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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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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.
How do wikis work?
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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.
Benefits
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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.
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.
Opinions
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.
Works Cited
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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.int
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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