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Volunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshots

Engadget

Go to a profile of any celebrity on Wikipedia and it's quite possible that you'll be met with a terrible photo of them. Any media uploaded to Wikipedia has to be made freely available for anyone to use. Given that professional photographers want to make money from their work, they don't tend to share their photos there.

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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Visit a celebritys Wikipedia page and theres a good chance youll be greeted by a blurry, outdated, or unflattering photo.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. Some photos are so notoriously bad, theyve even earned a spot on a dedicated Instagram page. Wait, youre from Wikipedia?

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A top Wikipedia editor has been arrested in Belarus

The Verge

Image: Wikipedia. The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus (GUBOPiK) has detained prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein, according to the Belarusian publication Zerkalo. Bernstein is one of the top 50 editors of Russian Wikipedia. This has been corrected to over 200,000 edits.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. Users simply take a photo with their iPhone and add special editing and art effects with one tap. Instagram :: instagr.am.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. In fact, I used them for this blog (see upper-right), but please ignore the silly photo in the Fotolia ad. Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99

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7 Fantastic Free or Low Cost Sources To Get Images for Your Content Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Microsoft Office Clip Art Collection – This collection includes a combination of photos and illustrations and if you ever used the clip art option in PowerPoint, these will look familiar. Wylio – This is a searchable archive of public domain or creative commons licensed photos that bloggers can use. Content Visual'

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