Wikimedia has switched to Kaltura HTML5 Player for the videos hosted on their network.
This is a significant update as this new player brings loads of new features to the video player used to broadcast videos on various sites operated by Wikimedia.
Wikimedia Foundation has announced the addition of a brand new feature on the English edition of Wikipedia.
Wikipedia pages would now feature an EPUB export option that would allow you to create your own mini eBooks filled with content from the
Wikidata is the latest project from the stables of Wikimedia Foundation.
Wikidata is designed to create a database of information that can be queried to generate results.
It could be used by both humans and machines to get structured results
The Wikimedia Foundation has confirmed that they have moved all of their domains away from Go Daddy.
They had announced this initiative after it was found that Go Daddy was supporting SOPA.
Go Daddy later changed their stance publicly though
Wikimedia Foundation has announced that they are adding support for FeaturedFeeds extension on Wikipedia.
This means that you can now get an RSS/ATOM feed of featured articles and pictures on the various wikis operated under the Wikipedia network.
Orange is collaborating with Wikimedia Foundation to offer access to Wikipedia without any charge in Middle East and Africa.
This feature would be applicable on mobile devices. Accessing internet on the mobile phone is a popular mode of communication
Wikimedia Foundation has released an official Wikipedia mobile app for the Google Android platform.
Features:
Save article to read later or offline,
Search articles nearby,
Share articles using Android "Share" function,
Read article
We have seen a lot of articles criticizing and even mocking the donation drive undertaken by Wikipedia in the last couple of weeks.
The strategy worked well for the organization as they managed to collect $20 million in donations from around 1 million