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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Hult International Business School, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, speaks at Hult International Business School's Executive Speaker Series in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. View Photo »
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia gestures during an interview with the Associated Press at the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Wales is fighting to stop a recent US plan to tighten anti-piracy laws and his vision for the... View Photo »
MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia speaks during the Digital Life Design conference (DLD) at HVB Forum on January 24, 2012 in Munich, Germany. ence and culture which connects business, creative and social leaders, opinion-formers and... View Photo »
Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington, January 17, 2012. Wikipedia, the popular community-edited online encyclopedia, will black out its English-language site for 24 hours to seek support... View Photo »
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is viewed on January 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Free online knowledge site Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight eastern standard time in protest at draft anti-online piracy legislation before the... View Photo »
A journalist reads information on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on Jauary 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Free online knowledge site Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight eastern standard time in protest at draft anti-online piracy... View Photo »
LONDON - NOVEMBER 01: Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference on November 01, 2011 in London, England. The conference, which is being attended by representatives of 60 nations, is due to... View Photo »
US Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London November 1, 2011. Government officials, tech firms, NGOs, bloggers and security experts from more than 60... View Photo »
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales gestures during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London November 1, 2011. Britain rejected calls from China and Russia for greater Internet controls on Tuesday at the opening of a major cyberspace... View Photo »
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 file photo, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London. Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, to... View Photo »
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. View Photo »
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Jimmy Wales of Wikimedia, Inc. , Nathan Eagle of TXT Eagle, Alex Pentland of MIT, Human Dynamics Lab, Media Lab, Matthew Bishop of the Economist, Jeffrey Friedberg of Microsoft, Michael Hansen of Elsevier Health Sciences,... View Photo »
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Jimmy Wales of Wikimedia, Inc. , Nathan Eagle of TXT Eagle, and Alex Pentland of MIT, Human Dynamics Lab, Media Lab attend The Louise Blouin Foundation Presents The Fifth Annual Blouin Creative Leadership Summit - Day 1 at... View Photo »
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 21: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales sits during during a plenary session at the President's Conference June 21, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Shakira, a UN Goodwill Ambassador, kicked off the conference promoting childrens... View Photo »
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 21: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres meets singer and UNICEF Goodwill ambassador Shakira on June 21, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Peres will hold a press... View Photo »
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, attends the eG8 forum in Paris, May 24, 2011. The eG8 forum gathered "leaders of the Internet" to consider and discuss the future of the Internet and society. View Photo »
Internet Wilkipedia founder, Jimmy Wales leaves the Elysee Palace after a lunch opening the e-G8 Forum, in Paris. The two-day gathering is bringing together Internet and media world gurus like Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, News Corp. Chairman... View Photo »
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Keynote speaker Clayton Christensen, Jane Rose, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, Stanford University's Paul Romer, Craig Hatkoff and Tribeca's Jennifer Maguire Isham attend the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film... View Photo »
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Jane Rose, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, Paul Romer of Stanford University and Dr. Kenneth Gabriel of DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency attend the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at... View Photo »
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales speaks at the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Citibank Building On Greenwich on April 25, 2011 in New York City. View Photo »
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 7, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur known for his role in the creation of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia launched in 2001. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, holding the board-appointed "community founder" seat. In 2004, he co-founded Wikia, a privately... Full Article
MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia speaks during the Digital Life Design conference (DLD) at HVB Forum on January 24, 2012 in Munich, Germany. ence and culture which connects business, creative and social leaders, opinion-formers and investors for crossover conversation...
View Photo »COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Hult International Business School, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, speaks at Hult International Business School's Executive Speaker Series in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
View Photo »LONDON - NOVEMBER 01: Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference on November 01, 2011 in London, England. The conference, which is being attended by representatives of 60 nations, is due to address rising levels of cybercrime...
View Photo »US Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London November 1, 2011. Government officials, tech firms, NGOs, bloggers and security experts from more than 60 countries are at the two-day talks in...
View Photo »Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales gestures during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London November 1, 2011. Britain rejected calls from China and Russia for greater Internet controls on Tuesday at the opening of a major cyberspace conference but was criticised for...
View Photo »Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011.
