1.  Sara Kassim  Shawn Lange  Thomas Fallon  Maud Chardeyron

2.  Allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language  Howard G. Ward Cunningham History of the Wiki

3.  More than one author  One editor at a time  History of revisions Wiki vs. Ordinary Website

4. When Should a Business Use a Wiki?  Quick/Cheap Alternative  Central Location  Organization Is the use of a wiki for all businesses?

5.  Business’s Using Wiki’s Ways of Using a Wiki Software Development World Sony Ericsson, IBM Collaboration Pixar, ConnectWise

6. Sony Ericsson  The “Sony Ericsson Developer World Wiki”  Developer become members of the community  Source of Information for developers  “House Rules” must be followed.

7. Pixar  Wikis assisted during production of “WALL-E”  Information on all Pixar productions  Keeps fans interacted and up to date  http://pixar.wikia.com/Pixar_Wiki

8. ConnectWise  Software company for management service providers  “IT Nation Wiki”  Provides information about the company  Add your IT business to the Wiki  Expands both your business and ConnectWise

9. Why Using Wikis? TO COMMUNICATE TO SPREAD KNOWLEDGE 1994: Creation of Geek Squad 2002: Acquisition by Best Buy Company 60 employees24,000 employees

10. Warning! Wikis = communication tools Must be used adequately to ensure collaboration success 1.Focus on Culture Before Tools 2. Fit Tools into Business Processes 3. Adopt Spontaneous Work Styles 4. Use Tools to Develop Products and Services 5. Give the Entire Organization Access to the Same Tools + Train employees Useful Advices by Evan Rosen

11. Advantages & Disadvantages  Easy navigation and use  Anyone can add/edit/delete

12. Advantages  Unlimited Access  Assists with traveling  Large document sharing  Photos, files, etc..  Wikis are instantaneous  Immediate updates

13. Disadvantages  Content can become unorganized  No internet? No wiki!  ANYONE can edit

14. Our Wiki  http://cis485wiki.wikispaces.com/ http://cis485wiki.wikispaces.com/

15. Works Cited Rosen, By Evan. "Creating Collaboration Takes More Than Technology - BusinessWeek." Businessweek - Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice. Web. 24 Apr. 2011.. Tapscott, Don, and Anthony D. Williams. "The Wiki Workplace - BusinessWeek." Businessweek - Business News, Stock Market & Financial Advice. Web. 24 Apr. 2011..http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2007/id20070326_237620.htm Aronsson, Lars. “Operation of a Large Scale, General Purpose Wiki Website.” Aronsson. Ed. João Álvaro Carvalho, Arved Hübler, and Ana Alice Baptista. N.p., July 2002. Web. 21 Apr. 2011.. Goodnoe, Ezra. “How to Use Wikis for Business.” Editorial. Information Week. N.p., 8 Aug. 2005. Web. 21 Apr. 2011. http://www.informationweek.com//?pgno=1.http://www.informationweek.com//?pgno=1

16. Works Cited “Love Wikis/Characteristics of Wikis.” PBWorks. N.p., Jan. 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2011.. “Ward Cunningham.” Wikipedia. N.p., 14 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2011.. “WikiWikiWeb.” Wikipedia. N.p., 19 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Apr. 2011.. IT Nation Wiki. Web. 24 Apr.2011 http://wiki.theitnation.com/index.php?title=Main_Pagehttp://wiki.theitnation.com/index.php?title=Main_Page "7 Effective Wiki Uses and the Companies That Benefit from Them « Elevator View." Elevator View. Web. 24 Apr. 2011.. Pixar Wiki - Disney Pixar Animation Studios. Web. 24 Apr. 2011..