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Web Science Lecture Series: Jimmy Wales
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"Wikipedia, Wikia and the Future of Free Culture"
Jimmy Wales Founder, Wikimedia Foundation
Abstract:
Jimmy Wales will discuss his work in the free culture movement, both the history of Wikipedia and the future as he sees it.
Bio:
Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur known for his role in the creation of Wikipedia, a free open content encyclopedia launched in 2001. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, holding the board-appointed "community founder" seat. In 2004, he founded Wikia, a privately owned free web hosting service.
More about Wales is on his Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales
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- Created By:Louise Russo
- Created:02/11/2010
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- Modified:10/07/2016
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