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{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1540536/Chinas-growing-number-of-internet-users-could-exceed-US.html|title=China's growing number of internet users could exceed US|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=May 11, 2009|last=Spencer|first=Richard|date=January 25, 2007}}</ref> He is currently a visiting professor at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>[http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/LihA.aspx "Faculty: Andrew Lih"] at [[University of Southern California|USC]] [[University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication|Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism]]</ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1540536/Chinas-growing-number-of-internet-users-could-exceed-US.html|title=China's growing number of internet users could exceed US|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=May 11, 2009|last=Spencer|first=Richard|date=January 25, 2007}}</ref> He is currently a visiting professor at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>[http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/LihA.aspx "Faculty: Andrew Lih"] at [[University of Southern California|USC]] [[University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication|Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism]]</ref>
==Life and career==
==Life and career==
[[File:MR Wikimania 1-28.jpg|thumbnail|right|(Left to Right) Lih with [[Jimmy Wales]] and David Still (August 2007)]]
Lih, a [[Chinese American]],<ref>Cohen, Noam. "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/technology/16wikipedia.html Chinese Government Relaxes Its Total Ban on Wikipedia]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. October 16, 2006. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.</ref> worked as a software engineer for [[AT&T Bell Labs]] from 1990 to 1993. He founded the new-media startup Mediabridge Infosystems in 1994. He also obtained a [[Masters degree]] in [[Computer Science]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1994.<ref name=cv>http://annenberg.usc.edu/~/media/Faculty/CV/Lih_CV2009.ashx</ref> From 1995 to 2000 he served as an [[adjunct professor]] of journalism at Columbia, and director of technology for their Center for New Media.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ojr.org/ojr/education/1077755580.php|title=Meet Columbia's New Media Guru|journal=Online Journalism Review|accessdate=May 11, 2009|last=Kramer|first=Staci D.|date=March 1, 2004| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090415161717/http://ojr.org/ojr/education/1077755580.php| archivedate= 15 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In 2000 he formed Columbia's Interactive Design Lab, a collaboration with the university's School of the Arts to explore interactive design for both fiction and non-fiction, including advertising, news, documentaries and films.<ref name=hku/> Soon afterward, Lih served as an [[assistant professor]] and the Director of Technology at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the [[University of Hong Kong]].<ref name=hku/><ref name=atlantic/> He then moved to [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]],<ref name=atlantic>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/chinese-firewall/|title=The Connection Has Been Reset
Lih, a [[Chinese American]],<ref>Cohen, Noam. "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/technology/16wikipedia.html Chinese Government Relaxes Its Total Ban on Wikipedia]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. October 16, 2006. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.</ref> worked as a software engineer for [[AT&T Bell Labs]] from 1990 to 1993. He founded the new-media startup Mediabridge Infosystems in 1994. He also obtained a [[Masters degree]] in [[Computer Science]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1994.<ref name=cv>http://annenberg.usc.edu/~/media/Faculty/CV/Lih_CV2009.ashx</ref> From 1995 to 2000 he served as an [[adjunct professor]] of journalism at Columbia, and director of technology for their Center for New Media.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ojr.org/ojr/education/1077755580.php|title=Meet Columbia's New Media Guru|journal=Online Journalism Review|accessdate=May 11, 2009|last=Kramer|first=Staci D.|date=March 1, 2004| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090415161717/http://ojr.org/ojr/education/1077755580.php| archivedate= 15 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In 2000 he formed Columbia's Interactive Design Lab, a collaboration with the university's School of the Arts to explore interactive design for both fiction and non-fiction, including advertising, news, documentaries and films.<ref name=hku/> Soon afterward, Lih served as an [[assistant professor]] and the Director of Technology at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the [[University of Hong Kong]].<ref name=hku/><ref name=atlantic/> He then moved to [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]],<ref name=atlantic>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/chinese-firewall/|title=The Connection Has Been Reset
|month=March |year=2008|work=[[The Atlantic]]|accessdate=May 11, 2009|last=Fallows|first=James}}</ref> where he lived until 2009. He currently lives in Los Angeles, and is an associate professor at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>[http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/LihA.aspx "Faculty: Andrew Lih"] at [[University of Southern California|USC]] [[University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication|Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism]]</ref>
|month=March |year=2008|work=[[The Atlantic]]|accessdate=May 11, 2009|last=Fallows|first=James}}</ref> where he lived until 2009. He currently lives in Los Angeles, and is an associate professor at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>[http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/LihA.aspx "Faculty: Andrew Lih"] at [[University of Southern California|USC]] [[University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication|Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism]]</ref>

