Comments on: Microsoft To Shutter Encarta, Read All About It On Wikipedia

By: Tópicos de Marketing Digital UC » Educando a la Net Generation

Tópicos de Marketing Digital UC » Educando a la Net Generation — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:34:34 +0000

[...] infaltable la cita a alguna página de Internet (¡rincón del vago!), o a la ahora prehistórica Microsoft Encarta. La ecuación era fácil: el que más facilidad tenía para buscar información en el computador, [...]

By: kikketta number 1

kikketta number 1 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:26:55 +0000

weeeee ma qui siete tt inglesi? …cmq…

i like encarta! xo cm si scarica?? se qlcn capisce l’ italiano mi risponda x piacere :):) please…and good luck!

By: Microsoft Kills Encarta (Due To Wikipedia) - Keith Barrett Online

Microsoft Kills Encarta (Due To Wikipedia) - Keith Barrett Online — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:48:16 +0000

[...] cancels one of those products they always gave you but no one ever used. The popularity of Wikipedia has replaced Encarta. Share this article [...]

By: Rahil

Rahil — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:56:45 +0000

LOL, This is funny ‘For a full history of Encarta, be sure to check out its comprehensive Wikipedia entry, which has already been updated to reflect Encarta’s shutdown. Encarta’s entry on itself doesn’t mention anything about its demise, and actually seems to have less information than the Wikipedia article.’

What is the main difference between Wikipedia and Encarta or traditional encycolpedias? Wikipedia is governed by whole humanity, its not a commercial product, its a organizational world product handled by some philanthropists around the world with a very great due-deligence about the content management, categorization, unbiased entries and the importance of a very important term ‘USER-INTERFACE’ not for commercial gain or money, but to render a service to mankind

Microsoft can change Encarta into a product competing Wikipedia in the future but I don’t think Billy can charge even 1 cent in subscriptions from his new version of encyclopedia

If Billy is really a great philanthropist and a genuinely good and caring person for his fellow human beings (see his philanthropists quotes and lectures) – he should gift his Encarta articles to Wikipedia in CHARITY

Accept this fact : ‘KNOWLEDGE IS FOR ALL’

I hope Billy or his team reads my small comment and fulfills my wish lol…

By: rock image

rock image — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:12:19 +0000

its a pity, wish i had the old cd-rom to remember the old times.

By: Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Encarta « InfoUpload

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Encarta « InfoUpload — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:34:33 +0000

[...] leave a comment » As of Halloween 2009, Encarta is no more. [...]

By: Z! - Zeitgeist, Entwicklung, Technik - der Technik Podcast

Z! - Zeitgeist, Entwicklung, Technik - der Technik Podcast — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:42:14 +0000

Z! – Episode 138: Microblogging…

Moderatoren: Matthias Niess und Timon Royer
Themen:

IBM plant Sun Microsystems zu kaufen?
Will Google Twitter kaufen?
Wie man Twitter sinnvoll nutzt
Microsoft Encarta wird eingestellt
Internet Explorer 8 erschienen
Mehrere Versionen des Internet…

By: Mike Powell Fanclub » Radio Topics, April 7

Mike Powell Fanclub » Radio Topics, April 7 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:14:05 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, my high school saviour, Microsoft Encarta, is being discontinued. [...]

By: TechCrunch « Multimedia’s press Critics

TechCrunch « Multimedia’s press Critics — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:40:37 +0000

[...] news is published according to the actuality. For example, this article about the end of Microsoft Encarta. The article return on the history of the product and explain [...]

By: Microsoft debería liberar la Encarta y dejar de hacer esos nuevos anuncios - eConectados

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:05:58 +0000

[...] en medio de todo esto Microsoft anunció que cierra la enciclopedia Encarta que tanto nos ha ayudado a una generación de estudiantes, pero que ha sido mejorada por el trabajo [...]

By: El Módem » Adiós a Encarta

El Módem » Adiós a Encarta — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:45:16 +0000

[...] En mi opinión Encarta fue uno de los mejores programas desarrollados por Microsoft pero es obvio que su modelo va quedando cada vez más desfasado en estos tiempos en donde se tiene al alcance de la mano información gratuita y actualizada (un ejemplo clarísimo es la Wikipedia). Y es que, a pesar de tener una edición en línea, a Encarta se le critíca la actualización con retrasos y la falta de cobertura a sucesos o personajes ajenos a los Estados Unidos. Vía TechCrunch [...]

