December 13, 2006 at 09:12Wikia Openserving - Free Website Builder
The company Wikia - a commercial project co-founder of Wikipedia , Jimmy Wales - is Openserving . Within the framework of this platform, created on the basis of the modified MediaWiki code, users can create their own social sites, blog and create communities around their projects.
It is important to note that Openserving users will be able to freely advertise on the pages: the only requirement for developers is a link to the Wikia website. This distinguishes the new project from most platforms for creating sites that include an engine and hosting, which usually place their own ad units on users' pages.
Openserving provides a large number of options, including RSS feeds and voting for any topics and comments. You can get acquainted with the main features of the platform using a series of screenshots .
“This is completely open-source software and completely free content,” says Jimmy Wales (quoted by Reuters ). “We plan to provide free hosting and give users the opportunity to receive 100% of advertising revenue.”
As with all other wiki projects, says Wales, the company relies primarily on “common sense,” self-regulation of the community forming around the projects.
Apparently, Amazon’s investments (companytook part in the second round of investing Wikia last week). However, Amazon’s hosting capabilities will not be used in Wikia projects.
Openserving uses the MediaWiki code modified by ArmchairGM , a sports community recently acquired by Wikia. This project is just the first step towards creating a full-fledged network of free network platforms for creating websites: in the future, the company plans to develop similar web services based on Wordpress and Drupal. Users will thus be able to use a single password on all sites as part of Wikia projects. “Our goal is to continue to expand and host the widest range of free apps and freeware,” says Jimmy Wales.
According to statistics, more than 30,000 people already use Wikia projects, placing more than 400,000 materials on them. The company itself, whose office is located in California, employs 38 people.
It is important to note that Openserving users will be able to freely advertise on the pages: the only requirement for developers is a link to the Wikia website. This distinguishes the new project from most platforms for creating sites that include an engine and hosting, which usually place their own ad units on users' pages.
Openserving provides a large number of options, including RSS feeds and voting for any topics and comments. You can get acquainted with the main features of the platform using a series of screenshots .
“This is completely open-source software and completely free content,” says Jimmy Wales (quoted by Reuters ). “We plan to provide free hosting and give users the opportunity to receive 100% of advertising revenue.”
As with all other wiki projects, says Wales, the company relies primarily on “common sense,” self-regulation of the community forming around the projects.
Apparently, Amazon’s investments (companytook part in the second round of investing Wikia last week). However, Amazon’s hosting capabilities will not be used in Wikia projects.
Openserving uses the MediaWiki code modified by ArmchairGM , a sports community recently acquired by Wikia. This project is just the first step towards creating a full-fledged network of free network platforms for creating websites: in the future, the company plans to develop similar web services based on Wordpress and Drupal. Users will thus be able to use a single password on all sites as part of Wikia projects. “Our goal is to continue to expand and host the widest range of free apps and freeware,” says Jimmy Wales.
According to statistics, more than 30,000 people already use Wikia projects, placing more than 400,000 materials on them. The company itself, whose office is located in California, employs 38 people.