In a move that pretty much guarantees that OLPC laptops will ship with a text-only Wikipendia pre-installed, Samuel (SJ) Klein joined OLPC as Manager of Content. He's a veteran of Wikipedia,starting both its newsletter and translator networks, he's also worked with Global Voices. Expect to see a lot more emphasis on collaborative publishing
Samuel Klein joins OLPC
Posted by Wayan Vota on July 22, 2006 in Content: Education, People: Leadership
Tagged Global Voices, OLPC, One Laptop Per Child, Samuel Klein, Wikipedia
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