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Wikis Julia, Adam, Sarah G, Sarah K Definition By definition a wiki is… a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language The Beginning WikiWiki Web Ward Cunningham He used the name “wiki” According to Cunningham, "I chose wikiwiki as an alliterative substitute for 'quick' and thereby avoided naming this stuff quick-web." Who Uses Wikis? For collaboration in business, etc. Examples of Use Project Management Checklists Log Client Work Track Invoices Goals Contacts Reference FAQ’s One place for everything How Do You Make a Wiki? Wiki software Set up your pages and upload it onto the server Wiki farm How Much Is This Going To Cost Me? Can be free! Downside- ads If you don’t use a wiki farm then you have to pay the cost for software and the use of a server yourself Advantages Anyone can edit Easy to learn Instantaneous People all over the world can work on the same document Keeps track of edits so that you can easily undo posts if necessary Widens access of web publishing to the average person A very flexible tool, it has no predetermined structure Disadvantages Since anyone can edit, the wiki could become “too” open Open to spam and vandalism if it’s not under close supervision Requires an internet connection to collaborate As a wiki grows it can become very disorganized Statistics Wiki farms began in the early 2000’s 21,000,000 hits on Wikipedia daily. 7,665,000,000 hits on Wikipedia annually This does not even account for other smaller wikis Videos How to create a wiki page… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMhiC hLLJ3M&safety_mode=true&persist_safety _mode=1 PB Wiki- What is a wiki? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmBy B0sIPog&safety_mode=true&persist_safet y_mode=1