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The blog of Rex Hammock, founder/ceo of Hammock Inc., the content marketing, strategy and media company founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Rex is also founder/helper-in-chief of the wiki, SmallBusiness.com.
RexBlog.com was created in August, 2000.
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Does Wikipedia deserve to be among the decade’s top ten works of journalism?
Working my way through a backlog of newsfeeds from the past week, I ran across a blog post on reason.com by Greg Beato called, “Where’s Wikipedia in NYU’s list of the decade’s top journalism?” While he doesn’t make a convincing … Continue reading
You don’t get Wikipedia, so stop trying
For years, I’ve been reading that Wikipedia is dying. (Of course, on the internet, anything successful attracts an “is dying” movement.) Today, there’s a Wall Street Journal article that does a half-way decent job of glancing at the history of … Continue reading
Wikis can be maps, too
Longtime readers of this blog (and the two of you know who you are) are aware that I love maps. I’m on record as saying the greatest software ever is what is now Google Earth. In presentations about social media, … Continue reading
WatchKnow: How teachers (and parents) can find short, online educational videos
WatchKnow sounds like a great idea for teachers — and parents. It’s a “non-profit community” devoted to creating a directory of cataloged, sorted and rated videos that teachers can use. Nice touch: A search function that allows teachers to filter … Continue reading
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My Wiki 101 presentation from Barcamp Nashville
Typically, my presentation “slides” are meaningless without me narrating them. They illustrate what I’m talking about, so if I’m not talking, well, you’d have to make up your own story to go along with them. However, several people asked if … Continue reading
Why I use Wikipedia to follow major news events like the Samoa earthquake and tsunami
It’s worth taking a look at the Wikipedia entry regarding yesterday’s earthquake and resulting tsunami in the south Pacific. As some people know, I am in awe of Wikipedia and its underlying technology, culture, community and practices. (That’s another post … Continue reading
Encyclopedia Britannica gets wikified – Britannapedia?
From the “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em department,” Encyclopedia Britannica has announced a “new initiative to promote greater participation by both our expert contributors and readers. Both groups will be invited to play a larger role in expanding, … Continue reading
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I hope Google Sites will help people “get” wikis
BusinessWeek’s Rob Hof is reporting that Google is launching a new “app” tonight called Google Sites. As I write this, it is not yet live, however, according to Rob, it uses the “Jotspot” wiki platform Google acquired in late 2006. … Continue reading
