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Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966) (Jimbo Wales as a user of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects), is a British-American Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of Wikipedia and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia).
On January 15, 2001, with Larry Sanger and others, Wales started Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a free, open content encyclopedia. It grew and became popular very quickly. As Wikipedia became known to the public, he became the project’s promoter and spokesperson. He is often called a co-founder of Wikipedia, though he has argued against the "co-" part.
Apr 28, 2024 · Jimmy Wales is an American entrepreneur, who cofounded Wikipedia, a free Internet-based encyclopaedia operating under an open-source management style. Wales received degrees in finance from Auburn University (B.S.) and the University of Alabama (M.S.). From 1994 to 2000 he was an options trader in.
Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia and a member of its governing board. He also supports and celebrates the Wikimedia movement and its volunteers through talks and awards.
The birth of Wikipedia. 1,487,067 views |. Jimmy Wales |. TEDGlobal 2005. • July 2005. Read transcript. Watch next. Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.
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Founder, Wikipedia. U.S. Internet Entrepreneur and Wiki Pioneer. One of TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People”. Wikipedia: The 5th Most Visited Web Site Worldwide. Ranked by Forbes Magazine as a “Web Celeb”, Jimmy Donal Wales is a U.S. Internet entrepreneur, wiki pioneer, and technology visionary, who is best known as the ...
Mar 19, 2013 · Jimmy Wales’ Wikipedia harnessed the web as a force for good. Some 24 million entries later, it’s an essential part of our lives. Photo: Christopher Morris/VII. Encyclopaedia Britannica...
