User:Mawosola/Usefulre.com - Wikipedia Fork
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| URL | Usefulref.com |
| Authors | As of 2013, 119 named sources |
| Subject(s) | General |
| Genre(s) | Encyclopedia, Dictionary, |
| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Usefulref.com[1] is an online web search, encyclopedia and history[2] resource site that uses content from Wikipedia and from other sources,[3] such as reference and news contents from the CIA World Factbook, Google news, Yahoo news, Techsciencenews.com, and Usenet groups, image contents from Flickr, and video contents from Youtube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion, and Yahoo Videos, and uses Google's custom search engine to provide reference, and dictionary resource.[4].
Usefulref.com is listed on the International Organization of Legal Metrology [5] and on the Islamic Azad University[6] websites, and according to Alexa Internet data, Usefulref.com has been around since March 2008,[7].
The site's popularity is evidenced in online reviews and users' comments at The Review Center [8] and dooyoo [9].
Usefulref.com is a good example of how Wikipedia's data resources have been utilised to create a booming reference and encyclopedia web industry in various niche information fields.
References
[edit]- ^ [http://usefulref.com:Usefulref.com "Usefulref.com - An Ask.com Service"]
- ^ "History - An Ask.com Service"
- ^ "About Usefulref.com"
- ^ "Dictionary - An Ask.com Service"
- ^ International Organization of Legal Metrology
- ^ Azad University
- ^ Usefulref.com Site Info - Alexa Internet
- ^ "Usefulref.com Reviews - Review Centre"
- ^ "Usefulref.com Reviews - dooyoo.co.uk"
Category:Online dictionaries Category:Websites which mirror Wikipedia