Alex Graf, Anna Moyer, Bridget Wayne, Scott Wierzycki

The Origins of Wiki  The first Wiki software was invented by Ward Cunningham in 1995  Wiki comes from the Hawaiian word “quick”  Core of Web 2.0 technology

What is a Wiki Website that allows easy sharing and editing of information by multiple users

Uses in Business  Group projects  Brainstorming  Data collection  Communication  Quick feedback  Problems  Youtube video Youtube

Wiki Integrity  Reliability and accuracy of information  Registration  Permissions  Page Versions

Examples of Wiki’s  Wikipedia  Group Wiki Space  CMIS342.Wikispaces CMIS342.Wikispaces  CMIS Extra Credit Wiki 

Preventing Fallacious Material  Personal ownership  Automatic copies  Blocking of IP addresses  Controlled users

Wikis in a Business Setting  50 percent of businesses use this technology  Advantages in groups or team work  Managerial structure  Public knowledge

Aspects used in Business  Attach documents  Blogs  RSS feeds  Transformation in to page

Vendors  SystemOne  Retrievr  Brainkeeper  Blogtronix  Firestoker  Atlassian,  Social Text  Wetpaint

Businesses Who Use Wikis  Claremont University Consortium  7 independent colleges  Emergency Management System  NASA  Collaboration  Information  NASA NASA  Disney  Digital media department