Wikipedia Releases an Official iPhone Application [Downloads]

Wikipedia Releases an Official iPhone Application [Downloads]: "

iPhone/iPod touch only: We've already seen plenty of apps that bring Wikipedia to your iPhone, but today Wikipedia launches their own official iPhone app called Wikipedia Mobile.

The application is both free and open source, and while it's currently pretty light on features (it could really, really use an autocomplete feature), the folks at Wikipedia say that they're currently focusing on simplicity and speed, but will add features based on requests over time. On top of that, because it's open source, they claim to be willing to let anyone contribute, so if you've got a great idea, you may want to consider lending them a hand.

Wikipedia Mobile is a free download, currently iPhone and iPod touch only.

Wikipedia Mobile [iTunes App Store via Mashable]

Wikipedia as a Printed Book - Seriously!

Wikipedia as a Printed Book - Seriously!: "

The English edition of Wikipedia Encyclopedia contains around 3 million articles as of now and if someone were to print the entire Wikipedia encyclopedia into a book, the size of that book would roughly be equivalent to 952 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Not sure if anyone is willing to go that far but a student in UK has actually converted 0.01% of the Wikipedia encyclopedia into a printed book. See some pictures below:

Also see: How to Print Wikipedia Articles

This Wikipedia book has some 5,000 pages and it’s a compilation of 400+ featured articles all picked from Wikipedia. And, as you can easily make out from the photographs, the book is huge - it’s about 1ft 7in. high or just as tall as a 30" widescreen monitor.

The more interesting part is that, Rob Matthews, who came up with this idea of printing Wikipedia, also has plans to sell this book according to Telegraph.

Related: Guide to Useful Wikipedia Tools

Memories form Wikimania 2008

Verse 1

At first I was afraid,

I was petrified.

Kept thinking I could never write with wiki style guide.

I spent so many nights wondering what I had done wrong.

So far along,

I thought my writing was so strong.

But now I'm back

From that namespace.

I just logged in to find you here and now my article's replaced.

I should have wiped my User_talk,

I should have fought that CSD,

If I had thought that just one second you'd be back to bother me!

So go on now! Revert away!

Just go patrol now.

'Cause this one could be a GA.

Weren't you the one who tried to speedy my new page?

You thought I'd crumble,

You thought I'd fly into a rage.

Chorus

Oh no, not I!

I will revise!

As long as I know how to source,

My page will stay alive!

I'll do as I've been told:

I'll be calm and I'll be bold,

And I'll revise.

I will revise!

Verse 2

It took all the skills I had

Just to write this part.

Kept trying hard to mend

The pieces of my stubby start.

And I wrote oh-so-many rants,

Just feeling sorry for myself.

I used to cry,

Now I just post on AN/I!

And you see me,

No longer new.

I'm not that clueless little newbie

Still just flaming you.

And so you felt like logging in,

Just expecting to delete,

Now I'm saving all my edits

For someone to help complete!

Chorus

Oh, and I!

I will revise!

As long as I know how to source,

My page will stay alive!

I'll do as I've been told:

I'll be calm and I'll be bold,

And I'll revise.

I will revise!

I will revise!