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Digital Universe a Wikipedia Alternative

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the check-your-submissions dept.

Augustine J writes "A new alternative to Wikipedia called Digital Universe is the brainchild of, USWeb founder Joe Firmage and Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia's earliest creators. This new site differs from Wikipedia by inviting acknowledged experts in a range of subjects to review material contributed by the general public. "The vision of the Digital Universe is to essentially provide an ad-free alternative to the likes of AOL and Yahoo on the Internet," said Firmage. "Instead of building it through Web robots, we're building it through a web of experts at hundreds of institutions throughout the world.""

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  1. Are "The Aliens" buillding it for him? by winkydink · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, the ones Joe saw in his hotel room one morning?

    http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?9 90111.eifirmage.htm

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  2. But the important question is... by ggambett · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...how many times did the founder edit his biography?

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  3. Pokemon by minus_273 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, who is the expert who will catalog all the pokemon?

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  4. For further information... by martinX · · Score: 5, Funny

    For further information, see the wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Universe

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  5. Re:Not a true Alternative by slashdotnickname · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wikipedia's stregnths lie in the fact that it's editable by everyone.

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    Wikipedia's strengths lie in the fact that it's editable by ninjas.