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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jimmy_WalesJimmy Wales - Wikipedia

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   Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966; Jimbo Wales as a user of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects), is an Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of the non-profit free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia).

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3. jimmywales.com › about-jimmyAbout Jimmy | Jimmy Wales

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   Ranked by Forbes Magazine as a “Web Celeb”, Jimmy Donal Wales is a U.S. Internet entrepreneur, wiki pioneer, and technology visionary, who is best known as the Founder of Wikipedia, an international collaborative free content encyclopedia on the Internet, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

4. www.ted.com › talks › jimmy_wales_the_birth_of_wikipediaJimmy Wales: The birth of Wikipedia | TED Talk

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   Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.

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   Is Jimmy Wales a billionaire?

   • "Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales: 'It's true, I'm not a billionaire. So?' – interview". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2017. ^ Arendse, Ilse (April 20, 2007). "MySpace will fail". News24. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017. ^ abcdLipsky-Karasz, Alisa (September 2008).

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   • "Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales exits Guardian board over conflict of interest with Wikitribune news site". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. ^ Rogoway, Mike (July 27, 2007). "Wikipedia & its founder disagree on his birth date". Silicon Forest. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.

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   Who is Jimbo Wales?

   • m. Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966; Jimbo Wales as a user of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects), is an Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of the non-profit free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia).

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   How did Jimmy Wales create Wikipedia?

   • Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.

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   • "Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Has Already Solved the Internet's Problems". Reason. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022. ^ Reid, Jenni (May 28, 2024). "More than 100 business leaders including Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales sign open letter backing Britain's center-left opposition".

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   What did Jimmy Wales bet on?

   • Jimmy Wales went from betting on interest rates and foreign-currency fluctuations (as an option trader) to betting on the willingness of people to share their knowledge.

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6. www.britannica.com › money › Jimmy-WalesJimmy Wales | Internet pioneer, Wikipedia founder

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   May 30, 2024 · Jimmy Wales is an American entrepreneur, who cofounded Wikipedia, a free Internet-based encyclopaedia operating under an open-source management style. Wales received degrees in finance from Auburn University (B.S.) and the University of Alabama (M.S.). From 1994 to 2000 he was an options trader in.

7. www.ted.com › speakers › jimmy_walesJimmy Wales | Speaker | TED

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   Learn about Jimmy Wales, the visionary who created Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia with millions of articles in multiple languages. Watch his TED talk, read his blog and explore his latest project, Wikiasari, a wiki-style search engine.

8. wikimediafoundation.org › story › jimmy-walesJimmy Wales – Wikimedia Foundation

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   Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia and a member of its governing board. He inspires and engages with the Wikimedia community, celebrating its volunteers and promoting its values of collaboration and knowledge sharing.

9. www.internethalloffame.org › inductee › jimmy-walesJimmy Wales - Internet Hall of Fame

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   Wales earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Auburn University and a master’s at the University of Alabama. From 1994 to 2000, he was the research director at Chicago Options Associates, a futures and options trading firm in Chicago.