Have you ever wandered through a new city and wanted to learn more about your surroundings? Now you can. Wikimedia, the site behind Wikipedia, recently added a ‘Nearby’ page to its mobile site that suggests articles based on your location. Nearby will let you see a list of articles based on your location and is easily found in the main menu in the mobile web version of Wikipedia. The feature also heavily encourages user contribution. If you want to give back to the Wiki community, Wikimedia said Nearby can show you a map of articles needing images near your location, so that you can take and upload photos to improve the online encyclopedia. Not really the photo type? Wikimedia also said they hope people update the text articles of places around them, too. It’s a win-win: you get information about the places around you, and Wikipedia gets more fully fleshed out. Wherever you go in this connected world, know that Nearby will be, well, nearby.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.