From The Gurteen Knowledge Letter
There is a quiet revolution going on. If you thought Wikipedia was awesome then take a look at Wikibooks - open-source digital textbooks on any topic, in any language, available to anyone, anywhere, for free!
Wikibooks: http://en.wikibooks.org
In the longer term, along with open access journals, this is really going to shake up the academic publishing world.
Open Access Journals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access
And take a look at the Wikiversity Project - read the vision statement - the potential is enormous.
Wikiversity: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiversity
More on Wikibooks: http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/wikibooks
Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia which to my mind makes this video interview with him - complete with transcript - a must read.
How many full time employees? ONE!
How many page views per month? Two billion!
How is Wikipedia funded? Through donations!
The Interview: http://www.q-and-a.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1042
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org
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