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   Who is Jimmy Wales?

   • "Wikipedia founder to help in government's research scheme". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2017. ^ "Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales backs 'viral mobile network' The People's Operator". The Daily Telegraph. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022.

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   Why did Jimmy Wales create Wikipedia?

   • Wales, Jimmy (July 2005). "The birth of Wikipedia – 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". TED talks.

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   Who is Jimbo Wales?

   • Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also referred to as 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).

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   Why did Jimmy Wales start the Jimmy Wales Foundation?

   • In 2015, Wales started the Jimmy Wales Foundation for freedom of expression, to try to help bloggers or internet activists who are in prison. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Garside, Juliette (August 3, 2014). "Jimmy Wales: digital champion of free speech". The Observer. London. Retrieved December 26, 2017. ↑ Williams, Christopher (April 25, 2017).

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   Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also referred to as 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).

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   Jimmy Wales (born August 8, 1966, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. [ see Researcher’s Note ]) 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.).

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   The birth of Wikipedia. 1,486,408 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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   Jimmy Wales (born August 8, 1966, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. [ see Researcher’s Note ]) 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.).

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   Feb 7, 2014 · Interview. Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales: 'It's true, I'm not a billionaire. So?' – interview. Carole Cadwalladr. The co-founder of Wikipedia on why he believes enriching the mind is more...

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   Mar 27, 2024 · Wikipedia Timeline, Politico, Wired, University of Michigan, Duke University. People. American-British internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, has helped build communities of knowledge.