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dot com: The Hacking

dot com: The Hacking

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Is the post-Cold War era over? In this brave new world, nothing is too small, or big, to be digitalised...including acts of war. Russian ransomware attacks almost doubled last year. At this very moment, cybercriminals are crippling schools, supermarkets, dentists, kindergartens, hospitals, oil pipelines - all in the name of money. Katie Puckrik wants to know who, and why. You can listen to the previous series of dot com on this same feed. Series 1 unveils the hidden army of volunteers behind the world's biggest encyclopaedia; and series 2 explores the heat behind the headlines of the US's 5th biggest social media website, Reddit. Dot com is presented by Katie Puckrik, written and produced by Anna Staufenberg, and edited by Crawford Blair.
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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 1 | Don't Bite The Newbies
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10/19/21 • 49 min

This is where it starts. The gateway to the hidden universe of Wikipedia. Behind that laptop screen there's a teaming anthill of Wiki people; writing, writing, writing, to bring free knowledge to the world. But who are they, what do they sound like, and what do they do? They're oddbods, lovers, leaders, loners. And nobody has any idea who they are. Until now.

The clips used in this episode are from Wikimedia Commons and are published under the Creative Commons license. No changes were made. WikimedianOfTheYearAnnouncement (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Felix Nartey voice (en) (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Andy Mabbett); Voix de Benoît Prieur (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Benoît Prieur); Vera de Kok - voice - nl (cc-by-CC0-1.0, author: Vera de Kok); Tomasz Ganicz (cc-by-4.0, author: Borys Kozielski).

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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 3 | Moving The Needle
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11/02/21 • 48 min

Have you noticed anything about most of the Wikipedians we've met so far? One little thing they all have in common? Katie has. We've only heard two women. Two women and eight men. That's not great, but it's normal. There are deep, systemic problems with Wikipedia: 90% of editors are male, and they're overwhelmingly white. Only 5.5% of all articles on Wikipedia are to do with the entire continent of Africa. So Katie's asking, why? What does this mean for the 'sum total of all human knowledge'? And can anything be done?

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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 4 | Hoax
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11/09/21 • 43 min

Pizzagate! Covid's made up! Trump really won! Cher's dead! We're ruled by lizards and Q rules all! Fake news, misinformation, or (to call a spade a spade) lies. We all know them. We've seen them around, on Twitter, Youtube, Reddit. But how does Wikipedia deal with breaking news and hoaxes? How do the editors sift the believable from the bull? Many lies get caught. But some manage to slip through the net and onto the page, where they take root and burst into seed in ways we can't imagine.

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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 5 | Wikimania
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11/16/21 • 41 min

Katie's been in this world, this weird and wacky Wikiverse, for about six months now. But there's one thing she still doesn't understand. Wikipedia's more than just a URL, a web page on your screen. It's a community where people form a deep connection with the world...right? But when the power's switched off and the screen goes black, does that bond stay put or does it flicker and disappear? In this episode, Katie's taking you somewhere she hopes to find the answer. She imagines what it's like to be at Wikimania, the annual wiki conference, where the dots are connected between your username and your face, and the strength of that bond is tested in the real world.

The clips used in this episode are from Wikimedia Commons and are published under the Creative Commons License. No changes we made. Wikimania 2015 - Jimmy Wales - State of the wiki (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia México); Wikimania 2018 - Closing Session (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation).

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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 2 | Hello World
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10/26/21 • 44 min

It's the 15th January 2001 and a new website has just been launched. A free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Crazy idea, right? Maybe. But twenty years on, Wikipedia is in over 320 different languages and is growing by thousands of articles every day. How did we get from there, town Wikipedia in 2001, to here, metropolis Wikipedia 2021? For the second episode of dot com, Katie Puckrik's going back to the start to find out how and why Wikipedia was founded. And it turns out if you scratch the surface, the answer isn't as simple as it seems.

