Category: books

Wikipedia’s Lamest Edit Wars

Wikipedia edit wars provide a unique glimpse into the burning topics (and spelling grudges) of thousands of people. As Wikipedia becomes increasingly established as the go-to reference work online, these edit wars help demonstrate the dynamics of the site and highlight a drafting process that…

Free Culture Book Sprint @ transmediale

Traditional book production time lines are normally measured in months and years. Book Sprints produce comparable content in 2-5 days. The Transmediale Book Sprint: Write a book with us! Topic: Free Culture Jan 18-22, Berlin & online Info Session (optional):  Jan. 12, 13:00h @ St.…

Doctorow’s Makers Reading in Berlin

“For the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things.” Join us on Sept. 22 for a public reading of Makers, the new serialized novel by hacktivist and BoingBoing author Cory Doctorow, as part of the Berlin festival Atoms & Bits. What happens when hardware hackers…