Wapedia
Wapediawas a mobile version ofWikipedia.It was started in August 2004 by Florian Amrhein and shut down on 4 November 2013.[1]It was operated byTaptu.[2]
Wapedia was originally aWireless Application Protocol(WAP) site for use onmobile phonesof the very early 2000s. The URL for Wapedia washttp://wapedia.mobi/Archived2010-10-06 at theWayback Machine(which was one of the early examples of a.mobiwebsite).[3]Over time,HTMLinterfaces were added, with the site generating pages optimised for a variety of mobile devices such as smart phones,Personal digital assistants(PDAs), and tablets. In 2009 dedicated applications foriPhone,[4]AndroidandWebOSwere launched.
Wapedia served articles using a combination of aproxy-like behavior and a local article database. It did not offer the ability to edit pages. Wapedia injected adverts into the Wikipedia articles, either in the HTML or in the applications.
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References[edit]
- ^"Wapedia".goodbye.wapedia.mobi.Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved12 January2022.
- ^"About Wapedia".Wapedia.Retrieved2009-05-12.
- ^"Organizations Launch.mobi Web Sites".DomainNameWire.com. 3 January 2007.Retrieved2007-10-12.
- ^"Wapedia".appSafari.com iPhone application gallery.Retrieved2007-10-12.
External links[edit]
- Wapediaat theWayback Machine(archived 6 October 2010)
