The English-language version of the online encyclopedia will shut down for 24 hours Wednesday to protest an anti-piracy bill in Congress.
Visitors to Wikipedia will be encouraged to call Congress. The site's co-founder Jimmy Wales tweeted he hopes visitors "will melt phone systems in Washington."
co founderWikipedia To Protest Anti-Piracy BillNPR Programs: Morning Edition Tue, 01/17/2012 - 6:01am
Setbacks And Surprises Part Of The Deal For A StartupNPR Programs: Morning Edition Wed, 11/30/2011 - 11:01pm
The roller-coaster ride for one Seattle startup continues. One co-founder has left, the company may have to change its name, and the entrepreneurs have raised far less money than they had hoped. New Bio Quotes Jobs On God, Gates And Great DesignNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 10/24/2011 - 1:31pm
Biographer Walter Isaacson draws on more than 40 interviews with the late Apple co-founder in his new book, Steve Jobs. Isaacson describes how Jobs grappled with being adopted, how he became a notoriously demanding boss, and how he fought the cancer that eventually killed him. Less Really is More: in.gredients Co-founder Christian Lane Disc...Austinist Wed, 07/13/2011 - 2:10pm
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Facebook's Zuckerberg Is A Hit On Google PlusNPR Programs: Morning Edition Wed, 07/06/2011 - 5:23am
Google's latest attempt to compete with Facebook is its new social network called Google Plus. The launch party was by invitation-only but some how Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg got in. Small Businesses 'Square' Away Client Bill PayNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 01/17/2011 - 11:01pm
Small business owners no longer have to purchase scanning devices or pay processing fees to be able to accept credit cards. Twitter Co-Founder Steps Down As CEONPR Programs: Morning Edition Tue, 10/05/2010 - 5:18am
It took Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter, a lot more than 140 characters to explain why he is stepping down as CEO. Library Of Congress To Preserve Twitter PostsNPR Programs: Morning Edition Thu, 04/15/2010 - 4:08am
Twitter is donating its archives of tweets to the Library of Congress. The tweets go back to the first one posted by co-founder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006. |
When sitting down with co-founder of recently announced in.gredients, a concept quickly coming to fruition as the first package-free, waste-not grocery store in Austin and ostensibly the U.S., it’s apparent Christian Lane has done his homework.
