Jimmy Wales

Wikia Search Project to Shut Down

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 8:38am.

Los Angeles - Wikia Search, an open-source search engine project launched by Wikia and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, has shut down.

Wikipedia Surpasses $6 Million Fundraising Goal

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 5, 2009 - 7:58am.

San Francisco - The Wikimedia Foundation has announced that it surpassed its $6 million fundraising goal to sustain the Wikipedia online encyclopedia.

Wikia Collaborative Search Engine Aims at Google Market Share

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 9, 2007 - 11:00am.

Tokyo - Wikia, the for-profit arm of the Wikipedia online collaborative encyclopedia, is building a search engine based on the same idea of users working together to improve overall quality, Reuters reported.

Wikipedia Founder Launches "Campaign Wikia" for Political Topics

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:32pm.

San Francisco - The founder of the Wikipedia user-created online encyclopedia on Thursday announced the launch of a new wiki service for political topics, CNET News.com reported.