Wikia
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Wikia is a for-profit, community-driven wiki hosting platform (now known as Fandom) that provides free tools for fans to create and manage collaborative encyclopedias on their favorite topics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wikia, Inc. | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
for-profit company
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website ⓘ wiki hosting service ⓘ |
| allows |
community moderation
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creation of topic-specific wikis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fandom ⓘ |
| businessModel | advertising-supported ⓘ |
| contentType |
collaborative encyclopedias
ⓘ
user-generated content ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Wikipedia ⓘ |
| enables |
collaborative world-building
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fan-made encyclopedias ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
entertainment franchises
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fan communities ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Fandom ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Angela Beesley
ⓘ
Jimmy Wales ⓘ |
| hasBusinessModel | for-profit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administration tools for community leaders
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central user accounts across wikis ⓘ customizable wiki themes ⓘ discussion forums ⓘ |
| hasLanguagePolicy | multilingual ⓘ |
| hasMainRevenueSource | online advertising ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| licensePolicy | primarily free content licenses ⓘ |
| notableFor | large network of fan wikis ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Wikia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wikia, Inc.
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| operatesIn | worldwide ⓘ |
| ownershipType | privately held company ⓘ |
| platformModel | software as a service ⓘ |
| provides |
collaborative editing platform
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free wiki hosting tools ⓘ |
| relationshipToWikipedia | commercial spin-off conceptually related to Wikipedia founders ⓘ |
| sector |
fan culture
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online communities ⓘ web hosting ⓘ |
| serviceType |
community-driven wiki hosting platform
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fan community platform ⓘ |
| supports | text, images, and multimedia content ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
fans
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online communities ⓘ |
| transitionedToBrand | Fandom ⓘ |
| usesSoftware |
MediaWiki
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surface form:
MediaWiki (modified)
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this entity surface form:
Wikia, Inc.