In the super-fast world of the Internet, if a story breaks, you can expect the Wikipedia entry for that subject to be updated faster than you can blink. In the case of Tim Russert's sad death on June 13th, NBC contacted other networks and media outlets in an attempt to hold back the news long enough to notify his family vacationing in Italy. Before they knew it, however, it was already updated on Wikipedia.
What won't Google do with their maps?
Tuesday, if you went to Google Maps, you would have found a "More" button between the "Map" and "Traffic" buttons. Click on it, and you can, as you see to the left, tick checkboxes labeled "Photos" or "Wikipedia."
When I was a kid, my parents bought me the full set of Encyclopedia Britannica for me to use in school projects, etc. Nowadays, if you need something like that, you probably wouldn't even consider something hard copy - and thus not as current as you might want. You might use Microsoft's Encarta software or even Wikipedia. Some of you might wonder if that has meant the death of the Enclopedia Britannica.
