Friday, June 19, 2009  Wikipedia is Finally Upgrading to Video
After 8 years of steady growth Wikipedia is finally upgrading to
video:  Technology Review: Within two to three months, a person
editing a Wikipedia article will find a new button labeled "Add
Media." Clicking it will bring up an interface allowing her to
search for video--initially from three repositories containing
copyright-free material--and drag chosen portions into the
article, without having to install any video-editing software or
do any conversions herself. The results will appear as a
clickable video clip embedded within the article.  I'm sure it's
going to be awesome, very useful and empowering for prosumers.
But, still, what the fork took them so long? Answer: Funding.
Counter: So why not sell ads? Counter: But we're a non-profit.
Counter: So what?  And when will the foundation implement other
powerful web 2.oldschool features such as dynamic comment
threads, geospatial data and basic social networking? Answer:
When they have the nece