Big Think

ben leefield on June 6, 2008, 1:42 AM

That was the first time I've seen Jimmy Wales speak and I was really impressed by both the clarity and depth of his thinking as well as his calmness. It%u2019s great that someone who has become so influential globally also seems like a really pleasant happy person.

His success with mass collaboration has inspired many new ventures, although not as many as some commentators believe it should have done by now, although it does take some time to roll these things out taking into account funding, company organisation, legals, design and development, testing and marketing. I too have been inspired though and have been part of a team that has just beta launched a new mass collaboration address book service called www.wikiworldbook.com which aims to help people connect globally with one another, freely and quickly without barriers. Hopefully if Jimmy ever sees it, he%u2019ll approve of it!

Ben Leefield

ben leefield on June 6, 2008, 5:42 AM

That was the first time I’ve seen Jimmy Wales speak and I was really impressed by both the clarity and depth of his thinking as well as his calmness. It%u2019s great that someone who has become so influential globally also seems like a really pleasant happy person.

His success with mass collaboration has inspired many new ventures, although not as many as some commentators believe it should have done by now, although it does take some time to roll these things out taking into account funding, company organisation, legals, design and development, testing and marketing. I too have been inspired though and have been part of a team that has just beta launched a new mass collaboration address book service called www.wikiworldbook.com which aims to help people connect globally with one another, freely and quickly without barriers. Hopefully if Jimmy ever sees it, he%u2019ll approve of it!

Ben Leefield