Google Gives $2 Million To Wikimedia Foundation

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used Twitter earlier tonight to announce that Google is giving $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation: Google has donated $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation! Formal announcement tomorrow… The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia and other collaborative sites such Wiktionary, Wikinews, and Wikimedia Commons.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used Twitter earlier tonight to announce that Google is giving $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation:

Google has donated $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation! Formal announcement tomorrow…

The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia and other collaborative sites such Wiktionary, Wikinews, and Wikimedia Commons.

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