By: photomaniacal.com » Blog Archive » Wikipedia Puts Another Competitor Out of Business

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:56:05 +0000

[...] According to TechCrunch: “In the 2000s Encarta’s popularity died out, largely due to the incredible growth of Wikipedia, the free web-based encyclopedia. Wikipedia is updated by a community of users from around the world, and is far more efficient than traditional encyclopedias and their online counterparts, which are edited in-house. In 2005 Encarta tried to take the middle ground by allowing users to submit suggestions for article updates, but these were not integrated into articles until they had been approved by Encarta editors. [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:51:37 +0000

The points made: You seem to have missed them.

By: Wikipedia dödade Microsoft Encarta - Jajja Magazine

Wikipedia dödade Microsoft Encarta - Jajja Magazine — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:52:58 +0000

[...] Läs mer på: http://www.techcrunch.com [...]

By: Porqué sonrío cuando cierra un diario | Sicrono

Porqué sonrío cuando cierra un diario | Sicrono — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:42:19 +0000

[...] periodismo fue transformando la forma de distribuir su contenido. Otro ejemplo que tengo a mano: la Encarta morirá en algunos meses (cada uno tendrá su historia con el cd de esta enciclopedia allá por los [...]

By: Au început glumele de 1 aprilie « NICOLESCU

Au început glumele de 1 aprilie « NICOLESCU — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:47:19 +0000

[...] aceeaşi serie de glume de new media, techcrunch anunţă că Encarta se închide. Voi reveni cu mai multe astfel de păcăleli destul de nereuşite [...]

By: Technology News » Microsoft To Shutter Encarta, Read All About It On Wikipedia

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:09:13 +0000

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By: Microsoft cerrará Encarta | Tecnone

Microsoft cerrará Encarta | Tecnone — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:01:12 +0000

[...] Fuente ¿Valorarías esta nota? Compártelo Imprimir Tags: microsoft « Kideo Player: El YouTube de los niños Inicio [...]

By: Readings 31/3/09 « Managing Uncertainty by Nicholas Davis

Readings 31/3/09 « Managing Uncertainty by Nicholas Davis — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:54:28 +0000

[...] Ironic: Microsoft To Shut Down Encarta, Read All About It On WikipediaTechCrunch) [...]

By: what killed encarta? « Bored and Yawning

what killed encarta? « Bored and Yawning — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:30:47 +0000

[...] is going the way of the dodo bird. wikipedia might have played a role in encarta’s demise as suggested by others but wikipedia’s popularity is given too much credit. wikipedia didn’t play a [...]

By: CastleRockCO

CastleRockCO — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:29 +0000

Shutting down Encarta is more than overdue. I expected it to vanish earlier. Wikipedia is the status quo irrespective of all the scolding that it is not 100% accurate – Neither was Encarta. I like the notion that Wikipedia is incessantly updated and at least 97% correct.

By: Microsoft Kills Encarts, Teams up with MySpace | Blippitt | Tech News | Affiliate Marketing

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:25:11 +0000

[...] is getting ready to pull the plug on Encarta, the digital encyclopedia that debuted way back in 1993 to compete with Encyclopedia [...]

By: Goodbye, Encarta. A cautionary tale for newspapers? | csmonitor.com

Goodbye, Encarta. A cautionary tale for newspapers? | csmonitor.com — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:34:52 +0000

[...] Wikipedia killed Encarta. [...]

By: Microsoft Encarta going offline, says ‘bye’ | TechFever Network | The Hot Tech News and Gadget Network

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:35:27 +0000

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By: heybatesy

heybatesy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:29:55 +0000

So funny to read everybodies comments, most (but not all i am glad to see) of which do not seem to have any idea of the use of internet resources in education..

But what makes me REALLY laugh is that nobody here seems to knows why Microsoft created Encarta in the first place.
Here’s a hint – it wasn’t to make money from selling a digital encyclopedia..