Jimmy Wales
From Scratch with Jessica Harris
English - December 29, 2006 04:02 - ★★★★★ - 88 ratingsCareers Business entrepreneurship leadership business health interview finance entrepreneur productivity startups culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
People used to turn to the Encyclopedia Britannica to get information on topics ranging from photo-synthesis to the Spanish Inquisiton, but more and more people are turning to Wikipedia, the on-line encyclopedia. Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia edited by the on-line community, and is available in over 200 languages. The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, […]
People used to turn to the Encyclopedia Britannica to get information on topics ranging from photo-synthesis to the Spanish Inquisiton, but more and more people are turning to Wikipedia, the on-line encyclopedia. Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia edited by the on-line community, and is available in over 200 languages.
The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, speaks with Jessica about how “wikis” are transforming the way we think about political activism, pop culture, etc.. We’ll also learn how Jimmy is creating his new company, Wikia, from scratch.