Digital Universe
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This article is about the internet portal. For the software planetarium, see Digital Universe Atlas. For the electronic medium of computer networks, see Cyberspace. For the Computational theory of the Universe, see Digital physics.
Digital Universe was a free online information service founded in 2006.[1] The project aimed to create a "network of portals designed to provide high-quality information and services to the public". Subject matter experts were to have been responsible for reviewing and approving content; contributors were to have been both experts (researchers, scholars, educators) and the public.[2]
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Quick Facts Type of site, Available in ...
Type of site | Internet portal |
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Available in | English |
Headquarters | Scotts Valley, California |
Owner | Digital Universe Foundation |
URL | www.digitaluniverse.net |
Commercial | no |
Registration | Optional |
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The project was founded in 2005 by Joe Firmage, CEO of ManyOne, with Bernard Haisch as the president. It launched in early 2006. Larry Sanger was a director, and helped with the launch of the project's Encyclopedia of Earth. Sanger left in late 2006 to launch Citizendium.[3][4][5][6] As of 2019, the website was nonfunctional.[7]