Read more Jimmy Wales stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/971/jimmy-wales.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:21:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70659/wales-wikipedia-changes-exaggerated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWikipedia's editorial changes aren't so sweeping after all, says co-founder Jimmy Wales. Reports that the open-source encyclopedia would restrict edits to entries on all living people are “just completely wrong," he tells Time . Instead, the site will adopt “flagged revision”—in which edits are checked by a Wikipedia veteran before...http://www.newser.com/story/70659/wales-wikipedia-changes-exaggerated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49057/fake-deaths-may-force-changes-in-wikipedia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe greatly exaggerated deaths of Sens. Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy last week on Wikipedia has sparked a push for a radical change in how the site's information is edited, Wired reports. The edits, traditionally open to all users, gave the false impression that both lawmakers had died. Founder Jimmy...http://www.newser.com/story/49057/fake-deaths-may-force-changes-in-wikipedia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 1:57:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/21243/wikipedia-weighs-big-questions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget dot-com excesses: A piece of printer paper taped to the door and cut-price desks and chairs from eBay and Craigslist are all that distinguish the new San Francisco office of the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia. "We are about as unsophisticated as we could possibly be," its executive director told...http://www.newser.com/story/21243/wikipedia-weighs-big-questions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Mar 2008 11:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20822/wikis-wales-accused-of-inappropriate-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJimmy Wales has been hit with allegations that he abused his position as founder of Wikipedia, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A former Wikipedia employee, Danny Wool, has claimed on his blog that Wales used his Wikimedia Foundation credit card for personal expenses. Meanwhile, a former girlfriend released chat transcripts...http://www.newser.com/story/20822/wikis-wales-accused-of-inappropriate-spending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 22:47:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15503/wikipedia-founder-to-debut-search-engine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will open his new project, Wikia Search, next week. Unlike top search giants such as Google and Yahoo, Wikia Search will use open algorithms instead of proprietary search methods. The new engine will also allow users to contribute to—and ideally improve the accuracy of—search...http://www.newser.com/story/15503/wikipedia-founder-to-debut-search-engine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jan 2008 7:20:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11942/wiki-founder-may-take-on-facebook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is apparently going after Facebook and Google in the social-networking arena, Wired reports. Wales showed slides of his upcoming project during a speech in South Africa, and a tech blogger on hand described it as a "search/social networking hybrid" that incorporates elements of both internet powerhouses.http://www.newser.com/story/11942/wiki-founder-may-take-on-facebook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Nov 2007 9:13:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10035/wikimedia-begins-07-fundraiser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Wikimedia foundation, non-profit operator of Wikipedia and related sites, announced the start of its annual fundraiser today, News.com reports. The pledge drive, which will run through December 22, will finance general improvements to the online encyclopedia as well as a planned expansion of the site into geographic areas...http://www.newser.com/story/10035/wikimedia-begins-07-fundraiser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Oct 2007 16:49:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3708/wikipedia-encyclopedia-newspaper-or-cult.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNovelist Jonathan Dee plumbs the phenomenon that is Wikipedia: First it was a populist encyclopedia, increasingly it's populist journalism, and all along it's been a religious cult, populated by cybermonks working in isolation, often putting in long hours in their bedrooms on school nights. The amazing twist, he notes, is...http://www.newser.com/story/3708/wikipedia-encyclopedia-newspaper-or-cult.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Jul 2007 10:51:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1253/bloggers-urge-more-civility.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProminent techies are calling for a code of conduct for the Web 2.0 blogosphere. The group, which includes Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, urges that bloggers purge their sites of anonymous comments and delete libelous or menacing ones. “If it’s a carefully constructed set of principles, it could carry a...http://www.newser.com/story/1253/bloggers-urge-more-civility.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Apr 2007 7:53:13 CDT