Tag Archives: Wikipedia

Is Prometheus a Big Problem for Blackboard?

Posted on August 10, 2006 by

I’ve been thinking lately about the fact that almost none of the prior art listed in the Wikipedia entry was in Blackboard’s patent filing. It’s remarkable, really, since they are legally obligated to list any potential prior art of which … Continue reading →

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NoEduPatents.org Wiki

Posted on August 8, 2006 by

Since we’ve already reached the limits of the prior art documentation we can feasibly do within the bounds of Wikipedia’s mission, there is now room to add at the NoEduPatents.org wiki. Please note the drill-down to the Blackboard-specific area. Go … Continue reading →

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More on Evolving the Wikipedia Prior Art Page

Posted on August 5, 2006 by

Update: How annoying. Even with the URL escaped in my post and the emoticon module turned off in ExpressionEngine, the software insists on rendering the key combination of a colon followed by a P in the URL as a smiley … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia Page Call for Reviewers

Posted on August 4, 2006 by

With some encouragement from Seb Schmoller and David Jennings, I searched for and found a way to ask Wikipedia editors at-large to peer review our History of Virtual Learning Environments page for tone and for compliance with their style guide. … Continue reading →

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Taking the Wikipedia Prior Art Effort to the Next Level

Posted on August 2, 2006 by

The wikipedia prior art effort has been spectacularly successful so far, racking up close to 200 additions and changes in just a few days. I believe this work has significant intrinsic value in addition to its potential legal value. At … Continue reading →

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