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	Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using Wiki software. (GNU Free Documentation License).
	http://dbpedia.org/ - http://dbpedia.org/ A community effort to extract structured information from Wikipedia and to make this information available on the Web. Details of datasets, online access, and example use cases.
	WikiScanner - http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/ The much discussed list of anonymous edits on Wikipedia from well known organizations.
	http://wapedia.mobi/en/ - http://wapedia.mobi/en/ Wikipedia optimized for browsing from mobile phones.
	Wikipedia Weekly - http://wikipediaweekly.org/ Podcast about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundations' project by five wikipedians.

	Placeopedia.com - http://Placeopedia.com Project to connect Wikipedia articles with their geographical locations. Provides a google maps interface to handle user submissions.
	Wikipedia Watch - http://www.wikipedia-watch.org/ A critical look at this encyclopedia and the people behind it.
	kuro5hin.org - Why Wikipedia Must Jettison Its Anti-Elitism - http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/30/142458/25 Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger writes, "Wikipedia does have two big problems, and attention to them is long overdue. These problems could be eliminated by eliminating a single root problem."
	Wikipedia Review - http://wikipediareview.com Forum dedicated to criticism of Wikipedia, along with editorials from the moderators.
	Sourcewatch: Wikipedia - http://www.sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia Provides a critical review of Wikipedia.

	Wikipedia as Participatory Journalism: Reliable Sources? - http://online.journalism.utexas.edu/2004/papers/wikipedia.pdf Studies the growth of Wikipedia and analyzes the technologies and policies that made it prosper.
	Wired News: Not Your Father's Encyclopedia - http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2003/01/57364 Early article that describes the advantages of an open-source encyclopedia, plus its shortcomings.
	Building a (fast) Wikipedia Offline Reader - http://users.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~ttsiod/buildWikipediaOffline.html Article by Thanassis Tsiodras describing how he put together a searchable offline version of the online encyclopedia using various open source tools.
	The Register - Wiki-fiddlers defend Clever Big Book - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/23/wiki_fiddlers_big_book/ Commentary by Andrew Orlowski. "Our jibe that the Wikipedia is the world's most useless encyclopedia drew precisely two angry responses. But both illustrate the condition perfectly."
	The Register: Wikipedia 'to Make Universities Obsolete' - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/07/khmer_rouge_in_daipers/ Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries and scholarly publications.

	New Scientist: Wikipedia 2.0 - Now with Added Trust - http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19526226.200-wikipedia-20--now-with-added-trust.html The online encyclopedia is set to trial two systems aimed at boosting readers' confidence in its accuracy.
	Wikitruth - http://www.wikitruth.info Self-defined scandal sheet that focus on publishing deleted articles from Wikipedia.
	CNN.com - Wikipedia: The know-it-all Web site - http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/03/wikipedia/ Short article describing one individual's experiences.
	Infodisiac - http://infodisiac.com/Wikipedia/ Offers Wikipedia in several languages in TomeRaider format, for Palm OS, Pocket PC, and EPOC Smart Phones.
	Salon.com - Everyone is an editor - http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2004/04/27/wikipedia Attempts to examine the pros and cons of Wikipedia. Plus, comparisons to previous similar projects.

	The Register: Wikipedia's Emergent People Fail to Impress Readers - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/15/emergent_people_fail_to_impress/ Criticisms of Wikipedia and of arguments used by its admirers in an article by Andrew Orlowski.
	Guardian Unlimited - Wikipedia's success - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2004/oct/26/g2.onlinesupplement Summary primarily of the positive aspects and milestones of the online encyclopedia.
	kuro5hin.org - Wikinews And The Growing Wikimedia Empire - http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/12/3/163158/922 Article and commentary about the growing group of projects which fall under the Wikimedia Foundation umbrella.
	Wikizine - http://wikizine.org News bulletin on Wikimedia Foundation's projects by a steward and old-timer editor. [English, Español, Deutsch, Indonesia]
	Slashdot: Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Responds - http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/28/1351230 Wikipedia founder responds to a dozen highly moderated questions.

	Frozen North: How Authoritative is Wikipedia? - http://www.frozennorth.org/C2011481421/E652809545/index.html Weblog entry. Describes the author's process of putting errors into Wikipedia and watching for corrections to them. Suggests how fact-checking needs to be improved at Wikipedia, and gives ideas for further experiments.
	http://botwiki.sno.cc - http://botwiki.sno.cc Documenting, developing and testing MediaWiki's bots, mainly for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation's projects.
	Encyclopodia - http://encyclopodia.sourceforge.net/ Free software version of Wikipedia for Apple iPod devices. [English/German]
	Wikipedia Boycott Campaign - http://bluwiki.com/go/BoycottWikipedia Criticism and Boycott Campaign towards Wikipedia
	USA Today: Today's Best Encyclopedia Might Surprise You - http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2004-11-05-fifthofnovember_x.htm Overview of Wikipedia's growth, quality, and editing process.

	Many-to-Many: Wikipedia Reputation and the Wemedia Project - http://many.corante.com/archives/2004/08/29/wikipedia_reputation_and_the_wemedia_project.php Attempts to look at the core issues of collaborative editing: accuracy and trust.
	Many-to-Many: Who's afraid of Wikipedia? - http://many.corante.com/archives/2005/02/28/whos_afraid_of_wikipedia.php Teacher discusses students citing Wikipedia and when that is appropriate.
	WikiBrowse - http://wikiproject.sourceforge.net/ Wikipedia dedicated, open source browser for Windows.
	ITworld.com - Chinese censors block access to Wikipedia - http://www.itworld.com/040614wikipedia Chinese censors have blocked access to Chinese Wikipedia that was created as a free and open source of information.
	The Importance of... The Great Wikipedia Authority Debate - http://importance.corante.com/archives/005925.php Offers excerpts from previous articles written on open source projects, and offers arguments that support it.

	TCS: Tech Central Station - The Faith-Based Encyclopedia - http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=111504A Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, wonders about the Wikipedian assumptions that writings and editings by contributors of greatest expertise will survive and that articles will eventually reach a very high degree of accuracy.
	kuro5hin.org - Can an Open Content Encyclopedia Thrive? - http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/4/6/183820/2721 Early concerns about Wikipedia's concept.
	Slashdot: Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry Mark - http://slashdot.org/articles/04/09/21/0027241.shtml Lovely forum discussion.
	Wikinfo: Critical views of Wikipedia - http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Critical_views_of_Wikipedia Provides a basic history, discusses some notable failures and the limitations of using a wiki as an encyclopedia.
	Poynter Online - Wikipedia for Journalists - http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=62126 Proclaims that the use of Wikipedia is a good source for basic background information for journalists.

First Monday - Phantom authority, self–selective recruitment and retention of members in virtual communities: The case of Wikipedia - http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_12/ciffolilli/ Journal article by Andrea Ciffolilli. Explains the success of Wikipedia thanks to a solution to the problem of the submission of undesirable pieces of information.

Mediapost.com - Wikipedia's Symbiotic Relationship With Search - http://www.mediapost.com/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=30253 Article by Max Kalehoff. "Wikipedia's orderly collection of consumer-created content is becoming a high-powered magnet for Internet searches." "For marketers, Wikipedia can be an unpredictable variable capable of influencing customers and stakeholders. Consider not only its impact on brand search results, but also the impact of potentially inaccurate, unfair, or partisan content. Wikipedia and its contributors can be friends or foes." [Free registration required to view]

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