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#192: A History of Wikipedia

#192: A History of Wikipedia

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It is one of the most popular websites in the world and has the goal of being a comprehensive collection of all of the knowledge in the world. In this episode, we'll learn about the history of this amazing website, why it succeeded where others failed,

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It is one of the most popular websites in the world and has the
goal of being a comprehensive collection of all of the knowledge
in the world.

In this episode, we'll learn about the history of this amazing
website, why it succeeded where others failed, how it actually
works, and its importance as a source of truth.

Some statistics about how big Wikipedia is

History of encyclopedias

Bomis.com and the dot-com-boom

The founding of Nupedia

Why Nupedia didn't work

Launching Wikipedia

Why (and how) Wikipedia was different

Wikipedia's early growth

Early criticisms of Wikipedia

Who pays for Wikipedia?

The surprising second and third most popular languages on
Wikipedia

Automating article creation

Criticisms of Wikipedia's trustworthiness

Trump vs. Biden on Wikipedia

Influence of the contributors on what is published on
Wikipedia

Why you should edit Wikipedia

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-wikipedia

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