Word: encyclopedias
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...almost normal. Yes, Ben's friends are descendants of Cheech & Chong and Bill & Ted; but they go back even further, to the all-male enclave inhabited by Gary Cooper and his professorial pals in the 1941 Ball of Fire. Both groups were involved in compiling a reference work: an encyclopedia from the Ball of Fire scholars and, from Ben's housemates, a scheme for a website that will itemize the nude scenes of movie actresses. This is an idea so perfect for the Internet that it actually precedes it: Craig Hosoda published his first edition of The Bare Facts Video...
Shaun Blue was a philosophy student from Indiana who used to read the encyclopedia. Mario De Leon re-enlisted in order to support his new family in California. Aaron Genevie, from southwest Pennsylvania, said his mom was his greatest inspiration. Daniel Scherry of Rocky River, Ohio, always wanted to be a Marine. Illinois native Lucas Starcevich helped outfit his platoon when equipment ran short. Jesse De La Torre was a jazz-playing Bible student from Illinois. They had some things in common: several were in Iraq for their second tour of duty. One begged Army doctors just...
...While the accuracy of information found on Wikipedia may be up for debate, no one argues the phenomenal success of the online encyclopedia. More than a third of American adult Internet users (36%) consult it according to a recent survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project...
...Joining in this race to determine where and how information will be organized and presented on the Web is the Encyclopedia of Life, which launched last week. It aims to document on the Web the world's 1.8 million species over the next 10 years. "We are much more than an encyclopedia," says Firmage...
...Even with the brains and a brawny vision, Digital Universe's task ahead is daunting. Categorizing the best content on the Web is an undertaking that Yahoo! abandoned years ago, while other encyclopedia websites already offer content posted by experts for free. Such challenges don't discourage Firmage, who sold his first company, Serius, for $20 million at 23; Serius evolved out of the challenge of writing software for his mother's greeting card business. Since then, he has given away some 95% of his wealth to philanthropic causes...