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Wikipedia Hoax Fools Journalists
"When I die there will be a final waltz playing in my head." Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre never said this, but according to several obituaries published after his death in March, he did. A student in Ireland added the quote to Jarre's Wi... (more)
Sat May 9 15:52:41 2009
Wikipedia Founder Talks Consumer-Generated Content for Branding
WebProNews recently spoke with Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia for a few minutes, and discussed the past, present, and future of user-generated content as a marketing medium, not to mention several other topics. What kinds of brands do you think work th... (more)
Fri May 8 16:12:02 2009
Media outlets fooled by Irishman
A 22-year-old student posts a phony quote on Wikipedia purporting to be from deceased composer Maurice Jarre. He claims it was part of a sociology project. The media believes it's a real quote.
Fri May 8 03:32:15 2009
Hoax Leads to Questions about Journalists' Use of Wikipedia
A 22-year-old student in Dublin, Ireland, recently set up a Wikipedia hoax that led several major United Kingdom news outlets to publish a fake quote after they used the socially-curated encyclopedia site to get information about French composer Maurice J... (more)
Fri May 8 12:34:24 2009
Wikipedia hoax points to limits of journalists' research
Wikipedia may be a fantastic resource, but any savvy Internet user is aware of its limits. Edit wars, entries made and modified for PR purposes, hoaxes, and basic inaccuracies all creep into (and back out of) the system, meaning that any use of the inform... (more)
Thu May 7 21:27:08 2009
