Visualizing the revision history of Wikipedia articles

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Sérgio Nunes

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May 14, 2008, 10:56:28 AM5/14/08
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Hi,

I've been using the Wikipedia API to visualize an article's revision
history.
In many cases you can find very revealing patterns clearly related to
the content of the article.

See for instance the revision history in a timeline for the "Tour de
France" article
http://sergionunes.com/p/wikichanges/?q=Tour_de_France

Or, see a side-by-side plot of the articles on the two democratic
candidates
http://sergionunes.com/p/wikichanges/?q=Barack_Obama&q2=Hillary_Rodham_Clinton

You can zoom or click on a data point to get a (tentative) summary for
the changes occurred.

Feedback is welcomed. Thanks!
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Sérgio Nunes
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