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| − | + | '''Openserving''' is a failed project owned by [[Directory:Wikia|Wikia]], founded on December 12, 2006,<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Wikipedia founder remakes Web-publishing economics |url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/software/2006-12-12-wiki-free-tools_x.htm?csp=34 | |
| − | |work= |publisher=[[Reuters]]/[[USA Today]] |date=December 12, 2006 |accessdate=2007-10-04 }}</ref> Openserving, like Wikia, | + | |work= |publisher=[[Directory:Reuters|Reuters]]/[[Directory:USA Today|USA Today]] |date=December 12, 2006 |accessdate=2007-10-04 }}</ref> and abandoned in January 2008. Openserving, like Wikia, was to have offered wiki hosting, but differ from Wikia in that it would supposedly give the founder of the wiki the revenue from the advertising on the site,<ref name="dailytimes">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |
| − | Wikipedia to share collaborative software|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\18\story_18-12-2006_pg6_1 |work= |publisher=Daily Times |date=December 18, 2006 |accessdate=2007-10-04 }}</ref> and unlike other hosts, Openserving | + | Wikipedia to share collaborative software|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\12\18\story_18-12-2006_pg6_1 |work= |publisher=Daily Times |date=December 18, 2006 |accessdate=2007-10-04 }}</ref> and unlike other hosts, Openserving wouldn't charge for anything.<ref name="usatoday"/> Interestingly, this is the actual business model enacted by [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]], which is working quite successfully today. According to [[Directory:Jimmy Wales|Jimmy Wales]] the site saw several thousand applications within the first month, [[January 2007]].<ref name="journal">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Wikis can succeed on newspaper sites, claims Wikipedia founder |url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/53151.php |work= |publisher=Online Journalism News, Journalism.co.uk |date=January 19, 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-04 }}</ref> However, after a year, not a single site had been launched under the Openserving banner. The project had not issued any press releases since [[December 2006]]. |
| − | Openserving used a modified version of [[Wikimedia]]'s [[ | + | Openserving used a modified version of [[Directory:Wikimedia|Wikimedia]]'s [[Directory:Mediawiki|Mediawiki]] [[wiki]] software created by [[Directory:ArmchairGM|ArmchairGM]], but was going to be branching out to other open source packages.<ref name="usatoday"/> |
| − | Currently [http://openserving.com Openserving.com] redirects to [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia Wikia.com]. | + | Currently [http://openserving.com Openserving.com] redirects in shame to [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia Wikia.com]. |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 10 February 2008
Openserving is a failed project owned by Wikia, founded on December 12, 2006,[1] and abandoned in January 2008. Openserving, like Wikia, was to have offered wiki hosting, but differ from Wikia in that it would supposedly give the founder of the wiki the revenue from the advertising on the site,[2] and unlike other hosts, Openserving wouldn't charge for anything.[1] Interestingly, this is the actual business model enacted by MyWikiBiz, which is working quite successfully today. According to Jimmy Wales the site saw several thousand applications within the first month, January 2007.[3] However, after a year, not a single site had been launched under the Openserving banner. The project had not issued any press releases since December 2006.
Openserving used a modified version of Wikimedia's Mediawiki wiki software created by ArmchairGM, but was going to be branching out to other open source packages.[1]
Currently Openserving.com redirects in shame to Wikia.com.
