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A self proclaimed obsessive reader, Jimmy Wales loved encyclopaedias as a kid. "I didn't got o a fancy school. I went to a small school in the neighbourhood run by my mother and grandmother, but I used to read a lot," says Wales, "But…

You too can edit Wikipedia - this is he message Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, wanted to give during the inauguration of the WIkipedia Academy here on Friday. Talking about the WIkipedia Academy, Kiruba…

In a bid to open up a platform for techies working on the concept of knowledge sharing, an ‘Unconference’ (where all participants could interact freely in an informal session) on wikis brought to light a new wave of opportunity for…

A group of enthusiastic techies in Chennai will host Wikicamp, an ‘Unconference’ on the online phenomenon that is Wikipedia, on Sunday at Tidel Park on the I.T. Highway. And rubbing shoulders with them be Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia…