'm sorry, call back tomorrow. I'm at the Wikisym conference[1]; this is more important." [overheard --sj.] http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=14044&hed=Wiki+Inventor+Leaves… [1] a wiki conference he helped organize, in coordination with ACM and OOPSLA -- ++SJ