Founder of Wikipedia
Name : Jimmy Donal Wales
Nick name : Jimbo
Date of birth : Huntsville, Alabama, USA, 7th of August 1966
Wife : Christine Wales
Profesi : Pendiri Wikipedia, Wikia Inc., Bomis, Nupedia
On January 15, 2001, with Larry Sanger and others, Wales launched Wikipedia, a free, open content encyclopedia that enjoyed rapid growth and popularity, and as Wikipedia's public profile grew, he became the project's promoter and spokesman. He is historically cited as a co-founder of Wikipedia, though he has disputed the "co-" designation, declaring himself the sole founder
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Facts That Makes Me Interest to Wikipedia
— No Ads
When most of the
sites on the internet screen fulfill their webpages with advertising, Wikipedia does not display any ads on
its website. This is of course because Wikipedia is a non-profit donation-based
visitors.
— Languages
As the largest
online encyclopedia’s site, Wikipedia currently supports 260 different
languages. English is the most popular followed in Wikipedia German, French,
Italian and Spanish.
— .com
and. Org
When Wikipedia
launched at the first time, the website is called Wikipedia.com, not Wikipedia.org as now. The reason
why they changed the domain name into Wikipedia Wikipedia.org is due to be launched for non-profit purposes.
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