Wikipedia Tools : Learn some innovative ‘Wikipeding’

Were you grappling around for information on the Internet till Wikipedia came along? And, when, Wikipedia did come, did you end up getting blown over by the information available?

Surely, Wikipedia has taken our Web experience to a new threshold with every single person hooked to the Internet allowed to edit and add data to this knowledge bank. Browsing through can be a tough task. Here are five ways to go about the madness with a method:

1-Double barrel power

One way to scourge the net is to get the Wikipedia powerhouse linked with Googlepedia. Googlepedia is actually an offering by the Firefox browser that zeroes in on Wikipedia search results in tandem with the Google search results. This way, a click gets you matter from the numero uno search engine and the most extensive encyclopedia on the net.

2-Sorting it all

A great feature of the Wikipedia is the Wikirank. The application analyses the data flow on the servers of Wikipedia. This lets you zero in on the most searched and hottest topics on the Internet. The Wikirank also lists the most-popular articles that have been read in the last 30 days. But that’s not all. You can use Wikirank to make comparisons between two articles and even place them on your website.

3-Hey! A browser too

Move over browsers. Wikipedia has launched is own browser called the Gollum. Gollum takes you through the Wikipedia in all languages. It also gives you plenty of flexibility with new features.

4-Doing it the new way

If we are talking of innovation can even browsing methods be changed? Yes! Wikipedia-roll is an intelligent way to go through articles on the encyclopedia. On the left is data relating to the topic and on the right is a list of all the related topics to that article. The article presentation is like a topical timeline

5-Popularity index

Wikirage is another feature that collects articles on the basis of editing frequency. It lists right on top the articles that have attracted maximum editing. It is an option to check out what the world is interested in.