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| − | [[Image:JimmyWales.jpg|frame|left| Jimmy Wales]]'''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''' is the founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization corporation that operates the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia[http://www.wikipedia.org], and several other [[Wiki]] projects. He is also founder of the for-profit company ''Wikia, Inc.'', which is legally unrelated to Wikimedia. (Note: |
+ | [[Image:JimmyWales.jpg|frame|left| Jimmy Wales]]'''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''' is the founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization corporation that operates the free online encyclopedia, [[Wikipedia]][http://www.wikipedia.org], and several other [[Wiki]] projects. He is also founder of the for-profit company ''Wikia, Inc.'', which is legally unrelated to Wikimedia. (Note: The ''Whats New Media Wiki'' is a Wikia product) |
In May 2006, Wales was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people |
In May 2006, Wales was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people |
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===External Links=== |
===External Links=== |
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales Jimmy Wales entry on Wikipedia] |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales Jimmy Wales entry on Wikipedia] |
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| + | *[http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115756239753455284-A4hdSU1xZOC9Y9PFhJZV16jFlLM_20070911.html ''Will Wikipedia Mean the End Of Traditional Encyclopedias?''] from the Wall Street Journal |
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| + | *[http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061225-8492.html ''Wikipedia founder to create user-driven search engine''] from Ars Technica |
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| + | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6216619.stm ''Wikipedia creator turns to search''] from the BBC |
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| + | *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6171399.stm ''Community websites take wiki path''] from the BBC |
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| + | *[http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10970 ''Readers' Q & A with Wikipedia founder''] from New Scientist |
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| + | *[http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/05/wikipedia_is_ju.html ''Wikipedia Is Just the Start: An Interview With Jimmy Wales''] from WIRED (5.29.07) |
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| + | *[http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn12387 ''Wikipedia founder buys Grub for distributed search''] from New Scientist (7.31.07) |
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 17 January 2020
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is the founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization corporation that operates the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia[1], and several other Wiki projects. He is also founder of the for-profit company Wikia, Inc., which is legally unrelated to Wikimedia. (Note: The Whats New Media Wiki is a Wikia product)
In May 2006, Wales was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people -Rinsucks
External Links[]
- Jimmy Wales entry on Wikipedia
- Will Wikipedia Mean the End Of Traditional Encyclopedias? from the Wall Street Journal
- Wikipedia founder to create user-driven search engine from Ars Technica
- Wikipedia creator turns to search from the BBC
- Community websites take wiki path from the BBC
- Readers' Q & A with Wikipedia founder from New Scientist
- Wikipedia Is Just the Start: An Interview With Jimmy Wales from WIRED (5.29.07)
- Wikipedia founder buys Grub for distributed search from New Scientist (7.31.07)