2. Open-source online software developer Ward
Cunningham in 1994 describes Wiki as:
“The simplest online database that could possibly work.”
Penny Edwards (2007) defines Wiki:
“A wiki is a website whose page(s) and content can be
collectively created, structured, viewed, and/or edited, by
users with corresponding permissions, removing the
distinction between author and reader. “
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5. Pros
Free
Commercial wiki software
relatively inexpensive
Simple to use
Allows for readily accessible
documentation storage and
retrieval
Many-to-many communication
Open collaboration
Transparency
User only permission controls
Cons
Free wiki software
Lack security
Look non-professional
Mgmt:
Maintain corporate
culture-top-to-bottom
Cost to implement &
maintain
IT Fear loss of Control
“Geek” factor new users
scared by the technology
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7. Wikis In the Workplace by Ezra Goodnoe
http://ww.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180207589
The Business Wiki: Wiki in the Workplace by Daniel Nations
http://webtrends.about.com/od/office20/a/enterprise.20.htm
How Wikis Work by Marshall Brain
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/wiki.htm
Why Wikis Should be a Standard Workplace Tool
www.gilyehuda.com/2009/06/04/why-wikis-should-be-a-standard-work-place-tool/
Media Wiki Limits Enterprise 2.0
http://www.gilyehuda.com/2009/09/25/mediawiki-limits-e20/
