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      • W ikipedia went live on Jan. 15, 2001, but the now-omnipresent online reference couldn’t have existed without work that began years earlier, around the the dawn of the World Wide Web. The technology behind one of the most popular sites on the web traces its roots an early Apple programming tool, HyperCard.
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      Wikipedia at 15: How Wiki Technology Was First Invented | TIME

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Online_encyclopediaOnline encyclopedia - Wikipedia

    An online encyclopedia, also called an Internet encyclopedia, is a digital encyclopedia accessible through the Internet. Examples include Encarta from 2000 to 2009, Wikipedia since 2001, the Encyclopædia Britannica since 2016, and Encyclopedia.com since 1998.

  4. time.com › 4177280Wikipedia at 15: How Wiki Technology Was First Invented | TIME

    Jan 15, 2016 · The online encyclopedia was established 15 years ago, on Jan. 15, 2001—but a lot had to happen to get to that point

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_online_encyclopediasList of online encyclopedias - Wikipedia

    The largest online encyclopedias are general reference works, though there are also many specialized ones. Some online encyclopedias are editions of a print encyclopedia, such as Encyclopædia Britannica, whereas others have always existed online, such as Wikipedia .

    Name
    Language
    Description
    Status
    Wikipedia
    Various (see list here )
    General interest, wiki
    Active
    Nupedia
    English
    Combined with GNUpedia
    Defunct
    Interpedia
    English
    General interest, the first site to ...
    Defunct
    Everipedia
    English [1]
    General interest
    Read-only (archived)

    See full list on en.wikipedia.org

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_encyclopediasHistory of encyclopedias - Wikipedia

    Many encyclopedic works were written during the 12th and 13th centuries. Among them was Hortus deliciarum (1167–1185) by Herrad of Landsberg, which is thought to be the first encyclopedia written by a woman.

  7. onezero.medium.com › an-oral-history-of-wikipediaAn Oral History of Wikipedia, the Web’s Encyclopedia

    Jan 14, 2021 · Wikipedia was launched as the ugly stepsibling of a whole other online encyclopedia, Nupedia. That site, launched in 1999, included a rigorous seven-step process for publishing articles written...

  8. www.thenationalnews.com › world › europeHow Wikipedia became the world's largest encyclopedia

    Jan 15, 2021 · It all started in January 2001, when internet entrepreneurs Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger registered Wikipedia's domain as an offshoot of an earlier web-based encyclopedia project, Nupedia. As the site became established, it soon grew beyond the scope of the earlier project.

  9. www.britannica.com › Britannica-in-the-digital-eraBritannica in the digital era - Encyclopedia Britannica

    In 1994 Britannica debuted the first Internet-based encyclopaedia. Users paid a fee to access the information, which was located at http://www.eb.com. In 1996 Britannica was sold to financier Jacob E. Safra, under whose leadership the company began a major restructuring.

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