Mapping Wikipedia: A Glowing Map Of Worldwide Community

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Wikipedia is a compendium of information, assembled by thousands of volunteers worldwide. But who is actually writing these articles? Are people from the United States writing about the United States? Or are those articles being published in another language from halfway across the world?

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669509/a-glowing-map-of-wikipedias-worldwide-community

Mapping Wikipedia is a project by TraceMedia in conjunction with the Oxford Internet Institute. It’s an interactive map that allows you to select a language, and see where that language is writing about.