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Press coverage about Punjab edit-a-thon & Telugu Wikipedia success
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 26, 2016 — filed under: ,
Andhra Jyothi, one of the leading news papers in Telugu covered Punjab edit-a-thon & Telugu wikipedia success in national level with the angle of Pranaraj involvement in it.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry Meet the Newly Born Tulu Wikipedia, the 23rd in a South Asian Language!
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Aug 30, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The Tulu language Wikipedia became the latest entrant in the family of 294 world-language Wikipedia projects after the project went live from Wikimedia Incubator earlier this month.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Data Xgen launches paid Hindi email service
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 30, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Jaipur based Enterprise email provider Data Xgen Technologies has launched a paid email service in Hindi Devnagari script. This is especially for .bharat domain names, but can also be used for other domains. As of now, the company offers email packages starting at Rs 99, Rs 499, Rs 999 and Rs 1,499, which look like monthly plans.
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Blog Entry 3 Copyright Tips for Students and Educators
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Aug 31, 2016 last modified Oct 07, 2016 12:42 AM — filed under: , ,
Copyright is a really complicated topic, and when it comes to online use of creative works, accidentally crossing the line between fair use and a copyright violation is easy. How do you know what is copyrighted? Recently Frederico Morando (Creative Commons, Italy) and I presented a training session on understanding copyright policies at Wikimania 2016, which was originally proposed by Wikipedian User:Jim Carter. We covered topics such as fundamentals of copyright, exclusive rights, Berne convention, copyleft, Creative Commons licenses, Public Domain, fair use, and copyfraud.
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Blog Entry Wikiwomen’s Meetup at St. Agnes College Explores Potentials and Plans of Women Editors in Mangalore, Karnataka
by Ting-Yi Chang published Sep 01, 2016 last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:39 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Karnataka is known for its diverse linguistic cultures. Aside from Kannada, many are native speakers of Konkani, Tulu, and other languages. A small Wikiwomen's meetup was held on Saturday, August 27th at St. Agnes College, Mangalore, to invite female Wikipedians from the region. Many of them were new to the online encyclopedia but demonstrated strong interest in learning and contributing more Indic language content online.
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Blog Entry Making Telugu Suitable for Internet
by Rahmanuddin Shaikh published Sep 06, 2016 — filed under: , ,
In brief, the article speaks of steps in making a language other than English suitable for Internet and computers, what input methods, fonts and content are available in Telugu as on date and what challenges are ahead in making language fully available on Internet and in computers.
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Blog Entry Google Policy Fellowship Programme: Call for Applications
by Prasad Krishna published May 24, 2012 last modified May 24, 2012 03:38 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is inviting applications for the Google Policy Fellowship programme. Google is providing a USD 7,500 stipend to the India Fellow, who will be selected by August 15, 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Prabha)
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 05, 2014 last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:05 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia workshop on March 1, followed a by edit-a-thon on Mar 2, 2014, at Sagara. A report of the inauguration program, appeared in Suvarna Prabha, Sagara on March 1, 2014.
Located in News & Media
ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಲಿ’
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 05, 2014 — filed under: , , , ,
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a 2-day workshop-cum-editathon at Sagara on March 1 and 2, 2014. Vijaya Karnataka published a report on March 2.
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୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ୱିକିପିଡିଆ
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 09, 2014 last modified Mar 06, 2014 05:38 AM — filed under: , , ,
This is a feature about Odia Wikipedia's 10th anniversary and the story of a dead volunteer community reviving after 8 years. This has been published in Rabibara Sambad (Sunday supplement of Odia newspaper The Sambad) on February 9, 2014.
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