A fascination with exploration: the polar pioneers of Wikipedia
Polar explorers were singular individuals who embarked on voyages of discovery—and as one Wikipedia editor put it, "Stories of endurance in the face of extreme hardship and danger will always fascinate people. This is apparent in the way that each new generation seems to rediscover and relish these stories."
Interaction principles for online collaboration
Working with others online can be complicated. In an effort to make communication on the Wikimedia projects more friendly and productive, we propose five principles for collaboration.
How Wikimedia helped mobile web readers save on data
Photos are a ubiquitous element of Wikipedia's most popular and highest quality articles, and this change means that your phone will only load images as you scroll down a page, rather than on opening a page.
No Man’s Sky and the drive to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of video games
Casual readers may not notice that the English Wikipedia's video game articles, like No Man's Sky, usually adhere to a set of stringent guidelines.
Android app now offers new ways to browse Wikipedia and find trending, recommended articles
The updated Wikipedia app for Android features a completely redesigned home screen, now including the explore feed, in addition to other new features and improvements.
In worldwide vote, Wikimedia users select extraordinary picture of the year
1,322 pictures. 56 finalists. One winner. The vote for Wikimedia Commons' picture of the year is over.
Freely licensed magic at Eurovision
Thanks to Albin Olsson, free photographic mastery was on display at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.
"Dare to be different, yet hold your head high": The impact of Prince’s death on Wikipedia
"Prince is synonymous with indulging in yourself shamelessly and with passion. His music and his cultural impact mean more than words can offer."
"He taught me that being black was more than a color. That despite our circumstances or limitations in life, you could change the world and you could reach out and touch the stars."
"Dare to be different, yet hold your head high."
(Quotes used with permission from the Wikipedia Facebook page)
News on Wikipedia: How a world of volunteers dove into the leaked Panama Papers
Wikipedia editors jumped into action only nine minutes after the Guardian's report, and the consequent Wikipedia article has been edited once every 2.5 minutes since then.
Introducing the unique devices dataset: a new way to estimate reach on Wikimedia projects
With the unique devices dataset, we’ve been able to quantify the shift to mobile across all projects. In almost all Wikimedia projects, more than half of our unique devices are accessing content using the mobile sites.