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Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia^® in 10 Minutes

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ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33123-7

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Miller, Michael, 1958-
 Sams teach yourself Wikipedia in 10 minutes / Michael Miller.
    p. cm.
 Includes bibliographical references and index.
 ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33123-7
 ISBN-10: 0-672-33123-3
 1.  Wikipedia—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Wikipedia. 3. User-
generated content. 4. Electronic encyclopedias. 5. Social media.
I. Title.
  AE1.5.M557 2010
  030—dc22
                                                   2009031115

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First Printing October 2009

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Dedication

To Sherry: Another ten minutes, please?