Genachowski is a gem. Thanks for the heads-up, Mike!

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Godwin mgodwin@wikimedia.org Subject: FCC Chair Julius Genachowski praises Wikipedia in speech today

"And let us not forget that the open Internet enables much more than commerce. It is also an unprecedented platform for speech, democratic engagement, and a culture that prizes creative new ways of approaching old problems. In 2000, Jimmy Wales started a project to create a free online encyclopedia. He originally commissioned experts to write the entries, but the project only succeeded after moving to volunteers to write them collaboratively. The result is Wikipedia, one of the top 10 most visited websites in the world and one of the most comprehensive aggregations of human knowledge in our history. The potential of collaboration and social media continues to grow. It is changing and accelerating innovation. And we’ve seen new media tools like Twitter and YouTube used by democratic movements around the globe."

See attached PDF for the full speech.

--Mike