The document discusses the evolution and significance of Wikipedia, highlighting its collaborative model, user engagement, and the challenges it faces, such as declining contributor numbers and issues of content reliability. It emphasizes Wikipedia's role as an inclusive media platform that operates under free licenses, with a large, active user base and substantial global reach. Moreover, it outlines Wikimedia's strategic plan to enhance technological and operational capacities to support the increasing reliance on its projects.

1. 2001 news story bit.ly/AP-commercial-net

2. 2011 site rankings source: comScore Top 25 sites worldwide: GooMicroFaceYippee AmazAOLeBay……

3. 2011 site rankings source: comScore Top 25 sites worldwide: 1-4: GooMicroFaceYippee #5: Wikimedia sites 6-25: AmazAOLeBay……

4. Wikipedia Audience Compared With Other Information Sites Measured using unique visitors. Data from comScore MediaMetrix. (Global Unique Visitors, in millions of users) 2007 2008 2009 2010

5. Wikipedia and wiki collaboration: a model for inclusive media production Collaborative peer production has exploded onto the scene. How does it work? Technical core: wiki software

6. Legal core: free licenses Why is it important?

7. Five features that make Wikipedia work Editing an article

8. User profile pages

9. Discussion/talk/project pages

10. Editing history view

11. Recent Changes, watch lists, user contributions

13. Wikipedia markup codes '''Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli''' (also '''Fonzie''', '''The Fonz''', or '''Fonz''') is a [[fictional character]] played by [[Henry Winkler]] in the [[United States|American]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Happy Days]]'' …

14. HTML code <p><b>Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli</b> (also <b>Fonzie</b>, <b>The Fonz</b>, or <b>Fonz</b>) is a <a href=&quot;/wiki/Fictional_character&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Fictional character&quot;>fictional character</a> played by <a href=&quot;/wiki/Henry_Winkler&quot;>Henry Winkler</a> in the <a href=&quot;/wiki/United_States&quot; title=&quot;United States&quot;>American</a> <a href=&quot;/wiki/Situation_comedy&quot; title=&quot;Situation comedy&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot;>sitcom</a> <i><a href=&quot;/wiki/Happy_Days&quot;>Happy Days</a></i> …

17. Recent items from Libya talk page Culture

18. Feb 2011 unrest in Libya

19. Foreign Relations

20. Presently on-going (edit)-war

21. Flag and coat of arms

22. Religious / political bias?

23. History does not mention the Gulf of Sidra incidents.

24. Augment/integrate Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane statue?

26. Five things that make Wikipedia work Editing an article

27. User profile pages

28. Discussion/talk/project pages

29. Editing history view

30. Recent Changes, watch lists, user contributions

31. Open Source/free licenses Permission to build on others’ work … if I like a program…I must share it… Software sellers want to divide the users and conquer them, making each user agree not to share with others. I refuse to break solidarity with other users in this way. — Richard Stallman, GNU Manifesto, 1985

32. Three things that make Wikipedia work Perceive what your fellow humans have done

33. Permission to build on that work (free license)

34. Software that supports collaborative building

35. How does the rest of media work? What other efforts have been made to hold special or corporate interests at bay?

36. The Fairness Doctrine U.S. government policy, 1949–1987

37. Required holders of broadcast licenses to present controversial issues of public importance

38. Required honest, equitable and balanced presentation

39. Corporation for Public Broadcasting non-profit corporation

40. promotes public broadcasting

41. created by act of Congress (1967)

42. funded by the Federal Government

43. Independent (?) commentator Jon Stewart Image credit: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump

44. Innovative (?) entrepreneur Arianna Huffington Image credit: World Economic Forum

45. Wikipedia puts YOU in charge.

46. An opportunity A responsibility