Community Central:Press


 * For Press Inquiries: [mailto:trevor.jonas@bitepr.com Trevor Jonas] or 415-365-0360.

Selected Press Releases

 * Wikia, Jimmy Wales Unveil First Public Alpha Of Open Source Search Project, January 2008
 * Wikia Launches Gaming Network with 250,000 Articles, September 2007
 * Wikia Acquires Grub, 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

 * ArmchairGM Offers Football Fans a Special “Sneak Peak” into Super Bowl XLII, January 2008
 * 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
 * SFHomeless Wikia wiki shares online resources, January 2007
 * WikiMac, February 2005

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Wikia in the News
May 2008

"Lighten up, Indiana Jones is escapism and we love it" - The Post and Courier covers the Indiana Jones Wiki as part of its review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

April 2008

"Real Estate Wikis: A Leg Up in a Difficult Market" - LinuxInsider explores the use of wikis for the world of real estate.

"Wikia Search Launches Major Enhancements to Search Alpha" - CenterNetworks calls the latest search updates "a positive step forward".

"Search Wikia takes a step closer to the promise of ’search meets Wikipedia'" - VentureBeat covers the newest features of Wikia's search engine.

January 2008

"Screw Madden, Let Tecmo Bowl Decide The Super Bowl Winner" - Kotaku covers ArmchairGM's Tecmo Super Bowl preview to Super Bowl XLII.

"Madden, Tecmo Bowl pick Patriots to win Super Bowl" - GamePro reports on ArmchairGM's Tecmo Super Bowl preview to Super Bowl XLII.

"Patriots Win the (Simulated) Super Bowl, Twice" - Yahoo! Tech writes about ArmchairGM's Tecmo Super Bowl preview to Super Bowl XLII.

"Where There's A Wiki, There's A Way" - Forbes.com reports on Wikia Search.

"Wikia Search Eyes Google" - The New York Post reports on Wikia Search.

"Wikia announces open-source search engine" - The San Jose Mercury News reports on Wikia Search.

"Wikia Search Engine Goes Live Today" - IDG News Service reports on Wikia Search.

"Open source search effort starts" - BBC reports on Wikia Search.

"Wikia Wants to Shake Up Search" - BusinessWeek.com reports on Wikia Search.

"Wiki Citizens Taking on a New Area: Searching" - The New York Times reports on Wikia Search.

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 * For Press Inquires: [mailto:trevor.jonas@bitepr.com Trevor Jonas] or 415-365-0360.


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

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