wikipedia
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Use Wikipedia’s Mobile Site For Easier Split-Screen Research
Being redirected to a mobile version of a website on the desktop can be obnoxious. However, as reddit user Holy_Jay points out, Wikipedia’s mobile site makes split-screen reading on the desktop much nicer.
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Interface Lessons From Wikipedia’s Most Popular Pages
Wikipedia’s annual list of its most popular pages shows that we’re very keen to research TV shows. But it also shows that user expectations around search are something you need to consider carefully when designing webapps.
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Lifehacker Maps: Australian Ghost Towns
35Ghost towns: once prosperous, now empty save for tourists passing through to check out the decaying evidence of former times. We’ve placed every Australian ghost town we can locate on an interactive map — more than 150 in total.
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Get Smart With Random Featured Wikipedia Articles Delivered To New Browser Tabs
Having a random Wikipedia entry served to you as your homepage is one way to expand your knowledge, but the lack of any quality filter means you could be served up any old thing. Fortunately, there’s a way to get random featured articles delivered to you, but instead of only having it as your homepage,…