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Displaying items by tag: Wikimedia

Wednesday, 16 January 2013 08:21

Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikivoyage travel guide

The Wikimedia foundation has marked its 12th anniversary by launching a Creative Commons licensed travel guide called Wikivoyage.

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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 15:35

Orange puts Wikipedia in the free zone for Africa and Middle East

It's not unusual to see mobile operators offering plans that include unmetered access to social networking sites such as Facebook. More constructively, Orange will waive data charges for Wikipedia access by its customers in Africa and the Middle East.

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Monday, 21 November 2011 17:10

Google co-founder backs Wikimedia with hard-earned dollars

The Brin Wojcicki Foundation has funded the Wikimedia Foundation to the tune of $US500,000.

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Tuesday, 12 July 2011 13:35

Sloan Foundation backs Wikimedia another 3 million times

The Alfred P Sloan Foundation has made a second $US3 million grant of $3 million to the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia.

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Thursday, 13 January 2011 12:57

Wikipedia's '10 years of free knowledge': a celebration

Wikipedia's 'users and contributors' around the world are celebrating and marking 'the project's first decade' which will officially arrive on January 15, 2011.

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Friday, 09 July 2010 11:05

New face joins Wikimedia board

The new lineup of the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees was announced at the Wikimania conference this week.

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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 17:55

Datta appointment completes Wikimedia Foundation board

The appointment of Bishakha Datta has filled the one remaining vacancy on Wikimedia's board of trustees.

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Thursday, 18 February 2010 13:12

Wikimedia gets Google dollars

The Wikimedia Foundation is the beneficiary of a $US2 million grant from Google.

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Friday, 29 January 2010 17:42

Wikimedia hires Open Source Initiative board member as CTO

The Wikimedia Foundation has appointed Danese Cooper as its chief technical officer.

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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 09:42

$US8 million donated to Wikimedia

The Wikimedia Foundation, the organisation behind Wikipedia, comfortably beat its $US7.5 million fundraising target for 2009. Donations exceeded $US8 million.

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Wednesday, 26 August 2009 04:52

$US2 Million grant for Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation - the organisation behind Wikipedia - is the recipient of a major grant from philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network. The grant could total $US2 million over two years.

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Friday, 21 August 2009 04:33

Official Wikipedia iPhone app arrives

The Wikimedia Foundation has released a free app providing access to Wikipedia on an iPhone or iPod touch.

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Monday, 03 August 2009 15:14

Wikimedia: Conference seeks open cultural content

In a world-first conference, the Wikimedia Australia community will this week sit down with more than 170 senior executives from the nation’s largest cultural institutions – from the National Gallery to the Parliamentary Library – to devise strategies to better share Australia's cultural heritage.

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