Wikia:Press
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- For press inquiries please email: Carol Wentworth
[edit] Selected Press Releases
- Mikhail Gorbachev and Jimmy Wales Call on the World to Rally Together in Wikia Green, December 2009
- Wikia Launches New French Question and Answer Service - Wikiresponses, November 2009
- Wikia:Press: HP Brings Magazine Publishing to Wikia Through New MagCloud Collaboration, October 2009
- Wikia expands into music category, through acquisition of Lyrics site created by die-hard music lovers, October 2009
- Profitability and triple digit growth, September 2009
- Summer 2009 Update, August 2009
- Spring 2009 Update, March 2009
- Wikia re-launches Wikianswers, February 2009
- Wikia Continues to Grow, December 2008
- Wikia Launches Gaming Network with 250,000 Articles, September 2007
- Jeremie Miller Joins Wikia, May 2007
- Amazon invests in Wikia, December 2006
- Gil Penchina, VP and General Manager from eBay, to Join Wikia as CEO, June 2006
- Bessemer Venture Partners Funds Jimmy Wales' Startup Wikia, March 2006
- 100 Wikicities, February 2005
[edit] Wikia Community Press Releases
- Wikia:Press: X-Files Wiki Sees Traffic Spike as ‘I Want to Believe’ DVD is Released, December 2008
- The 10 Best and Worst Christmas TV and Movie Specials of All Time, December 2008
- Wookieepedia Reaches Article Count Milestone, October 2008
- Redwall Wiki Continues Informational and Technological Advances, October 2008
- Wikia Green Calls On Supports Of The Green Movement To Build The World's Handbook for Going Green, September 2008
- Solar Cookers From Around The World Build Out Online Information Resource on Cooking the Natural Way--With The Sun, August 2008
- ArmchairGM Offers Football Fans a Special “Sneak Peak” into Super Bowl XLII, January 2008
Learn more about Community Press Releases.
[edit] Wikia in the News
October 2009
- Wikia, site for user-generated topic pages, sees "explosion of growth" Venturebeat
- Wikipedia founder joins HP in magazine project Google.com Hosted News
- HP lets you print old books or Wikia pages as your own custom publications Venturebeat
- HP Bets on Print-on-demand Services PCWorld
- New HP service undigitizes books Good Morning Silicon Valley
- HP and Wikia to launch MagCloud Ubergizmo
- HP bets on paper books and magazines in digital age San Jose Business Journal
- Wikipedia Founder In HP Online Magazine Print Deal Reuters - NYT/International Herald Tribune
- Wikia expands into lyrics Venturebeat
September 2009
- Wikia, which focuses on obsessions, turns a profit San Jose Mercury
- Wikia CEO claims profitability, 3x growth. Venturebeat
- Warcraft and Twilight fans make Wikia profitable. ReadWriteWeb
- Wikia Hits Profit Target Early Wall Street Journal
December 2008
- "Fallout 3 Your Ultimate guide to the Wastelands now online" - Video Game Watchdog gives a shout-out to our ultimate guide to the wastelands of Fallout3
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- For advice with dealing with the press see the Wikia:Press: Volunteers page.
