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Seeing an opportunity to bring order to chaos, Joe Firmage, former USWeb founder and Internet whiz-kid, has founded Digital Universe - a rapidly evolving project supported by his Silicon Valley-based company ManyOne Networks.
Here's how it works. ManyOne is a platform for people and organizations to build portals ("doorways" of information on specific topics) quickly and inexpensively. It runs the software and the financial infrastructure so users can focus on creating content. Digital Universe's commercial-free portals may include large universal...
For scholars, the Digital Universe is an opportunity to publish their work and educate the public on topics they've spent years studying. It can be disheartening when scholars find inaccurate information on the Web in their topic area. "A lot of information is by those I call the invisibles...
"Trying to become a centralized source, which is what Digital Universe is trying to do, is difficult. You really need to be the first to do it, like eBay, Google and Wikipedia," says Pete Ashdown, of XMission, a successful Internet service provider.
Yet critics question whether Digital Universe can be financially viable without ad revenue or donations (Wikipedia's method). Their plan is to generate revenue by providing optional build-your-own-website service and email hosting for $7.95 a month. Third parties, like nonprofit organizations, can set up portals as well...