YouTube Reporter am DLD 2008: Jimmy Wales

Gründer von Wikipedia und Wikimedia, ehemaliger Vorsitzender der WikimediaFoundation

Although best known for founding Wikipedia.org, Jimmy Wales has also set up the Wikimedia

Foundation in 2003 and co-founded Wikia, Inc., in 2004.

As part of his work at Wikia, Inc., Wales is developing a human-powered search engine, Search

Wikia, which will be based on the same open, transparent, community-driven principles of Wikia

and Wikipedia.

Recently, The World Economic Forum recognized Wales as one of the "Young Global Leaders" of

2007. This prestigious award acknowledges the top 250 young leaders across the world for their

professional accomplishments, their commitment to society, and their potential to contribute to

shaping the future of the world. Wales also received the "Time 100 Award" in 2006, named one of

the world's most influential people in the "Scientists & Thinkers" category. Wales received his

bachelor's degree in finance from Auburn University and his master's in finance from University

of Alabama.

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