MSN Encarta introduces wiki-like enhancements - Wikinews

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Wikinews meets the bl0ggers

Wikinews meets the bl0ggers 02/05/2005 09:29 PM

We just had an IRC chat organized by Wikinews to talk about how bloggers and Wikinews could work together. If you don't know about Wikinews, it is an effort by the people behind Wikipedia to use many of the same principles behind Wikipedia to run a news site. They've had an early success with their scoop of the unrest in Belize.

Anyway, it was a very productive discussion. You can see the logs online. There is a page about Wikinews and Blog collaboration, but it's still pretty skimpy. A few ideas that came out:

Exchange IM addresses between active members in both communities to coordinate stories. (See page of IM addresses for Wikipedians.)

Create an RSS/Atom feed of new stories and hopefully for different tags from Wikinews.

MetaWeblog or Atom API to allow bloggers to post to some section of Wikinews using blogging tools.

Wikinews should accept trackbacks. They need someone to help write a trackback plugin for MediaWiki. Let them know if you can help.

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First Swahili office suite released in
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Wikinews

First Swahili office suite released in
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Wikinews 03/14/2005 06:09 PM
First Swahili office suite released in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Wikinews The suite contains more than 99% of the strings in Swahili. The ones that are left in English (less than 100 strings out of 18,000) will be worked out in the next release.

Encarta '05 gets it mostly right

Encarta '05 gets it mostly right 07/31/2004 07:22 AM
Los Angeles Times Jul 31 2004 11:32AM GMT

Encarta 2005 Screenshots

Encarta 2005 Screenshots 07/05/2004 12:32 PM
Bunch of screenshots from Microsoft's newly released Encarta 2005 suite.

Encarta Beta 2005 Has Shipped

Encarta Beta 2005 Has Shipped 04/21/2004 05:02 AM

Microsoft Encarta to Get the Wikipedia
Treatment

Microsoft Encarta to Get the Wikipedia
Treatment 04/08/2005 06:38 PM
Over on Slashdot, there's an interesting item about Microsoft adopting more of a Wikipedia-like process for the next version of its Encarta online encyclopedia.

Encarta 2005 Video Demo

Encarta 2005 Video Demo 07/06/2004 01:50 AM
Effective information searches just got easier with the additions contained within Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005.

Microsoft Making Encarta Into Wikicarta?
Not Quite

Microsoft Making Encarta Into Wikicarta?
Not Quite 04/18/2005 06:48 PM
Microsoft's Encarta encyclopedia project often seems to be forgotten in all of the various arguments over Wikipedia, but it appears that they're feeling a bit of the Wikipedia-induced heat. They're going to now make it easier for people to suggest changes to Encarta entries, if they feel they're wrong. Of course, those changes will still be reviewed by an editor, so it's not really wiki-like at all -- but that won't stop the press from making the connection. It's just that Encarta is making the "feedback" functionality a little more prominent and hoping that this allows them to catch some of the Wikipedia hype wave.

MSN Encarta Premium Provides New
Learning Possibilities

MSN Encarta Premium Provides New
Learning Possibilities 12/16/2003 10:04 AM

Microsoft's Encarta adds search bar

Microsoft's Encarta adds search bar 07/08/2004 10:11 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jul 9 2004 2:34AM GMT

Go back to school with Encarta 2005

Go back to school with Encarta 2005 09/05/2004 12:24 AM
National Post Sep 5 2004 4:36AM GMT

It's the Wiki Wiki thing

It's the Wiki Wiki thing 02/01/2005 09:19 PM

What happens when you 1) were thinking about stupid songs that you can't get out of your head, 2) are listening to the audio of Jimmy Wales talking about Wikipedia in Boston (audio and text transcripts here), 3) are chatting to wikipedians on IRC and 4) happen to have Garage Band open? This (800K mp3 / 870K ogg).

PS I would like to add that many wikipedians contributed links, sounds and feedback in the creation of this piece. It's amazing what you can do as a community. ;-P Just kidding, I can not take credit for the entire work, but I have no one to blame but myself.

