Google Takes on Wikipedia with Knol
This is has to be the biggest announcement coming from Google at the end of this year. Google is planning to take on Wikipedia with their own project titled “Knol” which apparently stands for Units of Knowledge.. While the title doesn’t really say much about the project, but they are definitely trying to create a more accountable version of Wikipedia, that will be monetized and will also also feature in Google Search Results, giving Wikipedia a run for its money.
And the Webster’s Word of the Year Award Goes to… ""w00t!"
Hot on the heels, Merriam Webster just crowned “w00t” as the online Word of the Year 2007. ”w00t,” a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped all other terms in an online poll for the word that best sums up 2007. Merriam-Webster’s president, John Morse, said ”w00t” was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology. Although the double ‘o’ in the word is usually represented by double zeroes, the exclamation is also known to be an acronym for... Read The Rest →
View Wikipedia Offline Via Gearsmonkey
If you are a Wikipedia fan then you are going to love this amazing trick to read Wikipedia Offline. All you need is a bit of Gearsmonkey magic, ala a combination of Google Gears, Greasemonkey and Firefox. By using Gearsmonkey you can take your favorite website offline using Google Gears.. Well here is what the developer had to say : Sites with a lot of static information — Wikipedia, any API documentation, web-based email — would be great to be able to use when no internet connection is available. But... Read The Rest →
