Wikipedia: The Company and Its Founders eBook

by Jennifer Joline Anderson

Overview

Examines the lives of Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, their backgrounds and educations, their early careers, and their work building the Wikipedia. Publishing Company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617589706
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Series:	Technology Pioneers Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1050L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A New Kind of Encyclopedia 6

Chapter 2 Growing Up Curious 14

Chapter 3 The Internet Explosion 24

Chapter 4 The Nupedia Concept 34

Chapter 5 Making a Wiki 42

Chapter 6 Wikipedia Takes Off 50

Chapter 7 Going International 60

Chapter 8 Trolls, Vandals, and Edit Wars 70

Chapter 9 Controversy 80

Chapter 10 New Ventures 88

Timeline 96

Essential Facts 100

Glossary 102

Additional Resources 104

Source Notes 106

Index 110

About the Author 112