Comments on: Wikimedia Is Moving Out West

By: Profy.Com

Profy.Com — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:18:13 +0000

Wikipedia Showing Slower Growth? So What?…

In the past couple of days, TechCrunch’s Eric Schonfeld and Duncan Riley have posted information and thoughts on Wikimedia Foundation’s announced relocation, with Eric publishing the facts and Duncan later postulating the reasons behind th…

By: sputnick

sputnick — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:56:11 +0000

Interesting info. Thanks!

Note to all those who commented above and who do not understand the value of this post: Wikipedia is one of the 3 most important sites on the Internet. A relocation, or even a far more minor change, is news.

The issue, for me, is whether the WikiEmpire will begin to soak up start-up culture prevalent in the SF area.

By: tomer

tomer — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:50:08 +0000

find terms for wiktionary faster with qwiktionary…

http://www.qwiktionary.com

By: Seth Finkelstein

Seth Finkelstein — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:44:15 +0000

Hmm … “consider wikimedia to be a startup?” … interesting way of viewing it

By: phenom

phenom — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:35:06 +0000

Too old, I read the same article 2 days ago on some other popular blog.

http://vidsonly.blogspot.com

By: Fake "Fake Michael Arrington"

Fake "Fake Michael Arrington" — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:11:14 +0000

Hello! I’ve recruited in the Bay Area and in places across the country. The bay area was the worst area to recruit, people thought Waaaaaaaaaaay too much of themselves (credentials-wise, and financially) AND the people had little longevity, so we had to KEEP recruiting even after hiring one after another.

No, when I start another start-up, it will be nowhere near San Francisco. Give me a nice mid-western city near a university with a decent Comp-Sci program. Pittsburgh, Columbus, etc. It’s a proven formula (for me), and I wouldn’t chance a high priced failure with the over-inflated salaries and egos.

By: steve ballmer

steve ballmer — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:03:06 +0000

They will not like it there! 2mnyFrks

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:57:17 +0000

lawrence – I agree. Our attorneys on Sand Hill told us flat-out that if we wanted to get off the ground, we had to re-locate. At that time, we told them to go fly a kite. We didn’t know anyone out there except for them, and have connections through MIT alum so the NE made more sense to us. Looking back now though, I can see how the culture and mentality is more conducive to start-ups…depending on the industry you’re after. There are plenty of successful start-ups outside the Valley.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:56:08 +0000

Is it just me, or is Erick a really boring journalist? Ok, just checking.

By: EH

EH — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:54:12 +0000

lawrence: you really consider wikimedia to be a startup?

By: EH

EH — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:53:39 +0000

Me rikey. Are they posting jobs yet?

By: Deals and Coupons

Deals and Coupons — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:53:23 +0000

Good luck!

By: mathew johnson

mathew johnson — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:43:49 +0000

slow news day?

By: lawrence

lawrence — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:43:43 +0000

i hate it how it’s so cliche to launch(to have to) a startup in the bay area

By: cybernetz.net

cybernetz.net — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:21:24 +0000

Wikipedia zieht an die Westküste…

Die Wikipedia Foundation verlagert ihren Firmensitz von Florida nach Kalifornien.
Als Grund gibt die Firma an, dass es leichter wäre an der Westküste Programmierer zu finden. Neben Wikipedia gehören auch WikiBooks, WikiNews, Wiktionary, Wikispecies …

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:16:48 +0000

Good move for them. I had my startup in Florida then moved it outside of NYC for the opportunities. Florida, IMO, is not conducive to launching .com businesses. For whatever reason, it’s just not an incubation-friendly place. I miss the weather though.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:14:51 +0000

“Everybody knows 90% of the web is not kidfriendly ;P”

Those companies are also Southern Cali-centralized. I’ve been here for a while. I used to contract for some of them.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:10:16 +0000

90% of the traffic on the web? Are we on the same web? Everybody knows 90% of the web is not kidfriendly ;P

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:02:53 +0000

One serious earth quake could wipe out 90% of the traffic on the web.

By: JoeTech.com

JoeTech.com — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:48:32 +0000

If they’re actively recruiting, this will be a very good move for them.