Wikipedia's early adoption litmus test

Wikipedia has without a doubt become a medium for rapid and considated information gathering, which is a just a fancier way ;-) to name something that is so easy to use and edit, while being accessible to anyone and targeted to defining anything.

Yup, Wikipedia is becoming a magnet for information about anything, making it easy to be up-to-date with that same anything. I'm beginning to wonder how will the schools look in 10 years from now further convergence of technologies. I do not have the vaguest idea.

I mean, imagine newer generations of mobile phones with more bandwith, processor power, more intuitive user interfaces making them easier to use for accessing any content on the Internet.

Apart as a major source of pretty relevant information, Wikipedia could server many other purposes.

If I look at Vox, I could safely say I'm an early adopter. It's not that its in Preview, rather it's because it's been less than one month it has an entry in Wikipedia. ;-) I could call this a litmus test for early adoption.

Any other interesting unintended uses of Wikipedia?

Cheers,
Shonzilla