Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-02-22/In the news

Macmillan's Wiki-textbooks
The New York Times reported that Macmillan Publishing is unveiling DynamicBooks, a Wikipedia-like system that allows logged-in instructors to modify textbooks online. Though customizable online textbooks already exist, DynamicBooks ups the ante by allowing fine-tuning of individual sentences without consulting the original authors. Macmillan will reserve the right to remove objectionable material. The customized textbooks will be available in various venues, often at one-third the cost of traditional textbooks.

Briefly

 * Jimbo Wales chatted about Wikipedia with David Mathison on his "Be The Media" show at Blogtalkradio for roughly a half-hour on 17 February. Jimbo began speaking at 22:46 into the show (downloadable MP3). Fellow commentator JD Lasica later covered the interview at Socialmedia.biz.
 * The Financial Times reports in "Companies must play by the Wikipedia rules" that companies today must be careful of their image on Wikipedia. The article highlights a consulting company that advises clients how to do this appropriately.
 * Joseph Janes speculated about the future of Wikipedia in an article at the American Library Association magazine online.