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Memorize.com is an online learning tool owned by Memorizable LLC. It is based mainly on a Wiki engine that converts user-submitted content to three different study modes, and allows users to edit each other's text. Memorize.com uses a "content versioning" breed of Wiki: instead of overriding the original page, "editing" another user's Memorize.com page produces a new version of the page. The goal of this modified Wiki concept is for users to create and control their own learning tools without the interference of other users' edits.

Memorize.com currently uses CouchDB for its database. The interactive diagrams and maps are produced with JQuery.

The elephant in the logo alludes to the adage, "An elephant never forgets."

HISTORY Memorize.com's founder launched the site in 2006 as the PHP-based Memorizable.com. In September 2009, Memorizable.com was re-branded to Memorize.com.

The re-branded site continued to require users to type out their own Wiki text until December 2009, when the developer Craig introduced the Wiki-generating Wizards in an effort to expand the website's appeal to non-coders. Memorize.com underwent a virtual redesign in May of 2010, in which the dominant color in the scheme switched from orange to dark gray and white.

The website currently enjoys moderate popularity. As of early September 2010, it had more than 5,000 results on Google.

WIKI ENGINE

The website currently provides five wizards that allow users to generate the underlying Wiki syntax: the Table Wizard, the Map Wizard, the Diagram Wizard, the Image Wizard, and the Wiki Text. Users typically enter content in tabular form, with "questions" in one column and "answers" in the other.

After the user produces the content, the engine generates a page for the content. It also produces three study modes: flashcards, matching, and multiple choice.

Memorize.com differs from the better-known Wiki concept, in that "editing" another user's page generates an independent copy of the material (called a "version" in Memorize.com lingo) instead of overwriting the original.