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This volunteer crew is on a mission to fix Wikipedia’s worst celebrity photos

Fast Company Tech

Visit a celebritys Wikipedia page and theres a good chance youll be greeted by a blurry, outdated, or unflattering photo. Wikipedia requires all images to be freely available for public use. to capture high-quality, freely licensed images specifically for Wikipedia. Wait, youre from Wikipedia? The reason?

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Wikipedia has a solution for the deluge of AI training bots hogging its servers

Mashable Tech

You're not the only one who turns to Wikipedia for quick facts. Lately, a deluge of AI bots training on Wikipedia articles has put enormous strain on the organization's servers.

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Google Maps adds an overlay of COVID-19 case trends

The Verge

The COVID overlay pulls its data from Johns Hopkins’ COVID-19 dashboard, The New York Times , and Wikipedia. Transmission rates in local communities is important for parents to consider when deciding if they should send their kids to school and for families to monitor in advance of any holiday plans.

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Is Wikipedia Loves Art Getting "Better"?

Museum 2.0

But next month, Britain Loves Wikipedia will commence--the third instance of a strange and fascinating collaborative project between museums and the Wikipedia community (Wikimedians). Wikipedia Loves Art, Take One The first version of Wikipedia Loves Art first took place in February 2009.

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Caliphate’s bad source shows the dangers of the podcasting gold rush

The Verge

The New York Times ’ Caliphate podcast was a hit — until it wasn’t. In an interview with NPR today , New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet admitted that the paper wanted Caliphate ’s story so badly that it didn’t adequately vet the facts. “I But the problem is much bigger than Caliphate or The New York Times.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

David zeroed in on two relevant data points to tell the story - the number of hours Americans spend watching TV in a year, and the total combined man hours needed to create all of wikipedia: 4. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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How to Survive Today and Thrive Tomorrow

NonProfit Hub

According to Wikipedia , “A disruptive innovation is an innovation that creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network.” The Metropolitan Opera in New York City, AKA the Met, has long been hailed as one of the most prestigious opera companies in the world.