CEO Talk: The organization Wiki with Wikia’s CEO, Gil Penchina

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As we get around to meet the various Wiki companies, one name stands out: Wikipedia. Well, Wikia has the same parents and the same technology. Here we meet Gil Penchina, Wikia’s CEO and learn more about why Wikia is seeing rapid growth and learn about some examples of how it’s being used.

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  1. More ScobleShow « Scobleizer - Tech Geek Blogger Says:

    […] Two new ScobleShow segments just loaded: 1) CEO of Kaboodle, Manish Chandra (Kaboodle is an interesting service that helps you track Internet sites and data — for, say, when you are trying to keep track of a bunch of hotels like Maryam is right now for the CES show in Las Vegas). 2) CEO of Wikia, Gil Penchina (sister Wiki company to Wikipedia). […]

  2. Interview with Wikia CEO Gil Penchina » Personal Insights on Web 2.0, Blogging, and Business Says:

    […] I just watched this interview with Wikia’s CEO on the Scoble Show- worth the time if you’re interested in user-generated content and learning about the fascinating things that Wikia is doing. […]

  3. Guuy Pelletier Says:

    Robert,
    You should check out - wwww.screwturn.eu - it is an open source wiki that does not require a database.

  4. Almost As Good As Chocolate » Blog Archive » Podtech interviews 3 folks I work(ed) with Says:

    […] On the same day, he interviewed Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia, who was one of the people who convinced me to join eBay in 2001. Gil talks about how Wikia works, what kinds of people use it and what kind of content is on it. I liked the “safe, well-lit place to write” statement. eBay is one of the earliest businesses that was built by a community — the first community generated “content” site. Every item was listed by and bought by a user. Now, every Web 2.0 company is about leveraging community. The eBay experience will be hugely useful as Gil builds Wikia. I love the OSDN wiki idea- the Open Source Developers Network. So much potential here… […]

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