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Wikia Search to offer first peek next week

January 2, 2008 A public alpha of the community-driven, open-source search tool is set to launch Monday. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, search tool, search result, open source

Dancing with Jimmy Wales in 'Second Life'

May 14, 2007 Wikipedia's founder visits CNET's virtual theater to talk about the free, open encyclopedia, his for-profit company and more.Images: Wales urges audience to get onstage TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Second Life, community, founder, Google Inc.

Confessions of a journo-elitist

January 19, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper ponders whether the Wikipedification of the future is inevitable--and what that may mean. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Sports Illustrated, Wiki, open source

Wikipedia's Wales touts 'free culture' movement

August 4, 2006 Jimmy Wales urges "Wikipedians" to focus on quality, announces One Laptop per Child project will include Wikipedia on machines. Photos: It's a Wikipedia world TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Wiki, Socialtext, OLPC, culture, initiative, entry, project, error, conference

Can German engineering fix Wikipedia?

August 23, 2006 An experiment planned for the country's version of the online encyclopedia could be a blueprint for improved accuracy. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, article

Wikibooks takes on textbook industry

September 28, 2005 Project aims to create open-ended curriculum that would offer a free, licensable alternative to traditional textbooks. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, biology, textbook, curriculum, college, project, Wikipedia, open source, Google Inc.

Craigslist, Wikipedia founders chat at SXSW

March 14, 2006 Craig Newmark and Jimmy Wales discuss the importance of content on user-created community sites during a keynote conversation. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Craigslist, Wikipedia, democracy, TiVo Inc., founder, DVR, community

Growing pains for Wikipedia

December 5, 2005 After two scandals in one week, Wikipedia's founder decides to make a change to the anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Gannett, article, USA Today, podcasting, entry, founder, monitor

Yahoo to support Wikipedia

April 7, 2005 Search results will feature shortcuts to the community-created encyclopedia. Company will also provide hardware and resources. TAGS: Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, encyclopedia, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search, Wiki, resource

Open-sourcing the news

January 7, 2005 Jimmy Wales, leader of Net volunteers behind Wikipedia, thinks a collaborative process is needed to keep journalism honest. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, journalism, Wiki, Wikipedia, encyclopedia, volunteer, media

Imus just the tip of a malevolent tongue

April 13, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says online bad manners are so widespread it's no longer news. But what to do about it is the new $64,000 question. TAGS: Jimmy Wales, cyberspace, expression, blog

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

December 15, 2005 The journal Nature says the open-access encyclopedia is about as accurate as the old standby. TAGS: Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, encyclopedia, article, Adam Curry, journal, error, founder, expert

How much do you trust Wikipedia?

December 7, 2005 the buzz Readers weigh in on reports that Wikipedia entries are too easily tampered with to be reliable. TAGS: Wikipedia, Wiki, Jimmy Wales, entry, CEO

In search of the Wikipedia prankster

December 15, 2005 Daniel Brandt, a book indexer in Texas, explains what motivated him to track down the author of a false article. TAGS: Wikipedia, Nashville, IP address, article, Jimmy Wales, IP, author, BellSouth Corp., Texas, search, router, server, e-mail
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