Playcast made a podcast about wikiwars. In the interview they speak to Nishant Shah about the position of Wikipedia in India and what happens when different knowledge production systems are coming together.
The original website with the podcast can be found by clicking on this link.
Playcast: Waging wikiwars, tech behind golf balls and tweeple
“This week we talk to Nishant Shah of the Centre for Internet Research about the organisations “Wikiwars” event, we look at the complex technology that goes into making a golf ball and return with another three beautiful tweeple.”
Sidin Vadukut and Krish Raghav.
“Today we start by talking to the organisers of the “Wikiwars”conference currently underway in Bangalore. The conference aims to look at the various philosophical and academic ramifications that Wikipedia has had in terms of how knowledge is generated, and how the Internet can be used to deal with issues of language, accessibility and communication. We speak to Nishant Shah of the Centre for Internet Research for more details.
We then take a look at the tech behind a golf ball, following a discussion with CallawayGolf Company CEO George Fellows.
And in the final segment of the show, Sidin Vadukut returns with another three “twindividuals” to follow on Twitter.”
Source: livemint.com
Wed, Jan 13 2010