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Tuesday, 3 April 2007
19:00 (UTC-7)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Philip Neustrom
Davis Wiki co-creator, lead Wiki Spot programmer, Benevolent Dictator for life
<philipn AT gmail DOT com>

Graham Freeman
Wiki Spot volunteer
graham.freeman@cernio.com

Arlen Abraham
Wiki Spot volunteer
<arlen DOT abraham AT gmail DOT com>

Previous Davis Wiki Media Coverage/Mentions

April 13, 2007 "[WWW]Wise up to the Wiki" - Article in the [woodland]The Daily Democrat about the effect of the wiki on local businesses and specifically [davis]Bistro 33

Jan., 2007 "[WWW]Wanna Wiki?" - Article in the [davis]Davis Food Co-op newsletter about the wiki as an example of online community building

Dec. 10, 2006 "[WWW]Web site has scoop on Davis community" - Article on Davis Wiki in the [davis]Sacramento Bee. (use [WWW]bugmenot to bypass registration if you wish)

Oct. 31, 2006 "[WWW]Halloween: UC Davis legends exposed as myth or fact" - [WWW]This creepy photo of the Baxter House taken by Philip Neustrom is used in the California Aggie article.

Aug 7, 2006 "[WWW]Yearbook support group takes shape on Facebook" - California Aggie story cites [davis]El Rodeo page.

July 27, 2006 "[WWW]The People Behind the Screen" - California Aggie article about the first annual [davis]Davis Wiki Fundraiser.

June 5th, 2006 [WWW]City Council candidates run Internet campaigns" - California Aggie article about Internet usage during the [davis]2006 City Council Election.

June 2, 2006 "[WWW]The truth, and nothing but my opinion" - California Aggie opinion article by then-Managing Editor, mentions "our alternating competition and cooperation with online resource, Davis Wiki."

June 1, 2006 "[WWW]KDVS to host Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom concert" - Minor cite in the California Aggie.

May 30, 2006 "[WWW]Editorial: Turn up the frequency" - California Aggie editorial about the [davis]ASUCD Entertainment Council mentions the wiki as a place to publicize shows.

May 23, 2006 "[WWW]Sick of a dirty public bathroom? Grab a mop" - an aggie story takes about a third of its text from the wiki's [davis]Cafe Roma page.

May 22, 2006 "[WWW]Davis Wiki updates software, server for speedier service" — Article in the [davis]California Aggie

May 2, 2006 "[WWW]Local Web Encyclopedia Collects UCSB Articles" — Article in the [davis]UCSB Daily Nexus about [WWW]http://ucsbwiki.com

April 20-21st, 2006 "[WWW]ASUC Bill Would Limit Flyering" and "[WWW]Flier, Flier" — Article & editorial in [davis]UC Berkeley's The Daily Californian about flyering on the Berkeley campus.

April 11, 2006 "[WWW]CAROLE online, but remains anonymous" — An article about [davis]CAROLE and the identity of [davis]CaroleDavis. [davis]Users/JasonAller is quoted.

April 6, 2006 "[WWW]It's a wheels thing" — [davis]Bicycle Census Mentioned in [davis]The Sacramento Bee article.

April 1, 2006 "[WWW]The Davis, California, Town Wiki" — Article on Davis Wiki in the Toronto [wikipedia]Globe and Mail.

March 30, 2006 "[WWW]Traveling preacher breaks the silence" — Cited in an article in the Reno News and Review related to page [davis]Preachers with Signs.

March 29, 2006 "[WWW]Bits & Bytes, Chilling on the Creative Commons" - Column in the California Aggie mentions Davis Wiki as an example of a Creative-Commons licensed work.

March 28, 2006 [WWW]33 Wikis: Davis Wiki - A look at Davis Wiki in a series on interesting wikis.

Feburary 10, 2006 "[WWW]Man on Fire", "[WWW]UCD student runs for council" — Information on City Council candidate [davis]Rob Roy cited in [davis]Sacramento News & Review and the [davis]Davis Enterprise

Feburary 6, 2006 [WWW]Letters to the Editor — Mention in a letter to the editor in the [davis]Davis Enterprise about [davis]WiFi Hot Spots

January 17, 2006 "[WWW]Use a Wiki to create a village" — Mention in Eureka [WWW]Times-Standard article

January 10, 2006 "[WWW]Oak tree's demise leaves huge hole in Davis' heart" — Mention in the [davis]Sacramento Bee

January 8, 2006 "[WWW]Fallen solider" — Story about [davis]The Jagged Tree in the [davis]Davis Enterprise

November 2005 Mention in the [WWW]School Library Journal. Article entitled "[WWW]If You're Curious About Wikis..."

September 24, 2005 Two mentions in the [davis]Davis Enterprise's town orientation issue. One for an piece with the headliner "If you want more in-depth knowledge of the city, UC Davis or the surrounding areas, you might want to check out the following resources...", another for an article on the [davis]Arboretum, which mentioned the many [davis]Arboretum Bridges to be found (12 of them!)

September 5, 2005 "[WWW]Edit This Article! Davis Wiki, Ever Expanding" — [davis]IET's [davis]HyperText student computing publication runs story on Davis Wiki. ([WWW]pdf)

June 28, 2005 "[WWW]A tale of two cities: Dixon and Davis" — Daily Republic story cites Davis Wiki as a source.

June 8, 2005 "[davis]Newsweak: Davis Wiki leads coup on ASUCD" — [davis]California Aggie spoof edition features Davis Wiki on cover.

May 25, 2005 Wiki page [davis]The Worst Intersection in Davis cited in research paper [WWW]Roundabouts in Davis (a Comprehensive Policy Analysis) by Ph.D student [WWW]David Zetland.

February 23, 2005 "[WWW]Oh, the places you'll get lost going to!" - [davis]Map mentioned in a column in [davis]The California Aggie

February 15, 2005 "[WWW]'Friends' urging your vote" - [davis]UCD 'slate' references page about themselves in [davis]The California Aggie.

January 24, 2005 "[WWW]When acronyms go awry" - A page referenced in [davis]The California Aggie column.

December 6, 2004 "[WWW]Davis, at your fingertips" - Davis Wiki featured in a very good article in [davis]The Davis Enterprise.

December 1, 2004 "[WWW]Technically Speaking" - Davis Wiki mentioned in [davis]The California Aggie

November 23, 2004 "[WWW]A new online resource for the Davis community" - Davis Wiki featured in an article in [davis]The California Aggie.

November 3, 2004 [davis]Philip and [davis]Mike made a guest appearance on "Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour" on [davis]KDVS and were interviewed by host [davis]Andy Jones about Davis Wiki live on the air.

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