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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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Shahidur Sikder wrote:

History of the Universe is between the brain’s- Molecule http://t.co/GBHOWPq Dark energy or 1-D or Big Bang is- on your location http://twitpic.com/478np0 Hence, we can take the decision that our Universe is early & Copy such like- Digital CD i.e. Digital Universe http://twitpic.com/4cjmuq see a-DEMO Brief History of the Universe.

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