It's only 24 hours yet people are panicking, and it would be good to search Wikipedia for the answer to this question: what are Wikipedia alternatives to use during its 24 hour blackout? Frankly, in the old days, you could pull up Encarta or some other D

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia written by its users, will go dark all day Wednesday to protest two U.S. bills meant to stop illegal sharing of movies and music, but for Internet users who want to search for collective articles on everything from sustai

Tomorrow, January 18th, is the day that the web goes dark. Or some of it, anyway. As part of an organised protest, Wikipedia, among many others, is going to switch off. So where can you get your information from? Here are some alternatives… If you just n

Citizendium: This is where Wikipedia meets Scholarpedia. The mix between strict censored scholarly entries and a free-for-all, posted by everyday citizens. The site was launched by one of Wikipedia's founders Larry Sanger, and while posts need to be appr

You can learn anything you want on the Internet, so the adage goes. But even if that's true, even if it's now easier than ever to learn about almost any subject online, there are still very few opportunities to gain formal recognition -- "credit," if you

I have to admit that I had forgotten about Citizendium but the little spat caused me to revisit the Web site. While searching I came across a discussion entitled Why did Citizendium fail?