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Wiki. The simplest online database that could possibly work. Why Wiki Works. Universal Organic Transparent Collaborative Fun!. Wiki- Background.
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Wiki The simplest online database that could possibly work.
Why Wiki Works • Universal • Organic • Transparent • Collaborative • Fun!
Wiki- Background Wiki - a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language WikiWikiWeb (first site to be called a wiki) Created by Ward Cunningham in 1994 Early 2000s, wikis were increasingly adopted in enterprise as collaborative software. Common uses project communication Intranets documentation
Positive Aspects and Benefits of Wiki’s • It’s “quick” and easy • Topics interlinked to increase depth of information • Content is relevant towards current events (up-to-date) • Constantly expanding content from contributions
Criticisms Risk of incorrect content or vandalism of content, since many people can add to and edit a wiki “Edit Wars” Possibility of one or two people dominating articles Use in schools Other sources preferred Deterioration of skills
Opinion We recommend a wiki as a constructive collaborative implement! • A form of brainstorming • Collaboration improves wikis over time • In The Wisdom of the Crowds James Surowiecki stresses, “Large groups of people are inherently smarter than an elite few.” • A more efficient communication device