Hypothes.is

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Hypothes.is Project
Type 501(c)(3)
Tax ID No. 45-2677817
Registration No. C3389843
Founded July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)
Founder(s) Dan Whaley
Headquarters
  • 2261 Market St #632, San Francisco, CA 94114
Website hypothes.is

Hypothes.is is a 501(c) open-source software project that aims to collect comments about statements made in any web-accessible content, and filter and rank those comments to assess each statement's credibility.[1][2][3][4][5] It has been summarized as "a peer review layer for the entire Internet."[6]

Concept

The project is to write software and establish a system which will allow annotation of web pages, using comments contributed by individuals and a reputation system for rating the comments. The plan is that the comments will be stored in the Internet Archive. Normal use is planned to be with a browser plug-in, and the plan is that links to specific comments will also be viewable without needing a plug-in.[2]

People

The project is led by Dan Whaley, co-founder of one of the first online travel booking systems in 1995.[2][7][8] Its advisors include John Perry Barlow, Charles Bazerman, Philip Bourne and Brewster Kahle.[1]

Project

A Kickstarter drive to raise $100,000 to fund a working prototype narrowly reached its goal on November 13, 2011.[6][9] The effort is organized as a non-profit.[10][11] It has received some financial support from the Shuttleworth Foundation[12] and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dan Whaley (ed.). "The Internet, peer-reviewed.". Hypothes.is. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Schonfeld, Erick (Oct 31, 2011), Hypothes.is: A Kickstarter Project To Peer Review The Web, Techcrunch, retrieved 2011-11-14 
  3. Masnick, Mike (Oct 24, 2011). "Interesting Ideas: Can You Peer Review The Entire Internet, Sentence By Sentence". Techdirt. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
  4. Shaughnessy, Haydn (Oct 21, 2011). "Would Your Blog Stand up To Criticism? Here Comes Peer Review". Forbes. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
  5. Kirkpatrick, Marshall (Oct 20, 2011). "Hypothes.is: A Peer-Review Layer for the Whole Internet". ReadWriteWeb. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Farley, Tim (17 November 2011). "Hypothes.is Reaches Funding Goal". James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved 2011-11-26. 
  7. Sloan, Gene (Oct 22, 1996). "Net catches more travelers planning trips". USA Today (McLean, Va.). p. 6D. 
  8. Fernandes, Lorna (Oct 26, 1997). "It's no small world for ITN". San Jose Business Journal (American City Business Journals). Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
  9. Hypothes.is - Taking peer review to the Internet. on Kickstarter
  10. David Streitfeld (April 11, 2013). "Speak Up, the Internet Can’t Hear You". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-02. 
  11. "Letter 947 (DO/CG)". IRS. June 29, 2013. 
  12. "Active Fellows: Dan Whaley". The Shuttleworth Foundation Trust. Retrieved 2013-05-02. 
  13. "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. p. 72. Retrieved 2013-07-23. 

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