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Wiki, a Shared Blog for Distributed Teams, and for Everybody

Writable webs empower people to share knowledge effectively and to be more productive


Conference talk at VCWI 2005 IT Seminar in Eindhoven, Sept 2005
Jun Hu
<j.hu@tue.nl>
Slides available from http://id00243.id.tue.nl/JunHu/Events/WikiYourWeb

Ways to create and share content and knowledge

Challenges of Static web pages

Challenges of Distributed Teams

Challenges of Distributed Teams

Challenges of CMS

User Generated Content

Forums
Get lots of momentum and conversation happening, but things tend to vanish into the archives and get lost. Topics can also get off-track quickly
Blogs
More directed than forums, but less flexible.
Wikis
Most flexible, great ability to cross-link information. Potential to be ruined by vandalism / revert wars. Less structured format doesn't lend itself to debate / discussion / conversation as well, but can result in a more coherent final position.

Blogs vs. Wikis

Email vs. Wiki

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What is a Wiki?

What is a Wiki? (cont.)

Wiki Tools

What is Wiki good for?

Examples: Wikipedia

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Examples: Wikipedia (cont.)

Examples: WordPress Manual

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Examples: Chinese Python

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Examples: FreeDesktop.org

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Examples: WikiTravel.org

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Examples: Sensei's Library

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Examples: Watermark Diary

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Wiki Basics A

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Wiki Basics B

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Wiki Basics C

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Controlling changes

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Controlling changes

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Controlling changes

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Plain Text Editing

MoinMoin

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Pesudo Rich Text Editing

Wikepedia

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Rich Text Editing

EditMe

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Live Demo

Worries

Questions and Answers

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References

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