Wiki is Hawaiian and means “to share.”  Today Wikipedia has 80,000 active cvolunteers with 8 million articles in 250 articles - the 200 millionth article was published last week.  It’s the world’s 9th most popular web site.

It is a non-profit and was founded in 2003 by Jimmy Wales.  He started the web site on a lark after relocating to Florida.  WikiMedia is a non profit with 12 employees and operates nine content-free sites.  It’s funded by small donations by individual users. 

Wikipedia is easy to use and anyone can edit.  Try it!

Many corporate communications professionals ask “How do I change my article on Wikipedia?”  There is an FAQ available (print version only - sorry) bt Sue says, “Expect it to be changed.”