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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  

'''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=[[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=

|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 it would differ from Wikia in that the founder of the particular wiki would supposedly keep 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 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]].

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 would offer this as a free service.<ref name="usatoday"/> Of course, this business model will compete against and cannibalize the Wikia business model, so it was a curious venture from the outset.

 

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 Openserving 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 [[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"/>

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 in shame to [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia Wikia.com].

Currently the [http://openserving.com Openserving.com] domain humbly redirects in quiet disgrace to [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia Wikia.com].  Its closure was never announced in the press.

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