Xbox & PS3 & P2P & Web 2.0 Ethics & Sony & Web 2.0 Leo on 07 Sep 2007 09:37 am
Is Editing Wikipedia Pages Anonymous?
Well the simple answer is no. The ability to view which IP addresses have been editing pages in Wikipedia has always existed, but now a student from Cal Tech has gone ahead and not only simplified the process, but has also created a searchable database of IP addresses making changes to pages. The website, Wikipedia Scanner, is straightforward and easy to use, just one warning though, the site is very time consuming!
But in a good way!
It’s fun and interesting searching through pages and IP addresses to find who is changing what- you never know what you might uncover!
For instance, did you know Sony once changed Halo 3’s Wikipedia page to say “Halo 3 won’t look any better than Halo 2?”
Ouch…
The funniest part is that the list goes on and on, from corporations too government agencies, it seems everyone is making changes to Wikipedia pages.
Happy hunting everyone!!