(Wikia, Inc., San Mateo, CA, www.wikia.com) An organization that hosts wikis for all variety of topics. Founded in 2004 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley, anyone can read and edit an existing wiki; however, Wikia must approve all proposals for new wikis. Wikia was originally named Wikicities. See Wikia Search.
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
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- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?
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- Blog posts 2008-07-28
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- Blog posts 2008-07-24
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- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
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- Blog posts 2008-06-04
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- Blog posts 2008-06-03
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- Blog posts 2008-03-11
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- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
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- Blog posts 2008-01-03
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- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
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- Blog posts 2007-12-28
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- Blog posts 2007-12-24
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- Discussion threads 2007-12-08
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