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Wikimania 2008: Closing Ceremony

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Here are my notes from the closing ceremony of Wikimania. It was really an amazing conference and I was very honored to be there.

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Conceptions and Misconceptions Academics Hold About Wikipedia

Friday, July 18, 2008

As an ethnographer, I enter into communities, learn their customs, beliefs, and practices, then report back to the academy to share what I have discovered. In this presentation, I wish to do the opposite, presenting to the Wikipedian community an ethnography of academics as they relate to Wikipedia.

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Wikimania 2008: Opening Keynote with Egyptian Minister Ahmed Darwish

Thursday, July 17, 2008

The official theme or slogan for this year’s Wikimania is “the knowledge revolution that is changing wisdom.” I think this phrase – especially the difference between knowledge and wisdom – was chosen very carefully and I think it is an excellent distinction to make. This morning’s opening ceremony began with a speech from [...]

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Wikimania 2008

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

I am currently in Egypt for Wikimania 2008, which is being held this year at the Library of Alexandria. On Sunday, I will be presenting my ethnographic analysis of conceptions and misconceptions academics hold about Wikipedia. This presentation was going to be about old, computer-illiterate professors but has turned into something much more [...]

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There Is No Cabal: An Investigation into Wikipedia’s Legal Subculture

Thursday, May 31, 2007

An investigation into the community formed by small number of Wikipedia contributors who care enough to decide how, at some level, Wikipedia is run. The work discusses identity, communication, and organizational hierarchy in this subculture.

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