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Wiki
Wiki is a Hawaiian term for quick. On the internet, wikis are collections of user-modifiable web pages intended to showcase the collective knowledge of a community. They are designed to be easily edited and revised, with the assumption that the overall efforts of its users will filter out any content deemed inappropriate for the wiki's purposes. The term originated in 1994, when Ward Cunningham first began work on WikiWikiWeb. They are usable for many purposes, for both small and large audiences. A small business can use a wiki as a means of storing and discussing information, whereas Wikipedia is an example of a global Wiki used as an extremely broad, online encyclopedia. However, because of the capability of any user to edit a wiki, whether or not their views are biased or neutral, wikis are not typically considered valid or authoritative sources of information for research purposes.
c2
The original website referencing a wiki as a fast,
collaborative information-sharing tool on the web.
MDs
could inject Wikipedia with a syringe of accuracy
The popularity and reach of Wikipedia has prompted
suggestions that well-researched professionals attempt to keep sections
of
Wikipedia accurately updated. Medical practitioners, for example, could
use the
website as a valuable resource for getting relevant information to
those in
need.
Simple Wikipedia
A greatly simplified version of Wikipedia with much smaller
summaries, condensing explanations and information wherever possible.
The
wiki principle
An article charting the growth of Wikipedia, particularly in
terms of the amount of information being stored.
Wikipedia
The website that made a wiki& a
household term. It is an extremely large network, with nearly three
million
different articles in the English language alone.
Wikipedia
study 'fatally flawed'
Wikipedia has frequently been the target of disputes
surrounding the overall accuracy of the websites articles. The
journal
Nature
found Wikipedia to be roughly as accurate as the Encyclopedia
Britannica,
whereas the Encyclopedia Britannica feels that the study was
sloppy.
Important for any comparisons, however, is Wikipedia's status as
completely
open to editing from any source.
Wikipedia
Tutorial
A tutorial for using the tools of Wikipedia. The design and
format of most wikis are similar, allowing these skills to be used for
other
wikis.
Wikispaces
As an example of the popularity of wikis, businesses have
been created with the purpose of maintaining wikis for various groups.
Wikispaces cites businesses, non-profits, and schools as potential
clients.
The prospects of Microsoft Word in the wiki-based world
The prospects of Microsoft Word in the wiki-based world What will the future look like for office productivity behemoth Microsoft Word in a post-pring, wiki-based world? Ars writer Jeremy Reimer editorializes on whether Microsoft Word will—or will not—adapt to a drastically changed landscape.
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