| Description |
112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Technology pioneers
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| Note |
Includes chronology. |
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Includes glossary. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 104) and index. |
| Contents |
A new kind of encyclopedia - Growing up curious - The Internet explosion - The Nupedia concept - Making a Wiki - Wikipedia takes off - Going international - Trolls, vandals, and edit wars - Controversy - New ventures. |
| Summary |
This book describes the lives and careers of Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, who created Wikipedia, which grew to become the world's largest and most popular encyclopedia. |
| Audience |
4-8 Medialog, Inc. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades RL 8.1 3.0 quiz: 153126 PCMS |
| Subject |
Wikipedia.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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Wikis (Computer science)
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| ISBN |
9781617148125 |
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