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The Wikidata (R)evolution - Wikimania 2017

The Wikidata (R)evolution - Wikimania 2017 Wikidata is nearly 5 years old by now. The community has grown and our data is being used in many interesting places and ways. It is time to take a look…

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Wikimania 2017 - Is Wikipedia ready for videos?

Is Wikipedia ready for videos? Itzik Edri, Israel. On July 2016, Wikimedia Israel, announced a new cooperation with the Israeli News Company, which produces the primetime news program on…

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Wikimania 2017 - GLAM afternoon session

Wikimania 2017 - Day 2, GLAM afternoon session Small GLAMs: opportunities & possibilities of working together with small cultural heritage institutions Michelle van Lanschot (Mtmlan84) - …

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Wikimania 2018 Cape Town promo video

Video shown at Wikimania 2017 to promote Wikimania 2018 Video sequencing: David Richfield Narration: Bobby Shabangu This video is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share…

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How to create a good school project on Wikipedia

Simon Villeneuve - How to create a good school project on Wikipedia Cégep de Chicoutimi Université du Québec à Chicoutimi [French] Plus une version linguistique de…

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Wikidemocracy: How We Can Save Free Speech, Privacy, and Democratic Values

Wikidemocracy: How We Can Save Free Speech, Privacy, and Democratic Values Susan N. Herman, the President of the American Civil Liberties Union. Susan N. Herman was elected President of the…

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Wikimedia 2030 - movement strategy

Katherine Maher the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia and its sister projects, in conversation with Christophe “schiste”…

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Wikimania 2017 Opening: Jimmy Wales and Gabriella Coleman in conversation - Community and information in a partisan world

16 mins in: Day 1 of Wikimania 2017 begin with a welcome from Katherine Maher, Executive Director at the Wikimedia Foundation This is followed by: Jimmy Wales in conversation with Gabriella Coleman,…

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Wikimania 2017 - Lightning talks

Wikimania 2017 - Day 3, 11am Lightning talks https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lightning_talks Moderator: Léna Integration of Wikidata into Wikivoyage Let's Take the…

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Using Wikidata on Wikimedia Commons and Stuctured Commons: what changes are coming?

Wikimania 2017 - Day 2, Wikidata sessions, morning New Frontier: Using Wikidata on Commons Author of the submission: Jarek Tuszynski aka Jarekt In May 2016, a longstanding feature of…

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Wikipedia tools for spreadsheets

Andrew Lih does a quick demonstration on how to use Wikipedia Tools for Spreadsheets add on. Captured at Wikimania 2017 Lightning Talks session. Wikimania is the annual conference celebrating…

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Wikimania 2017 - Hackathon Showcase

Wikimania Hackathon 2017 took place on Wednesday, 9 August 2017 and Thursday, 10 August 2017 during the Wikimania 2017 pre-conference in Montreal. Developers, designers, translators, documentors,…

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The Value of a Wikimedian in Residence - Melissa Highton and Ewan McAndrew (University of Edinburgh)

Presenters: Melissa Highton - Melissa Highton - Assistant Principal Online Learning, the University of Edinburgh. Ewan McAndrew - User:Stinglehammer - Wikimedian in Residence at the University of…

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Wikimania 2017: The Coolest Projects of Wikimedia Chapters - Be Inspired.

A bird's-eye view of a selection of the coolest projects of the Wikimedia Chapters in the past year. Be inspired by creativity and community work from all over the world, in order to…

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Dana Wagner, The year in fact checking

Dana Wagner The Year in Fact-Checking Saturday 16:00-17:00, Ballroom West Dana Wagner is co-founder and editor of FactsCan, an independent and non-partisan fact-checker on…

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Wikimania 2017 Closing Ceremony

Wikimania is the annual conference celebrating Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects with three days of conferences, discussions, meetups, training, and workshops. Hundreds of…

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