A Powerpoint by: George Knipfing, Michael Ellis, Sarah Fay, Sydney Jones

Wikipedia

The name Wikipedia comes from the word “wiki” (Which is Hawaiian for quick) and “pedia”, which is short for encyclopedia.

Wikipedia – “Quick Encyclopedia”

Wikipedia was first launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, who came up with the name for the site.

Wikipedia is a free, web based collaborative

multimedia project. It is supported by the non-profit

Wikimedia Foundation.

It has become the largest and most popular general

reference work on the internet, ranking around 7th

among all websites on “Alexa” and having 365

million readers.

The Wikipedia web services give access to georefereced wikipedia articles into 240 languages. For the largest

languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and

Polish) a full test and summary is also available.

Wikipedia wasn’t made for a certain category of people.

Anyone seeking information, no matter the age, sex, color,

or religion is free to surf Wikipedia to find

information on almost any topic. You don’t even need an account to contribute.

Wikipedia

Applications Wikipedia supports-

Wikipedia was originally only available on a fixed internet connection. Now it can be viewed from the mobile web, utilizing the use of smartphones and tablets.

Wikipedia Sister sites-

Wiktionary

Wikiquote

Wikinews

WikiversityUses for Wikipedia Research –

many pages list citations for the facts in the page. Even if you don't think wikipedia itself is a reliable source, you can always check the links for relevant information.

Wikipedia has also become a cultural phenomena, open satirized by tv shows (The Simpsons, The daily Show, etc.) and other groups, such as collegehumor.com

Wikipedia is known for being a free

encyclopedia, a site where information is

easily accessible.Anyone can view,

edit, or create new pages on Wikipedia

Features:

Multiple languages-

makes it possible for people of any country to learn new

things in there own language.

Easy search able content-

Most things are linked together or you can type

your phrase into a search bar and find info on it through

wikipedia.

contribute info-

A person can contribute new things and ideas and

link them to other storys and articles that relate to

it.Allows people to revert information that might of

been changed back to original content.

User friendly controls-

Has easy to access controls at on the left side of the site allowing users a easy way to

navigate the website.