The clips used in this episode are from Wikimedia Commons and are published under the Creatives Commons license. No changes were made. Happy birthday, Wikipedia! (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Wikibirthday in Tehran (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Iranian Wikimedians User Group); Katherine Maher's Message on the Occasion of Wikipedia 20 (cc-by-CC0-1, author: Wikimedia Foundation); WalesCallToAction (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Wikipedia 15 - Jimmy's greetings (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Jimmy Wales).

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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 6 | Our Work is Never Done
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11/23/21 • 53 min

It's the final episode, and Katie's looking to the future. The internet, the World Wide Web and Wikipedia are built on wonderful ideals of openness and not-for-profit knowledge for all. But they're not owned by anybody, and those ideals are being attacked. So Katie's asking: where is this all headed? And at the centre of it all...can Wikipedia survive?

The clip used in the episode is from Wikimedia Commons and is published under a Creative Commons license. No changes were made. Tim Berners-Lee changed the world 25 years ago (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: BBC).

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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 6 | Our Work Is Never Done
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11/23/21 • 53 min

It's the final episode, and Katie's looking to the future. The internet, the World Wide Web and Wikipedia are built on wonderful ideals of openness and not-for-profit knowledge for all. But they're not owned by anybody, and those ideals are being attacked. So Katie's asking: where is this all headed? And at the centre of it all...can Wikipedia survive?

The clip used in the episode is from Wikimedia Commons and is published under a Creative Commons license. No changes were made. Tim Berners-Lee changed the world 25 years ago (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: BBC).

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dot com: The Hacking - Redditland | Ep 1 | Gamestop

Redditland | Ep 1 | Gamestop

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02/01/22 • 45 min

In late 2020 a comment was posted on the social media website Reddit. It might have been inconsequential. Forgotten. But it wasn't, and soon the world's eyes were on the site. It tipped the first domino that, a few months later, would flip the stock market upside down and set Wall Street on fire. This is the story of David and Goliath, and the start of presenter Katie Puckrik's journey into the world of this lesser-known website - where communities flourish and irony reigns supreme.

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dot com: The Hacking - Coming Soon (Trailer)

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10/12/21 • 0 min

This Crowd Network original series launches on October 19th 2021.

 

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dot com: The Hacking - The Wikipedia Story | Ep 2 | Hello World
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10/26/21 • 46 min

It's the 15th January 2001 and a new website has just been launched. A free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Crazy idea, right? Maybe. But twenty years on, Wikipedia is in over 320 different languages and is growing by thousands of articles every day. How did we get from there, town Wikipedia in 2001, to here, metropolis Wikipedia 2021? For the second episode of dot com, Katie Puckrik's going back to the start to find out how and why Wikipedia was founded. And it turns out if you scratch the surface, the answer isn't as simple as it seems.

The clips used in this episode are from Wikimedia Commons and are published under the Creatives Commons license. No changes were made. Happy birthday, Wikipedia! (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Wikibirthday in Tehran (cc-by-sa-4.0, author: Iranian Wikimedians User Group); Katherine Maher's Message on the Occasion of Wikipedia 20 (cc-by-CC0-1, author: Wikimedia Foundation); WalesCallToAction (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Wikimedia Foundation); Wikipedia 15 - Jimmy's greetings (cc-by-sa-3.0, author: Jimmy Wales).

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How many episodes does dot com: The Hacking have?

dot com: The Hacking currently has 31 episodes available.

What topics does dot com: The Hacking cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Documentary, Podcasts and Technology.

What is the most popular episode on dot com: The Hacking?

The episode title 'The Wikipedia Story | Ep 1 | Don't Bite The Newbies' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on dot com: The Hacking?

The average episode length on dot com: The Hacking is 40 minutes.

How often are episodes of dot com: The Hacking released?

Episodes of dot com: The Hacking are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of dot com: The Hacking?

The first episode of dot com: The Hacking was released on Oct 12, 2021.

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