UPDATE: Eric Haller just cleaned it up for me and now it sounds much better. 963K mp3

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Microsoft Encarta Provides Fun Features
to a New Generation of Students

Microsoft Encarta Provides Fun Features
to a New Generation of Students 07/07/2004 11:10 AM
For more than a decade, Microsoft® Encarta® has helped inquisitive minds realize the educational benefits of technology, and this year it is extending the focus to the youngest generation of learners. Today, Microsoft Corp. unveils Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005, the newest version of the best-selling reference library in the United States.1 With cool new content tailored specifically for elementary-aged children and helpful homework tools, Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 is a comprehensive, current and trustworthy source of information for learners of all ages.

Encarta Encyclopedia Tests Edit System
(AP)

Encarta Encyclopedia Tests Edit System
(AP) 04/13/2005 10:41 PM
AP - It happens all the time: You read an entry in an encyclopedia or other reputable source and think, "That's not right" or "They forgot this!" Microsoft Corp.'s Encarta encyclopedia is testing a system that lets everyone be an editor — in theory at least.

Encarta encyclopedia tests edit system

Encarta encyclopedia tests edit system 04/13/2005 10:55 PM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 14 2005 3:13AM GMT

Microsoft's Encarta adds search bar,
homework help

Microsoft's Encarta adds search bar,
homework help 07/07/2004 02:23 PM
CNET Jul 7 2004 6:34PM GMT

Microsoft Encarta Adopting Wikiesque
Process

Microsoft Encarta Adopting Wikiesque
Process 04/08/2005 02:48 PM

MSN Encarta Premium Provides Learning
Possibilities to Families Online

MSN Encarta Premium Provides Learning
Possibilities to Families Online 12/17/2003 01:24 AM
Delivering on Microsoft Corp.'s efforts to provide customers with the most useful online experience, the MSN® network of Internet services today announced MSN Encarta® Premium, a comprehensive learning and research resource that extends the innovative and compelling features of Encarta Reference Library 2004 to help make the Internet more useful for families. MSN Encarta Premium is available today in the United States and Japan1 as a stand-alone MSN premium web service offering and will also be available as a feature in the upcoming premier MSN all-in-one subscription service offering called MSN Premium, which is scheduled to launch in the United States on Jan. 8, 2004.

Microsoft's Encarta Adds Search Bar,
Homework Help (Reuters)

Microsoft's Encarta Adds Search Bar,
Homework Help (Reuters) 07/07/2004 10:59 AM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its Encarta encyclopedia software with such features as a search bar and online math homework help.

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Encarta 2005
Reference Library Plus DVD - Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Encarta 2005
Reference Library Plus DVD - Review 08/12/2004 04:34 AM
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ActiveWin.com: Interview with Gary Alt,
Editorial Director: Microsoft Encarta
Reference Library

ActiveWin.com: Interview with Gary Alt,
Editorial Director: Microsoft Encarta
Reference Library 01/23/2004 12:12 AM
We had the recent opportunity to sit down and interview Gary Alt, Editorial Director of Microsoft Encarta Reference Library. Here is an excerpt:

Bose Introduces introduces The SoundDock
for iPod

Bose Introduces introduces The SoundDock
for iPod 09/16/2004 03:07 PM
Bose today introduced the SoundDock digital music system for Apple's iPod and iPod mini...

.Mac Enhancements

.Mac Enhancements 05/20/2004 07:06 PM
With enhancements to both HomePage and iCards, .Mac offers even more for subscribers. HomePage gains three movie templates, six photo album templates, a template for publishing an online journal and a template for download pages. iCards offers seamless integration with the .Mac Address Book and more than 200 new cards. [May 20]

The security enhancements in WSE 2.0 are
very welcome

The security enhancements in WSE 2.0 are
very welcome 06/04/2004 04:26 AM
Last issue, I mentioned the new version of Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server and spoke about the emphasis on security issues vs. user-friendliness in the new and improved features of the upcoming 2004 release.

New enhancements and updates to .Mac

New enhancements and updates to .Mac 05/18/2004 02:48 AM
.Mac members will find a new layout to the .Mac section of Apple's web site as well as new web publishing options, iCards with Address Book integration and Free Norton Parental Control with a Symantec Discount.

