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Press Releases
- 4/27/2007
- Earth Portal launched at midnight April 26
- World Leading Scientists, Organizations and Technology Leaders Join Forces to Launch Unprecedented Public Web Site for tracking Climate Change and the Environment...
- 5/15/2006
- Digital Universe Launches Experts Recruitment Program
- New Global Program Attracting Top Experts in Science, Arts, Humanities and Culture to Build Portals...
- 3/14/2006
- Digital Universe Adds Leading Internet Expert Lawrence Lessig to Board of Advisors
- Prof. Lawrence Lessig Appointment Underscores Digital Universe Commitment to Bring Together Renowned Experts Across Disciplines...
- 1/16/2006
- Digital Universe Seeks to Become Free "PBS of the Web"
- New Service to Provide Authoritative, Advertising-Free Universe of Content Mirroring the Natural World...
- 1/16/2006
- Renowned Experts and Institutions Join Forces with Silicon Valley Leaders to Launch "PBS of the Web"
- Major Institutions Join to Build and Advise on Development of the Digital Universe...
- 1/16/2006
- ManyOne Opens Door to Fulfilling Internet's Original Potential
- New Organization Launches with Socially Responsible Business Model; Platform for the Digital Universe – a "PBS of the Web" – and Syndicated Internet Service for Organizations...
In The News
- 1/2/2007
- World Academy of Young Scientists
- Encyclopedia of Earth: Call for Topic Editors and Authors
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- 10/21/2006
- Energy Bulletin
- Launch of Encyclopedia of Earth
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- 3/14/2006
- USA TODAY
- Website aims to build non-profit research storehouse
- SAN JOSE, Calif. – It's a lofty ambition – the Internet equivalent of the Public Broadcasting Service, a user-supported resource that pays top academics to create authoritative maps, articles and links to third-party content related to virtually any scholarly topic...
- 2/28/2006
- Elearn Magazine
- Exploring the Digital Universe
- A new network of Web portals called the Digital Universe aims to answer these questions with technically advanced, advertising-free, expert-vetted content that is fully accessible to all. Intended to one day incorporate thousands of sub-portals and a full encyclopedia...
- 2/19/2006
- CBS News "Sixty Minutes"
- A Global Warning
- Digital Universe Chairman Bob Corell Discusses Consequences of Global Warming....
- 2/1/2006
- School Library Journal
- Touring the Digital Universe
- Every student will be exploring the Digital Universe in the coming months, if Joe Firmage has his way.
- 2/2006
- Nature Magazine
- Experts Plan to Reclaim the Web for Pop Science
- Is it possible to peer-review the Internet? A coalition of science agencies and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs is trying to do just that.
- 1/19/2006
- Washington Post
- A Universe of Good Intentions, A World of Practical Hurdles
- One great thing about the Internet is how anyone can try to make it better.
- 1/17/2006
- MSNBC.com
- Digital Universe opens for public tryout
- A couple of years ago, when dot-com millionaire Joe Firmage first floated his idea for an expert-based "Encyclopedia Galactica" that would knit together all realms of knowledge in a clickable online world, you might have wondered whether the whole idea was just a science-fiction gimmick.
- 1/06/2006
- CNET.com News
- Newsmaker: Wikipedia's co-founder eyes a Digital Universe
- Sometime this month, Larry Sanger and several colleagues will launch what they're calling the PBS of the Web.
- 12/19/2005
- CNET.com News
- Wikipedia alternative aims to be "PBS of the Web"
- A new online information service launching in early 2006 aims to build on the model of free online encyclopedia Wikipedia by inviting acknowledged experts in a range of subjects to review material contributed by the general public.
