- Washington Post
- A Universe of Good Intentions, A World of Practical Hurdles
- A group of scientists, academics and nonprofit groups is making its attempt with a new Internet directory it calls the Digital Universe. The group's goal is to provide information vetted by experts on all major topics of human knowledge in a new format allowing people to browse it in a more visual way.
- 1/2/2007
- World Academy of Young Scientists
- Encyclopedia of Earth: Call for Topic Editors and Authors
- 10/21/2006
- Energy Bulletin
- Launch of Encyclopedia of Earth
- 3/14/2006
- USA TODAY
- Website aims to build non-profit research storehouse
- SAN JOSE, Calif. – It's a lofty ambition – the Internet equivalent of the Public Broadcasting Service, a user-supported resource that pays top academics to create authoritative maps, articles and links to third-party content related to virtually any scholarly topic...
2/28/2006- Elearn Magazine
- Exploring the Digital Universe
- A new network of Web portals called the Digital Universe aims to answer these questions with technically advanced, advertising-free, expert-vetted content that is fully accessible to all. Intended to one day incorporate thousands of sub-portals and a full encyclopedia...
2/19/2006- CBS News "Sixty Minutes"
- A Global Warning
- Digital Universe Chairman Bob Corell Discusses Consequences of Global Warming....
2/1/2006- School Library Journal
- Touring the Digital Universe
- Every student will be exploring the Digital Universe in the coming months, if Joe Firmage has his way.
2/2006- Nature Magazine
- Experts Plan to Reclaim the Web for Pop Science
- Is it possible to peer-review the Internet? A coalition of science agencies and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs is trying to do just that.
1/19/2006- Washington Post
- A Universe of Good Intentions, A World of Practical Hurdles
- A group of scientists, academics and nonprofit groups is making its attempt with a new Internet directory it calls the Digital Universe. The group's goal is to provide information vetted by experts on all major topics of human knowledge in a new format allowing people to browse it in a more visual way.
1/17/2006- MSNBC.com
- Digital Universe opens for public tryout
- A couple of years ago, when dot-com millionaire Joe Firmage first floated his idea for an expert-based "Encyclopedia Galactica" that would knit together all realms of knowledge in a clickable online world, you might have wondered whether the whole idea was just a science-fiction gimmick.
1/06/2006- CNET.com News
- Newsmaker: Wikipedia's co-founder eyes a Digital Universe
- Sometime this month, Larry Sanger and several colleagues will launch what they're calling the PBS of the Web.
12/19/2005- CNET.com News
- Wikipedia alternative aims to be "PBS of the Web"
- A new online information service launching in early 2006 aims to build on the model of free online encyclopedia Wikipedia by inviting acknowledged experts in a range of subjects to review material contributed by the general public.
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