Check this cool animation on how Wikipedia got its start, narrated by the O.G. Wiki founder Jimmy Wales. Jimmy says that Wikipedia gets over 400 unique visitors a month. Hey Jimmy: keep it up and you'll be on track with us any day now! Happy tenth anniversary homie, thanks for keeping our page tight. [Laughingsquid, via Nymag]
Well Played: "The State of Wikipedia" is a History of How it all Started
Happy tenth anniversary Wikipedia! Check out this animated history of how the whole thing went down.
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