valleywag.com - 10/20/2008
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Bid goodnight to Jimmy Wales's dream of cashing out on Wikipedia, the world's largest collection of infrequently asked questions. The vehicle for his scheme, a derivative for-profit startup called Wikia, is imploding. A tipster tells us that the 43-person company has laid off 30 percent of its ...
freedom-to-tinker.com - 10/24/2008
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This week, one of my favorite podcasts, EconTalk,
features one of my favorite Internet visionaries, Clay Shirky....
I interviewed Shirky when his book came out back in April. The host, Russ Roberts, covered some of the same ground, but also explored ...
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news.cnet.com - 10/20/2008
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It's not surprising, considering that everybody else is
doing it. Valleywag reports that Wikia , the for-profit...
wiki software and search start-up created by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, has laid off about a third of its 43-person workforce--or 12 to ...
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Layoffs at Jimmy Wales' Wikia? | Webware : Cool Web apps ...
soschildrensvillages.org.uk - 10/24/2008
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Press Release 22/10/2008 SOS Children UK and the
Wikimedia Foundation announce the 2008/9 Wikipedia Selection for Schools...
SOS Children UK, in coordination with the Wikimedia Foundation, has released a complete 2008/9 revision of the Wikipedia ...
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New Wikipedia for Schools launched
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Layoffs at Jimmy Wales' Wikia?
The Social —
... It's not surprising, considering that everybody else is doing it.
Valleywag reports that Wikia, the for-profit wiki software and search start-up created by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, has laid off about a third of its 43-person workforce--or 12 to 13 employees.
A Wikia representative was not immediately available to ...
Layoffs at Jimmy Wales' Wikia?
Webware.com —
... It's not surprising, considering that everybody else is doing it.
Valleywag reports that Wikia, the for-profit wiki software and search start-up created by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, has laid off about a third of its 43-person workforce--or 12 to 13 employees.
A Wikia representative was not immediately available to confirm.
The company, formerly known as Wikicities, has big-name investor backing, but it doesn't appear to have pulled in any funding for nearly two years. It raised a Series B round of an undisclosed size ...
Rumor: Wikia Reduces Head Count By 30 Percent
WebProNews Feed —
... not be doing so well. Many other companies are following the same path, of course, but a new rumor has it that some layoffs have occurred and 30 percent of Wikia's workforce is now eligible for unemployment benefits. In the 43-person company, that translates to about 13 individuals. As for the rationale behind the move, there's always the possibility that this is more of a precautionary measure than a response to current problems, but another reason reached the ears of Valleywag. Owen Thomas writes, "A source who has seen Wikia's numbers says the company is experiencing 'a ...
Wikia lays off staff, Wikimedia hires
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... that he wrote glowing entries on Wikipedia for companies that donated to the organization. And now, Valleywag reports that Wikia, the for-profit company Wales founded to be a more in-depth Wikipedia, with ads, has laid off a chunk of its staff. ...
Source: Wikia Laying Off 30-Percent of Work Force
AppScout —
... The company received a $14 million infusion of VC money, back in December 2006. According to Valleywag, the reasoning behind the layoff involves "a hemorrhaging of cash circa 1999," which, of course, means that the Internet bubble is beginning to burst all over again.
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