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Wowhead is a search database for the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (WoW). The site first started out as a "talent calculator". It was in beta from April 4th to June 25th, 2006[2], and the database was released on June 26th, 2006[3]. Wowhead functions as a user generated database relying upon players of WoW themselves, though the information is uploaded automatically through a client side program. Client software is available for both the Windows and Mac platforms.[4] Users can manually add comments to database items or discuss the items themselves in a moderated forum.[5] Comments placed on database items are moderated by the community themselves, with members having the option to "Down-rank" out-dated and useless posts to the point where they are purged, and "Up-Rank" posts of significance so that they are highlighted.[6] The database is automatically cross referenced by the software between items, non-player characters and zones or dungeons.[1] Wowhead garnered some attention when it was purchased by the ZAM Network, a subsidiary of Affinity Media which formerly owned real-money trading (RMT) firm IGE.[7] The ZAM Network also owns other gaming and World of Warcraft information sites such as Thottbot and Allakhazam.[8] On the 22nd of July, Wowhead announced that it would be offering its members access to a Premium service for a recurring subscription in order to help support the project. The premium service offers enhanced usage of the website, removing adverts, granting a wider range of forum privileges, and allowing paying members to skip to the front of the process queue for armory requests.[9][10] [edit] References
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