This great real-time map shows Wikipedia articles being edited round the world

Date
15 May 2013

I find this completely bewitching and I’m not sure I can fully explain why. Stephen LaPorte and Mahmoud Hashemi have created this real-time map showing which Wikipedia entries are being edited and roughly where the user is located. In reality the notifications only account for about 15 per cent of the changes to the site as it only traces IP addresses of unregistered users, but it’s still oddly fascinating to sit and watch these random flashes, from this huge diverse mass of information, pop up around the globe. Settle down and watch it all unfold here.

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Stephen LaPorte and Mahmoud Hashemi: Wikipedia Recent Changes Map

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Stephen LaPorte and Mahmoud Hashemi: Wikipedia Recent Changes Map

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Stephen LaPorte and Mahmoud Hashemi: Wikipedia Recent Changes Map

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Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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