Happy 20th birthday, Wikipedia! Fascinating facts about the internet's encyclopedia - News Summed Up

Happy 20th birthday, Wikipedia! Fascinating facts about the internet's encyclopedia


There’s pretty much nothing you can’t ask good old Google – and many of us do it hundreds of times a week. And sure as eggs are eggs, you’ll find what you’re looking for in the millions of search results that pop up. And these days we often simply click on the neat little block that appears to summarise all the info in one easy-to-navigate space. In fact, many don’t even notice they’ve moved to Wikipedia because it’s become such a seamless part of the everyday internet search. The online encyclopaedia was launched 20 years ago on 15 January and has become an important part of the global digital world.


Source: News 24 January 14, 2021 13:05 UTC



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