Adventures in the Land of Wikipedia.

The author presents her perspective on the value of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia started in 2001. She asserts that, though she appreciates the "Encyclopaedia Britannica," the most powerful insights she gleaned from Wikipedia could never have been found in a traditional reference source because that knowledge comes only from the act of sharing. Her interest in technology is traced back to 1979 and followed through the creation of Fathom, an online learning company. The impact of Wikipedia on the development of her book "Sala's Gift" is explored. Her own experience of contributing to Wikipedia, beginning with an entry on Ala Gertner, who was hanged publicly at Auschwitz in 1945 for her role in the only armed uprising at the camp, is described in detail.