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The Weird and Wonderful World of Wikipedia (on the WWW)

Advantages: Huge, free resource with countless uses
Disadvantages: Questionable accuracy, the pub quiz will never be the same again....!

For those of you who have already seen the light, I hope this provides a bit of interesting background information. For those who have not yet experienced this miraculous invention in all its glory, I bestow upon you the gift of eternal knowledge. Lad ...

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Wikidly Useful

Advantages: Quite up to date on information
Disadvantages: The odd chance of vandalism

In the wide world of the internet once every blue moon something turns up every so often that becomes the “in” thing. Quick examples of this are Youtube, Google, Myspace, Digitalspy. Overnight seemingly these things turn up, and before you know it everyon ...

sghawken 26.04.2007 · Read full review
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The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nothing But The Truth?

Advantages: Extensive site with a little about lots and lots
Disadvantages: Detail varies greatly depending on the item

I'm an impatient little bunny at times, and sometimes I want to know stuff right now, not in a week or next month or sometime in the future. Today the big question on my mind was who the Carver in Nip/Tuck is since I've not seen all of the 3rd series yet, ...

zoe_page 12.02.2006 · Read full review
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Easy reference for nearly anything, if it's the truth!

Advantages: Quick to update. Easy to find referance to subjects. Clear design of site.
Disadvantages: User generated content maybe not wholly accurate. Copied a lot for reviews & reference.

Remember back in the time before the year 2000, when an argument about the most insignificant of subjects would end up in a blazing row or bruised egos ? Or would you find yourself ciphering though the entire encyclopaedia Britannica for hours on end tryi ...

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The Knowledge Of The World At Your Fingertips!

Advantages: Free, Constantly Updated
Disadvantages: Some Information Not Yet Added

Wikipedia is a free Online Encyclopaedia that I first stumbled across about a year ago whilst researching an article I was writing on the languages and dialects of Europe. I use Google as my everyday Internet search engine and as I entered various words a ...

micksheff 27.10.2005 · Read full review
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