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Andrew Lih
Lih at the Wikimania conference in Taipei, Taiwan, August 3, 2007
Websiteandrewlih.com

Andrew Lih (Traditional Chinese: 酈安治, Simplified Chinese: 郦安治, Pinyin: Lì Ānzhì[1][2]) is a new media researcher, consultant and writer, as well as a noted authority on both Wikipedia and internet censorship in the People's Republic of China.[3][4][5][6] He is currently a visiting professor at the University of Southern California.[7]

Life and career

(Left to Right) Lih with Jimmy Wales and David Still (August 2007)

Lih, a Chinese American,[8] worked as a software engineer for AT&T Bell Labs from 1990 to 1993. He founded the new-media startup Mediabridge Infosystems in 1994. He also obtained a Masters degree in Computer Science from Columbia University in 1994.[9] From 1995 to 2000 he served as an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia, and director of technology for their Center for New Media.[10] In 2000 he formed Columbia's Interactive Design Lab, a collaboration with the university's School of the Arts to explore interactive design for both fiction and non-fiction, including advertising, news, documentaries and films.[1] Soon afterward, Lih served as an assistant professor and the Director of Technology at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of the University of Hong Kong.[1][11] He then moved to Beijing, China,[11] where he lived until 2009. He currently lives in Los Angeles, and is an associate professor at the University of Southern California.[12]

Lih is a veteran Wikipedia contributor,[13] and in 2009 published the book The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia. Lih has been interviewed in a variety of publications, including Salon.com[14] and The New York Times Freakonomics blog,[15] as an expert on Wikipedia.

Selected publications

  • Andrew Lih. (2009). The Wikipedia Revolution. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 1-4013-0371-4. OCLC 232977686.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Andrew Lih." University of Hong Kong. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "About." Andrew Lih Official Website. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Sydell, Laura (July 12, 2008). "How Do Chinese Citizens Feel About Censorship?". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  4. ^ Johnson, Tim (May 15, 2008). "China relaxes grip on internet and media after quake". The Australian. Retrieved May 11, 2009. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ Branigan, Tania (August 2, 2008). "Beijing Olympics: Government U-turn ends ban on human rights websites". guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Spencer, Richard (January 25, 2007). "China's growing number of internet users could exceed US". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  7. ^ "Faculty: Andrew Lih" at USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism
  8. ^ Cohen, Noam. "Chinese Government Relaxes Its Total Ban on Wikipedia." The New York Times. October 16, 2006. Retrieved on February 28, 2012.
  9. ^ http://annenberg.usc.edu/~/media/Faculty/CV/Lih_CV2009.ashx
  10. ^ Kramer, Staci D. (March 1, 2004). "Meet Columbia's New Media Guru". Online Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b Fallows, James (2008). "The Connection Has Been Reset". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 11, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  12. ^ "Faculty: Andrew Lih" at USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism
  13. ^ Sarno, David (September 30, 2007). "Wikipedia wars erupt". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  14. ^ Rossmeier, Vincent (March 24, 2009). "Are we dangerously dependent on Wikipedia?". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Mengisen, Annika (June 16, 2009,). "By a Bunch of Nobodies: A Q&A With the Author of The Wikipedia Revolution". Freakonomics Blog. The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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