Jimmy Wales Jimmy Wales Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also known by the online moniker , is an American Internet entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the for-profit web hosting company Wikia. Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama, where he attended Randolph School, a university-preparatory school. Later, he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in finance from Auburn University and the University of Alabama respectively. While in graduate school, Wales taught at two universities; however, he departed before completing a PhD to take a job in finance and later worked as the Research Director
The Site musicians interviewed over how technology influenced their music. Author Clifford Stoll and columnist John C. Dvorak were both regular contributors. Sometimes billed as "the Net's evening news," the show also brought Soledad O'Brien Internet fame and the nickname "Goddess of the Geeks." while Lloyd Grove in "The Washington Post" dubbed her "television's first cyberbabe." "The Site" won many awards and was named the best broadcast on internet and high technology by its industry peers. It also was the first television show to have a web site which also was award-winning. The web site was designed to accompany and advance the