Informative and interesting conversation with one of the modern day heroes of the internet Jimmy Wales, we cover Wikipedia and the challenges of monetising it, his ongoing passion for innovation and entrepreneurship, the value of being raised in Alabama, Werewolves and his thoughts on the future of media and society.
Internet and technology entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, is founder of the online non-profit encyclopaedia Wikipedia and co-founder of the privately owned Wikia, Inc. including its entertainment media brand, Fandom powered by Wikia. Wales serves on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit charitable organisation he established to operate Wikipedia. In 2019, Jimmy launched WT Social - a news focused social network. In 2006 Jimmy was named in Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ for his role in creating Wikipedia.
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