The history of Wikipedia

The history of Wikipedia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXD1TRGafQ0 (3:43)

Listen to the history of the creation of Wikipedia and answer the following questions. The narrator is one of the co-founders himself, Jimmy Wales.

1) What was the original encyclopedia called? 2) Was it free?3) Was was the main problem with it?

4) Why was Wiki, the new software platform they started using, so interesting?5) How many languages does Wikipedia exist in? 6) How many visitors does Wikipedia get every month? 7) When was Wikipedia created?

8) How many people have contributed to the contents of Wikipedia?9) How many edits are there in a month, for all the different versions of Wikipedia combined?10) Does the Wikipedia foundation control the editorial contents of the website?11) What is the role of the Foundation?12) What is Wikipedias new challenge?13) Who donates money to Wikipedia?14) What negative aspect is mentioned?The history of Wikipediahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXD1TRGafQ0 (3:43)

Listen to the history of the creation of Wikipedia and answer the following questions. The narrator is one of the co-founders himself, Jimmy Wales.1)What was the original encyclopedia called? Nupedia.2) Was it free? Yes.

3) Was was the main problem with it? Only one person had final publishing authority.4) Why was Wiki, the new software platform they started using, so interesting? It enabled easy collaboration.5) How many languages does Wikipedia exist in? Over 270.

6) How many visitors does Wikipedia get every month? 400 million.7) When was Wikipedia created? January 2001(January 2011 minus 10)8) How many people have contributed to the contents of Wikipedia? 1.2 million people.

9) How many edits are there in a month, for all the different versions of Wikipedia combined? 11 million.10) Does the Wikipedia foundation control the editorial contents of the website? No.11) What is the role of the Foundation? It keeps the website functioning and it promotes Wikipedias presence worldwide.

12) What is Wikipedias new challenge? To be available in developing countries.13) Who donates money to Wikipedia? Corporations, institutions, and mostly contributors and users.14) What negative aspect is mentioned? Some articles are bad or incomplete. Wikipedia needs to be more accurate (not just broad, but deep)