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The World Of Wikis
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WetPaint, a popular hosted Wiki solution, announced this week that they are to provide person-to-person and private messaging between users of their Wiki network. This means that Wetpaint Wiki users can now send single or multi-person private messages, to connect and collaborate with others about their interest -
it got me thinking about Wikis - or more to the point, who is using them and for what purpose. Firstly, I'll briefly describe wikis and then we'll explore the range of wiki products in the market right now.
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EditMe - An Anomaly, Not an Archetype - How Your Business Wiki will Differ from Wikipedia
An Anomaly, Not an Archetype - How Your Business Wiki will Differ from Wikipedia
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- General - Meatball Wiki, C2 (the original wiki!)
- Reference - Wikipedia, Ask Dr. Wiki, Wikispecies
- Communities - These are countless, both public and private,
and serve niche communities like residents of a specific town, members of a professional
organization or fans of The Muppets. - Business - The vast majority of these are password
protected or live behind corporate firewalls. Perhaps one of the fastest growing
categories of wiki, businesses are increasingly using wikis to centralize
knowledge, cut down on email and connect employees within an office and around
the world. - Personal - Many individuals use a wiki as a personal online
notebook. Wikis make a convenient spot to keep notes, information and documents
online, particularly if you want to be able to update and search your
information from any web-connected computer.
Wiki sites generally fall into a few basic categories:
DeeKnow's WikiWiki - Getting Started With Wiki
Information on getting started with a wiki.
WebJunction - Social Networking & Web Tools - RE: Re: Captive Portal Software
Here are some practical things to think about when starting a wiki.
Diigo Resources and Tutorials - WebSlides
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Video: Wikis in Plain English | Common Craft - Explanations In Plain English
Great introductory video on how to wiki
gettingtrickywithwikis - home
How to add decoration and features to your wiki
Open Thinking Wiki
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“Web 2.0 refers to a perceived or proposed generation of Internet-based services - such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies - that emphasize Internet-based sharing among users.” (Wikipedia)
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Computers, along with multimedia software and hardware, help us express our ideas as animations, video poems, slide shows, interactive movies, virtual environments, and other forms yet to be created. As we create these new texts, we are changing how we define literacy."
Blogs Wikis Docs Chart
Blogs, Wikis, Docs: Which is right for your lesson?\nA Comparison Table
O'Reilly Network: What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects)
Complete instruction on creating a wiki
WebTools4u2use - home
A wiki for school library media specialists to learn about cool new web tools, see how they can be used in school library media \n\n\nAnother collection of Web 2.0 tools and resources. Great for learning about Web 2.0.\n
cooltoolsforschools - home
This website contains countless tools for technology education, such as music, drawing, research, mapping, presentation tools and many more. Some of these tools include animoto, photobucket, voicethread, prezi and much more.
wikiHow - The How-to Manual That You Can Edit
How to organized by topics
WikiMatrix - Compare them all
A ton of wiki information. Find and compare wikis. How to start personal or business wiki and much more.
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