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1. • • Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is launching a social-media website called WT: Social. The platform aims to compete with Facebook and Twitter, except instead of funding it using advertising, Wales is taking a page from the Wikipedia playbook and financing it through user donations.
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   Is Jimmy Wales launching a social-media website based on Wikipedia?

   • Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is launching a social-media website called WT: Social. The platform aims to compete with Facebook and Twitter, except instead of funding it using advertising, Wales is taking a page from the Wikipedia playbook and financing it through user donations.

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   Is Wales taking a page from the Wikipedia Playbook?

   • The platform aims to compete with Facebook and Twitter, except instead of funding it using advertising, Wales is taking a page from the Wikipedia playbook and financing it through user donations. "The business model of social media companies, of pure advertising, is problematic," Wales told Financial Times.

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   Did Jimmy Wales really know he was a trader?

   • Jimmy Wales: Yeah, so basically, yeah, exactly. So my boss — as I say, it was a small firm, we had, I think there were probably 20 staff total and my boss was a trader himself and he sort of knew that I was going home at night and working on stuff on the weekend. And that Tim and I were sort of thinking about website ideas.

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   Does Jimmy Wales & Tim Ferriss have a podcast?

   • Jimmy Wales: Yeah. Tim Ferriss: Jimmy, thank you so much for the time. Really enjoyed the conversation and to everybody listening, we will put links to all resources, all websites, everything that popped up in the show notes as per usual at tim.blog/podcast. And until next time, thanks for tuning in.

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3. www.trustedreviews.com › news › wt-social-wikipediasWikipedia’s Jimmy Wales is taking on Facebook with a social ...

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   Nov 18, 2019 · November 18, 2019 12:59 pm GMT. In This Article. The co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, has unveiled a new social network that’s designed to go against the ad-funded models loved by...

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   Dec 12, 2019 · Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales is Taking on Facebook and the Dangers Lurking in the Rise of Artificial Intelligence. By Fred Guterl On 12/12/19 at 6:00 AM EST. Simon...

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   Apr 28, 2021 · Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 3:57 PM 3 min read. As Big Tech faces increasing scrutiny over disinformation online, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said Facebook ( FB) and Twitter ( TWTR) face a more...

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   Nov 14, 2019 · Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is launching a social-media website called WT: Social. The platform aims to compete with Facebook and Twitter, except instead of funding it using advertising,...

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8. tim.blog › 2021/08/24 › jimmy-wales-transcriptThe Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Jimmy Wales, Founder of ...

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   Aug 24, 2021 · Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales), founder of the online nonprofit encyclopedia Wikipedia and cofounder of the privately owned Wikia, Inc., including its entertainment media brand Fandom, powered by Wikia. Jimmy serves on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization he established to operate Wikipedia ...

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    Nov 18, 2019 · Stephen Johnson. Fed up with Facebook and Twitter? If so, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales hopes you’ll join WT.Social, a new social media platform that promises not to run advertisements or...