Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales is a TED speaker who has written 1 quality-verified book, paired here with their talk.
Jimmy Wales went from betting on interest rates and foreign-currency fluctuations (as an option trader) to betting on the willingness of people to share their knowledge. That's how Wikipedia, imagined in 2001, became one of the most-referenced, most-used repositories of knowledge on the planet, with more than four and a half million articles in English (compared with the Britannica's 80,000) and millions in dozens of other languages, all freely available. The "wiki" in the name refers to software that allows anyone with Internet access to add, delete or edit entries. This has led to controversies about the reliability of the information, prompting the Wikimedia Foundation to set tighter rules for editors, while still keeping Wikipedia open-source. One thing is certain: Wikipedia will never be finished. In the meantime Wales has started working on Wikiasari, a wiki-style search engine.
TED talks by Jimmy Wales
- The birth of Wikipedia (2006)
Books by Jimmy Wales
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Frequently asked questions
What books has Jimmy Wales written?
Jimmy Wales has written 1 book in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "The Seven Rules of Trust". It is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Jimmy Wales write about?
Jimmy Wales's books on Books Worth Reading cover Personal Development.
What is Jimmy Wales known for?
Jimmy Wales's intellectual journey represents a fundamental shift in how we think about knowledge creation and human collaboration. Having transitioned from the precise calculations of financial markets to the boundless potential of collective intelligence, Wales brings a distinctive perspective on ...
What is Jimmy Wales's TED talk?
Jimmy Wales's TED talk is "The birth of Wikipedia" (2006). It is paired with their book on Books Worth Reading.