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Wales, 39, is the father of the world's most sprawling encyclopedia, the online Wikipedia.
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By comparison, online encyclopedia Wikipedia has 3.5 million English entries, though they include more detailed information.
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According to Johnson, the online encyclopedia provided them with almost everything they needed to know about crafting conductive materials.
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Godwin now is general counsel for the parent of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, which itself got fooled by anonymity.
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To protest the proposed legislation, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia said it will close down its English language version for 24 hours on Wednesday.
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Blocks have been lifted on a few banned websites: Wikipedia (an online encyclopedia), BBC News and Playboy, a site that offers pictures of naked women.
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Shipping is free in the U.S. The site also provides an online encyclopedia with sections such as general health concerns, herbal remedies, and drug interactions.
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Wales then built an online encyclopedia he called Nupedia.
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While Siri relies on external databases for answers, such as the online encyclopedia Wolfram Alpha, Evi has a painstakingly amassed collection of 635 million facts on 28 million things.
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For example, a Bing image search app shows related images, a YouTube app shows trailers related to actors in an image, an Amazon app gives links to purchase MP3s related to a musician in an image, a Netflix app shows related movies that can be watched, Celebuzz includes news about celebrities and Wikipedia shows related entries from the online encyclopedia.
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But as its reputation as an online resource has grown, the encyclopedia has also become a target for corporate spin.
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Guesses range from an online game to a digital comic book to a virtual Harry Potter encyclopedia to a new promotional effort for the final movie in the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, " which hits theaters July 15.
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