Community Central:Press


 * For press inquiries please email: [mailto:cjwenty@yahoo.com Carol Wentworth]

Selected Press Releases
 * Wikia:Press: Wikia's Acquisition of Websitewiki Accelerates Goal of Organizing All Information in Europe, January 2010
 * Mikhail Gorbachev and Jimmy Wales Call on the World to Rally Together in Wikia Green, December 2009
 * Wikia Launches New French Question and Answer Service - Wikiresponses, November 2009
 * Wikia:Press: HP Brings Magazine Publishing to Wikia Through New MagCloud Collaboration, October 2009
 * Wikia expands into music category, through acquisition of Lyrics site created by die-hard music lovers, October 2009
 * Profitability and triple digit growth, September 2009
 * Summer 2009 Update, August 2009
 * Spring 2009 Update, March 2009
 * Wikia re-launches Wikianswers, February 2009
 * Wikia Continues to Grow, December 2008
 * Wikia Launches Gaming Network with 250,000 Articles, September 2007
 * Jeremie Miller Joins Wikia, May 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:Press: X-Files Wiki Sees Traffic Spike as ‘I Want to Believe’ DVD is Released, December 2008
 * The 10 Best and Worst Christmas TV and Movie Specials of All Time, December 2008
 * Wookieepedia Reaches Article Count Milestone, October 2008
 * Redwall Wiki Continues Informational and Technological Advances, October 2008
 * Wikia Green Calls On Supports Of The Green Movement To Build The World's Handbook for Going Green, September 2008
 * Solar Cookers From Around The World Build Out Online Information Resource on Cooking the Natural Way--With The Sun, August 2008
 * ArmchairGM Offers Football Fans a Special “Sneak Peak” into Super Bowl XLII, January 2008

Learn more about Community Press Releases.

Wikia in the News
October 2009


 * Wikia, site for user-generated topic pages, sees "explosion of growth" Venturebeat
 * Wikipedia founder joins HP in magazine project Google.com Hosted News
 * HP lets you print old books or Wikia pages as your own custom publications Venturebeat
 * HP Bets on Print-on-demand Services PCWorld
 * New HP service undigitizes books Good Morning Silicon Valley
 * HP and Wikia to launch MagCloud Ubergizmo
 * HP bets on paper books and magazines in digital age San Jose Business Journal
 * Wikipedia Founder In HP Online Magazine Print Deal Reuters - NYT/International Herald Tribune
 * Wikia expands into lyrics Venturebeat

September 2009


 * Wikia, which focuses on obsessions, turns a profit San Jose Mercury
 * Wikia CEO claims profitability, 3x growth. Venturebeat
 * Warcraft and Twilight fans make Wikia profitable. ReadWriteWeb
 * Wikia Hits Profit Target Early Wall Street Journal

December 2008


 * "Fallout 3 Your Ultimate guide to the Wastelands now online" - Video Game Watchdog gives a shout-out to our ultimate guide to the wastelands of Fallout3

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 * For advice with dealing with the press see the Wikia:Press: Volunteers page.

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