Not to be confused with La Révolution Wikipédia, a French-language study.
The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia
First edition cover
Author
Andrew Lih
Country
United States
Language
English
Subject
Wikipedia
Genre
Nonfiction
Publisher
Hyperion (US version)
Aurum Press (UK version)
Publication date
March 17, 2009
ISBN
978-1-4013-0371-6
OCLC
232977686
Dewey Decimal
031 22
LC Class
ZA4482 .L54 2009
The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia is a 2009 popular history book by new media researcher and writer Andrew Lih.[1][2][3]
At the time of its publication it was "the only narrative account" of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (in English).[4] It covers the period from Wikipedia's founding in early 2001 up to early 2008. Written as a popular history, the text ranges from short biographies of Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger and Ward Cunningham, to brief accounts of infamous events in Wikipedia's history such as the Essjay controversy and the Seigenthaler incident.
Lih describes the importance of early influences on Wikipedia including Usenet, HyperCard, Slashdot, and MeatballWiki. He also explores the cultural differences found within sister projects such as the German Wikipedia, the Chinese Wikipedia, and the Japanese Wikipedia. The book also covers the Citizendium project, originally a fork of Wikipedia by co-founder Larry Sanger.
^Lih, Andrew. "About Me". Website of Andrew Lih. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
^Lih, Andrew (2009). The Wikipedia Revolution. Hyperion. ISBN 978-1-4013-0371-6.
^Cohen, Noam (March 28, 2009). "Wikipedia: Exploring Fact City". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
^Lih, Andrew. "About Andrew Lih". The Wikipedia Revolution website. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
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