Wikipedia

Wikipedia, the world's free on-line encyclopedia, is a success story in the power of Web 2.0: Community collaboration to build a free resource to serve the Internet community in return. Gihan and Chris talk about the site, the concept and the ways you can take part in the Wikipedia experience.


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Web sites we discussed:

• Wikipedia
• Citizendium
• WikiScanner
• The Wired article about WikiScanner
• Add your comments about the WikiScanner

Focal Point - Phishing

Protect yourself from Internet scammers! The increasingly common scam of "phishing" takes advantage of people's implicit trust in authority and their fear of financial loss. Learn what it is and how to protect yourself from it.


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Additional resources:

• Test your knowledge - which of these are scams?
• Mozilla.org - get a better browser and e-mail program
• MailWasher - check your e-mail before downloading it