WikiaWikia Collaborative Search Engine Aims at Google Market ShareAuthored 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. Wikia Lands Investment from Amazon.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2006 - 2:51pm.
San Mateo, Calif. - Wikia, a site that allows users to share information, news, stories, media and opinions that fall outside the scope of an encyclopedia, said on Wednesday that it has received a new investment from Amazon.com.
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Wikipedia Offshoot Wikia Raises $4 Million in First RoundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:36am.
St. Petersburg, Fla. - Wikia, a provider of advertising-supported platforms for developing and hosting online communities, has raised $4 million in its first round of venture capital, led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Previously called Wikicities, Florida-based Wikia allows online groups to share information, news, stories, media and opinions. The company was launched in 2004 by Angela Beesley and Jimmy Wales, who previously founded Wikipedia, the free, "open source," online encyclopedia. Both Wales and Beesley serve as board members of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Wikipedia Offshoot Wikia Raises $4 Million in First RoundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 23, 2006 - 3:07am.
St. Petersburg, Fla. - Wikia, a provider of free online content hosting and licensing services, has raised $4 million in its first round of venture capital, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Private Equity Week reported, citing a regulatory filing. Wikia was founded in 2004, originally as a project to create a search engine. The company subsequently expanded with Wikicities, with the aim of creating freely hosted, advertising-supported "wiki communities."
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