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Wikipedia<\/a> is a popular site whether you want to admit it or not.\u00a0 Sure, the content is user-generated and often flawed, but it is a handy place to get quick tidbits of information.\u00a0 Personally, I find the links in the Resources section of articles to be a quick and easy way to verify facts and gather more information.\u00a0 Again, it’s quick and easy, but we all know you need to do some additional research before you rely on anything you read on Wikipedia.<\/p>\n

With that said, we’re all familiar with the boring, plain, text-heavy pages on Wikipedia as well as the iconic Wikipedia globe logo.\u00a0 When you land on a Wikipedia Web page, you know where you are before you even have to scroll.<\/p>\n

Despite that recognition, Wikipedia spent the past year researching the usability of its Web site, and last week launched a prototype new Wikipedia site design<\/a> that is being beta tested with nearly 700,000 users.\u00a0 The new look is shown below (you can get a better look here<\/a>) and offers more color, a ‘boxy’ look that puts more content above the fold in a more organized design, and what looks like easier navigation.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, the new Wikipedia logo<\/a> — an updated 3-D globe — has been launched, which is described on the Wikimedia blog as representing, “a new chapter<\/a> in the history of the logo … as volunteers examined languages and scripts that were not represented in the previous iteration of the puzzle globe.”<\/p>\n

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Users are even invited to create local versions of the Wikipedia logo<\/a> to make it more relevant to local cultures.\u00a0 I have to give Wikipedia credit for investing the time and money into making these changes.\u00a0 Regardless of how you feel about the content on Wikipedia, this branding effort and usability initiative are both strong positives for the company and site overall.<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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