The choice of business wiki can help or hinder a business. My article how to choose the best wiki is a general introduction to choosing a wiki. It describes features you need to consider when choosing a wiki for any use. In the ‘choose the best wiki’ article, you are left to decide which of […]
Clikkawiki: new open source wiki for classroom education
December 17, 2007 – 7:57 am
Associate Professor Michael Bowen is developing a new open source wiki specifically designed for classroom education and is keen to get input from other teachers. He read my article on the Best Wiki for Classroom Education and left a comment, so I contacted him for more details.
Ten benefits of a business wiki
December 12, 2007 – 4:47 am
Here are ten really good reasons you need a wiki for your business.
1. Cut down on emails without missing out on a thing
A wiki drastically reduces the number of in-house emails. There is no need for them and there is no need to download attachments as the file is already on the wiki.
Wiki text, wiki syntax or wiki markup
December 2, 2007 – 5:20 am
Wiki text, wiki syntax or wiki markup are all terms for a language used by many wikis to allow authors to easily create, write, edit and format pages on wiki websites from their web browsers. Wikis are increasingly offering WYSIWYG editing or access to the wiki page’s html but there are advantages and disadvantages of […]
First wiki: wiki wiki web
November 17, 2007 – 1:42 am
The first wiki, the wiki wiki web, is the brainchild of Ward Cunningham. Conceived in 1994 and born in 1995, this first wiki website, http://c2.com can still be visited.
Ward was looking for a quick way to work with other programmers to collaboratively publish software patterns on the web. He drew on his […]
Best wiki for classroom education
October 16, 2007 – 10:28 pm
Teachers often ask which is the best wiki for classroom education. Wikis are understandably in demand by teachers. A wiki in the classroom gives teachers an additional tool to provide, identify and explore precious learning opportunities, using a wide variety of media.
The flexible student/material interface of a wiki in the classroom gives students chances […]
Wikispaces review: hosted wiki with free option
October 16, 2007 – 1:01 pm
My recent article on the best wiki for classroom education prompted me to take a fresh look at Wikispaces because of its offer of free no ads wikis for educators.
Wikispaces has its roots in wiki markup language but now has an effective WYSIWYG option, which means you can put together very presentable wiki pages without […]
ClearWiki review: a hosted integrated wiki and blog
October 12, 2007 – 1:16 am
ClearWiki is a new entry to the integrated wiki and blog (bliki) market. It is targeted at small to medium business, project and educational teams and has a feature set, which reflects this. You can start off with a free package and add features in a very flexible manner as your project grows. It is […]
A glossary of wiki terms
October 1, 2007 – 2:05 am
Wikis appear to be surrounded by weird terms. You do not need to know these terms to participate on a wiki but, for the curious, here are some of them.
Wiki comparisons: key to features
September 30, 2007 – 3:00 am
wiki software comparisons: key to wiki comparison table
Wikidot: free no ads wiki
September 30, 2007 – 2:51 am
A remarkably sophisticated entry to the wiki provider set. Wikidot is an exciting new development in the wiki provider field. Stand out features include a clean, clear presentation, it is free, no provider placed ads, lots of add on widgets, which really extend its capability, and a rapidly growing enthusiastic user base.
cyn.in wiki review: professional online collaboration
September 15, 2007 – 12:54 pm
cyn.in (pronounced sign in) is something like a blend between a blog and a wiki (bliki). It is specifically designed for online collaboration and keeps an ongoing record of changes to pages and attachments. The WYSIWYG editor is excellent but you can step […]
Atlassian Confluence review: enterprise wiki for business collaboration
September 15, 2007 – 11:23 am
Confluence has hosted and downloadable options
Atlassian’s enterprise wiki, Confluence is designed for business use. The downloadable version puts it behind your firewall. It gives you full control over customisation and extendability. The hosted version relieves you of the responsibility that goes with running a server. Currently Atlassian are offering a free personal licence for their […]
Wikis: websites for online collaboration
August 20, 2007 – 1:21 pm
Wikis are websites, specifically designed for online collaboration. They share many features with other collaboration software, such as blogs and Content Management Systems (CMS). However, it is the combination of their major features that makes them so well suited to online collaboration. Wikis are capable of:
Multiple-author collaboration on individual pages
Reviewing changes to pages and reverting […]
Netcipia review: hosted, integrated wiki and blog
July 27, 2007 – 1:03 pm
Netcipia: the future of wiki
Netcipia offers free and paid hosting for XWiki wikis and blogs in an integrated package, which puts the spotlight on future directions for wikis. It is not yet the complete package but already stands out from the crowd. Promised improvements to tagging and access to html will really make it shine.
Socialtext review: business enterprise wiki
July 27, 2007 – 12:55 pm
Socialtext provides online collaboration for businesses
Socialtext was the first enterprise wiki and has Jimmy Wales, of Wikipedia fame, on its Board of Directors. It aims to keep ahead of the pack in providing easy online collaboration for all sizes of businesses.
Best free hosted wikis
July 23, 2007 – 1:08 pm
A free hosted wiki provides a great way to get started on your wiki way
Here are some free hosted wikis that I recommend for wiki starters. Be careful though, a wiki can be addictive, you may want to upgrade. Make sure the free wiki’s paid option has all the options you will need when you […]
Wikis in Plain English: the video
July 22, 2007 – 1:22 pm
Could not resist showing you this video from Lee LeFever at Common Craft. Visit them for more paperworks explanations of complex phenomena.
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How to choose the best wiki
July 2, 2007 – 11:18 am
Best Wiki has all the wiki features you need
Read this article and check which features make up your Best Wiki. Fill in the check boxes, then print the page.
Best Wiki: want it for free?
There are plenty of free wikis out there. Some are awesome, but there can be down sides. For example: not having control […]
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