Wikipedia enhancements

Wikipedia enhancements 05/31/2004 05:03 PM

I don't know when it happened, but Wikipedia has a stylish new design in mostly valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional (the front page validates, some of the inside pages do not) with a CSS layout to boot. They even have an option to turn off the single layout table used on their home page. The site seems much easier to navigate now and the organisation of the front page is a masterpiece of information architecture. When you've got over 250,000 articles just in the English version providing a useful home page is going to be a challenge, but Wikipedia pulls it off with aplomb.

Every time I visit Wikipedia I find something else to be impressed by. This time round it was the Communi ty Portal, which provides resources for Wikipedia contributors including Things you can do, an Article of the week, a Tip of the day and a myriad of other links. This is seriously well-organised content. It's interesting to see how they deal with the challenges of 250,000 items in a single namespace as well.

Their recent Webby award for best community was thoroughly deserved. And yes, they even encourage people to collaborate on writing their press releases.

Fix For iPod Photo Enhancements

Fix For iPod Photo Enhancements 03/29/2005 08:06 PM

By Christopher Breen, Playlist

Win FAQ: Top 10 Windows XP SP2 Security
Enhancements

Win FAQ: Top 10 Windows XP SP2 Security
Enhancements 08/17/2004 01:29 PM

Office 2003 SP1 Enhancements

Office 2003 SP1 Enhancements 02/10/2004 12:07 PM

Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 2.0 SP1
for Microsoft .NET

Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 2.0 SP1
for Microsoft .NET 07/28/2004 08:18 PM
WSE 2.0 SP1 simplifies the development and deployment of secure Web services by enabling developers and administrators to more easily apply security policies on Web services running on the .NET Framework. Using WSE, Web services communication can be signed and encrypted using Kerberos tickets, X.509 certificates, username/password credentials, and other custom binary and XML-based security tokens. In addition, an enhanced security model provides a policy-driven foundation for securing Web services across trust domains. WSE also supports the ability to establish a trust-issuing service for retrieval and validation of security tokens, as well as the ability to establish more efficient long-running secure communication via secure conversations.

TabletPC Enhancements in Windows XP SP2

TabletPC Enhancements in Windows XP SP2 09/15/2004 12:24 AM

Web Services Enhancements 2.0 Released

Web Services Enhancements 2.0 Released 05/24/2004 02:15 PM
Web Services Enhancements for Microsoft .NET (WSE) is a supported add-on to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework providing developers the latest advanced Web services capabilities to keep pace with the evolving Web services protocol specifications.

Tablet Enhancements for Outlook

Tablet Enhancements for Outlook 09/21/2004 10:17 AM

Blog Enhancements - Drop Down Box

Blog Enhancements - Drop Down Box 12/19/2004 03:26 PM

WebPrint Plus X 3.0 adds enhancements

WebPrint Plus X 3.0 adds enhancements 02/10/2004 03:00 AM
MacEase has announced the release of WebPrint Plus 3.0, the latest release of the company's set of system-wide tools for collecting, saving, printing, and editing information with the Mac that works in virtually any application and accelerates printing by letting users select and save or print anything from a single character to multiple pages...

Cringely: MS To Hurt Linux Via USB
Enhancements

Cringely: MS To Hurt Linux Via USB
Enhancements 09/17/2004 02:33 PM

LetterWorks 1.5 offers stability
enhancements

LetterWorks 1.5 offers stability
enhancements 12/23/2003 01:06 PM
Objectpark Development has released LetterWorks 1.5 and LetterWorks Pro 1.5, new version of its applications for writing "quality letters with ease and style."...

SP2 Internet Explorer enhancements for
Windows XP only

SP2 Internet Explorer enhancements for
Windows XP only 09/23/2004 01:51 PM
Improvements in Internet Explorer rolled out as part of XP SP2 will not be made available to users of other versions of Windows. Will Microsoft's decision open the door for other browsers?

ImageWell 2 brings numerous enhancements

ImageWell 2 brings numerous enhancements 05/11/2004 10:52 AM
XtraLean Software today announced ImageWell 2, a new version of its Mac OS X menu bar application that allows you to easily edit images and upload to an iDisk, FTP server, or other Web server...
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