Community Central:Press

Selected Press Releases

 * Wikia Launches Gaming Network with 250,000 Articles, September 2007
 * Search Wikia OSCON, July 2007
 * Jeremie Miller Joins Wikia, May 2007
 * Wikia opens new "magazine rack" websites, February 2007
 * Amazon invests in Wikia, December 2006
 * Gil Penchina, VP and General Manager from eBay, to Join Wikia as CEO, June 2006
 * Bessemer Venture Partners Funds Jimmy Wales' Startup Wikia, March 2006
 * 100 Wikicities, February 2005

Wikia Community Press Releases

 * Wikia's FFXIclopedia Surpasses 20,000 Articles, December 2007
 * Wikia's New Fall TV Season launches, September 2007
 * Halopedia Announces Halo 3 Contest, September 2007
 * WoWWiki Hits 40,000 Article Milestone, September 2007
 * Harry Potter Fans Build Online Information Resource, July 2007
 * Babylon 5 Wiki Surpasses 500 Article Mark, July 2007
 * Halo Fans Collaborate to Build Halopedia, June 2007
 * Fans Invited to Contribute to the John From Cincinnati Wiki, June 2007
 * Age of Conan Wiki Joins Wikia, June 2007
 * Wookieepedia's second anniversary, March 2007
 * WikiMac, February 2005

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Wikia in the News
July 2007

"Wikipedia founder plans open-source search engine" - The San Jose Mercury News reports on Wikia's acquisition of the search technology known as Grub.

"Wikia details plans for search rival to Google" - Reuters covers the next big step for Wikia's human powered search engine, Search Wikia.

June 2007

"Wikia Gets New Look and New Features" - Mashable reports on Wikia's new site design and features.

"Webware 100 2007 Winners" - Wikia is named one of the top 100 Webware sites for 2007.

"Games Get Wikia With It" - The popular gaming blog, Kotaku, reports on the growth of gaming communities on Wikia.

April 2007

"A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs" - The New York Times reports on the Blogger's Code of Conduct at Wikia.

March 2007

"San Mateo 2.0: Startups find San Mateo a friendly place to do business". The San Mateo Daily Journal explains why San Mateo is "just the best place to start companies like Wikia!"

January 2007

"Something Wiki Is Coming to the Web Search Market" - The New York Times reports on Search Wikia

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