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...navigating the Web, information fatigue is as common as sunburns in July. There is no comprehensive "card catalogue" system to organize the gargantuan library, nor is there a guarantee that the information is accurate. Typically, search results also include sponsored links, which may not contain the most objective information. Kids (and often adults when the advertising is more subtle or indirect) can't tell the difference between regular content and content that has been paid...
...scholars, the Digital Universe is an opportunity to publish their work and educate the public on topics they've spent years studying. It can be disheartening when scholars find inaccurate information on the Web in their topic area. "A lot of information is by those I call the invisibles," says Peter Saundry, Executive Director of the National Council for Science and the Environment. "You have no idea who they are and if they are objective...
...Joining in this race to determine where and how information will be organized and presented on the Web is the Encyclopedia of Life, which launched last week. It aims to document on the Web the world's 1.8 million species over the next 10 years. "We are much more than an encyclopedia," says Firmage...
...Even with the brains and a brawny vision, Digital Universe's task ahead is daunting. Categorizing the best content on the Web is an undertaking that Yahoo! abandoned years ago, while other encyclopedia websites already offer content posted by experts for free. Such challenges don't discourage Firmage, who sold his first company, Serius, for $20 million at 23; Serius evolved out of the challenge of writing software for his mother's greeting card business. Since then, he has given away some 95% of his wealth to philanthropic causes...
...Administrative Board because of alcohol abuse at their parties. Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 insisted that the new alcohol policy was developed by a “secretive process” excluding undergraduates and resulting in unclear rules. Gross promised to create a Web site this summer that would explain “what constitutes improper behavior.” Yesterday’s session was the last regular meeting of the academic year. Borrowing a line from his predecessor, Jeremy R. Knowles, Interim Dean of the Faculty David Pilbeam presented departing Interim University President...