Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Wikis mentioned by Cass Sunstein in “Infotopia.”

I’m enjoying “Infotopia” and spending more time with it than I should.
I’ll start and end with Jimmy Wales’ offerings.

Wikisource – Highlights/links from the site: http://wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page

Wikimedia

http://www.fluwikie.com/ Very interesting, useful idea.

Per Flu Wiki’s Website: the purpose of the Flu Wiki is to help local communities prepare for and perhaps cope with a possible influenza pandemic. This is a task previously ceded to local, state and national governmental public health agencies. Our goal is to be:

  • a reliable source of information, as neutral as possible, about important facts useful for a public health approach to pandemic influenza
  • a venue for anticipating the vast range of problems that may arise if a pandemic does occur
  • a venue for thinking about implementable solutions to foreseeable problems

Wikitorial by the LA Times. Suspended. Here’s LA Times’ link to the suspension.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-wiki-splash,0,1349109.story

Lessig’s Code, and Other Laws of Cyberspace book wiki: http://code-is-law.org/

Urban Dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/

WorldWind Central: official knowledge base and support site for NASA. Zoom from outer space to anywhere on earth and in 3D. http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Main_page

Free political encyclopedia, left leaning: http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Main_Page

Irish Politics: http://www.politics.ie/

Star Trek wiki: http://startrekwiki.wetpaint.com/

Lord of the Rings wiki: http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings

Wikicities, a Jimmy Wales offering, came up as the following: http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia
The highlights and links below are copied from the site:
Wiki Hubs. Discover and share your passions. Join a community or request a new wiki!

Biggest - Most Active - Languages

  • Gaming
    Explore the Wikia Gaming Network. More than 1000 wikis!
  • Entertainment
    The best resource for television and movie information.

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