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Wikis

Wikis. C@CM Final Presentation Andrea Manolache , Cassie Wallace, Eunjin Kim, Lindsay McGregor, Stephanie Johnson, Sun Park, Sungwon Chang. What are wikis ?.

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Wikis

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  1. Wikis C@CM Final Presentation Andrea Manolache, Cassie Wallace, Eunjin Kim, Lindsay McGregor, Stephanie Johnson, Sun Park, Sungwon Chang

  2. What are wikis? • On March 15th 2007, wiki entered the Online Oxford English Dictionary as: wi·ki, n.   “A type of web page designed so that its content can be edited by anyone who accesses it, using a simplified markup language.” • The first wiki was created by Ward Cunningham in 1994 and was called the WikiWikiWeb • The most popular wiki is Wikipedia • Wikis were embraced in enterprise as “collaborative software” and mostly navigated by the technical user at beginning of 21st century. • Some companies use wikis as their only collaborative software and as a replacement for static intranets. • Many enterprises use private wikis for internal documentation which are highly specialized, unlike Wikipedia. • Wikis are used broadly today by all different types of people for research, social experiments, and as a simple way to share information.

  3. How do wikis work? • Content Management System - software that enables one to add and/or manipulate content on a Web site • Wikipedia is currently the most popular wiki • Wikis contain many articles (like a reference book) • They also contain a search box and hyperlinks • If a person has access rights they may edit the content of the wiki at anytime, making it a collaborative resource.

  4. Benefits • Wikis can be edited by any person who is able to access its contents • Very useful while working in groups: allows members to stay totally in sync and store shared information such as passwords to shared resources • They often contain a wide range of information that can be obtained quickly and easily.

  5. Criticsms • There is the possibility of vandalism • Some editors will try to dominate a certain article or type of article • The cited sources are sometimes inaccurate or not there, even in controversial articles.

  6. Opinions Positive Negative Wikis provide a great resource for looking up information that one might need quickly. The collaborative effort can help to provide a well rounded view because while one contributor is biased in one direction another contributor may have another opinion. This is useful when trying to view all sides of an argument or situation. Wikis are not reliable for academic or other serious research because everyone can post information on the site. Users need to evaluate the credibility of the article and perhaps even compare its contents with information from other more reliable sources. There is no way to know for sure if the information is fact or opinion.

  7. Works Cited • 19 Nov 2008 http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/wiki.jsp#whatsawiki • 19 Nov 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki • 19 Nov 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/25/wikipedia.internet • 19 Nov 2008 http://www.govst.edu/elearning/default.aspx?id=12984 • 19 Nov 2008 http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki • 19 Nov2008 http://webtrends.about.com/od/wiki/a/what_is_a_wiki_2.htm • 19 Nov 2008 http://www.headspringsystems.com/terminology.jsp • 19 Nov 2008 http://dictionary.oed.com

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