View Photo »NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Jimmy Wales of Wikimedia, Inc. , Nathan Eagle of TXT Eagle, Alex Pentland of MIT, Human Dynamics Lab, Media Lab, Matthew Bishop of the Economist, Jeffrey Friedberg of Microsoft, Michael Hansen of Elsevier Health Sciences, and Stephen Wolfram of Wolfram Research...
View Photo »NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Jimmy Wales of Wikimedia, Inc. , Nathan Eagle of TXT Eagle, and Alex Pentland of MIT, Human Dynamics Lab, Media Lab attend The Louise Blouin Foundation Presents The Fifth Annual Blouin Creative Leadership Summit - Day 1 at the Metropolitan Club on September...
View Photo »JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 21: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales sits during during a plenary session at the President's Conference June 21, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Shakira, a UN Goodwill Ambassador, kicked off the conference promoting childrens Education.
View Photo »Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, attends the eG8 forum in Paris, May 24, 2011. The eG8 forum gathered "leaders of the Internet" to consider and discuss the future of the Internet and society.
View Photo »Internet Wilkipedia founder, Jimmy Wales leaves the Elysee Palace after a lunch opening the e-G8 Forum, in Paris. The two-day gathering is bringing together Internet and media world gurus like Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, and...
View Photo »FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 file photo, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia speaks during the opening session at the London Cyberspace Conference in London. Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, to protest anti-piracy legislation...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Keynote speaker Clayton Christensen, Jane Rose, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, Stanford University's Paul Romer, Craig Hatkoff and Tribeca's Jennifer Maguire Isham attend the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Citibank Building On...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Jane Rose, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, Paul Romer of Stanford University and Dr. Kenneth Gabriel of DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency attend the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Citibank Building On Greenwich on...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales speaks at the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Citibank Building On Greenwich on April 25, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington, January 17, 2012. Wikipedia, the popular community-edited online encyclopedia, will black out its English-language site for 24 hours to seek support against proposed U.S. anti-piracy...
View Photo »The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is viewed on January 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Free online knowledge site Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight eastern standard time in protest at draft anti-online piracy legislation before the US Congress, founder Jimmy Wales...
View Photo »A journalist reads information on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on Jauary 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. Free online knowledge site Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours beginning at midnight eastern standard time in protest at draft anti-online piracy legislation before the US...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: (L-R) Keynote speaker Clayton Christensen, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, Paul Romer of Stanford University and Craig Hatkoff attend the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Citibank Building On Greenwich on April 25, 2011 in New York...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: (L-R) Keynote speaker Clayton Christensen, Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales and Craig Hatkoff attend the Disruptive Innovation Awards at The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Citibank Building On Greenwich on April 25, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 21: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres meets singer and UNICEF Goodwill ambassador Shakira on June 21, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Peres will hold a press conference with pop star Shakira to...
View Photo »MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia speaks during the Digital Life Design conference (DLD) at HVB Forum on January 24, 2012 in Munich, Germany. ence and culture which connects business, creative and social leaders, opinion-formers and investors for crossover conversation...
View Photo »Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday!
Jimmy Wales confirms that the entire English language Wikipedia will be on blackout January 18th from midnight to midnight, Eastern Standard Time. The site's 25 million daily users will redirected to an education page with a call to action. Votes are still being taken on the exact implementation.
Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday!
I donated to get Brandon Harris’ picture off the top. I didn’t mind Jimmy Wales’ piercing gaze but Brandon was just disturbing
PIPA is still extremely dangerous
Each time I go to Wikipedia, I see a photo of Jimmy Wales. It's as if he's watching over all of us … it's the wikiopticon
Today Wikipedians from around the world have spoken about their opposition to this destructive legislation
The overwhelming majority of participants support community action to encourage greater public action in response to these two bills. Today Wikipedians from around the world have spoken about their opposition to this destructive legislation
Wikipedians from around the world have spoken about their opposition to this destructive legislation ... This is an extraordinary action for our community to take - and while we regret having to prevent the world from having access to Wikipedia for even a second, we simply cannot ignore the fact that SO...
It’s hard to imagine Google forgoing a day’s worth of revenues
