Category Archives: wiki

Fundraising, chapters, and movement priorities

Posted on July 27, 2011 by stu

I’ve been getting ready for the board meeting and Wikimania and have been struggling with a particularly thorny issue and thought I would use a blog post to start a conversation I hope to continue in Haifa. Many groups have … Continue reading →

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Call for volunteers: 2011-2012 Audit Committee

Posted on July 7, 2011 by stu

As many of you know, the Wikimedia Foundation has an Audit Committee which represents the Board in oversight of financial and accounting issues, including planning, reporting, audits, and internal controls (see foundation wiki Audit Committee page for details).  The Committee … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia’s global edits

Posted on May 10, 2011 by stu

Erik Zachte is at it again, with a blog post announcing his fascinating new visualization of all the global edits to Wikipedia in a single day (Valentine’s Day, a romantic choice).  It’s an incredible tool and worth a look — I just … Continue reading →

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Call for volunteers — 2010-2011 Audit Committee

Posted on July 16, 2010 by stu

As many of you know, the Wikimedia Foundation has an Audit Committee which represents the Board in oversight of financial and accounting issues, including planning, reporting, audits, and internal controls.  The Committee typically serves for one year, roughly from July … Continue reading →

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Web Seer

Posted on March 2, 2010 by stu

A few months ago two data artists, Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg, released a beautiful visualization tool that uses Google Suggest to create an addictive way to explore the world’s searching. I came across this while looking at their 2003 … Continue reading →

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