Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Walesis an American Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and the for-profit Wikia web hosting company...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 August 1966
CountryUnited States of America
optimistic thinking government
While I'm optimistic about the direction the world is headed, generally, I think there is a need for constant vigilance and pressure on repressive governments.
lasts wikileaks information
If I had some information, the last thing I would ever do with it is send it to Wikileaks.
creating people attention
When you consider the magnitude of how many people use Wikipedia globally, there is a potential here for really creating some noise and getting some attention in the U.S.
mistake thinking different
I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same.
fun interesting get-up
I just get up every day and do what seems like the most interesting, fun thing to do.
ideas people world
I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband.
i-can
I can't do anything quietly anymore.
simple
I don't come down on any simple place as a deletionist or a completionist.
worry
I don't worry. It's just not in my nature, really.
sports zero college
I have zero interest in sports of any kind - professional, college or international.
errors want about-yourself
If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.
smart school kids
To me the key thing is getting it right. And if a person's really smart and they're doing fantastic work, I don't care if they're a high school kid or a Harvard professor; it's the work that matters.
impact people being-ignored
We've seen how grassroots journalism by blogs has had an impact at various points politically, as ordinary people have amplified stories that were being ignored by the traditional press.
world single-person persons
My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world.