What’s the buzz on wikis?
Some blogs are focused on the subject of wikis and how they have been used. The blogs below are just a few examples:
- The eastwikkers blog hosted a series identifying a wiki a day and their best practices over 33 days in spring of 2006.
- Grow Your Wiki, Stewart Mader's blog on wiki patterns
- Wiki That! is a blog including information about how wikis are used and helpful resources
- Wiki'd Places, a blog about the places on the Web where you can find interesting, informative, amusing, and entertaining wikis
- Wiki'd Ways, a blog about the easy ways to build web content and collaborate with your community
What are other people saying about wikis?
Wikis are frequently the topic of discussion on web blogs or blogs. On March 29, 2006, the Technorati website, which was at that time searching 31.6 million sites and 2.2 billion links, found 30,504 posts containing “wikis” and found 348,314 posts containing “wikis” on the sites searched. This section can by no means reference even a fraction of the useful links about wikis. However, below are some entries that you may find interesting. The list will grow. However, it may be easier to search online for the most recent posts to learn what people are saying today.
Barton, Matt. (May 21, 2004). Embrace the Wiki Way! [online] at
http://www.mattbarton.net/tikiwiki/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=4Bru. (March 14, 2006). One wiki to rule them all [online} at
http://codewitch.org/2006/03/one_wiki_to_rule_them_all.htmlHallam, Andrew. (March 21, 2006). Shortest Path to Wiki [online] in Case Notes at Digital Earth Weblog at
http://www.digitalearth.com.au/2006/03/21/shortest-path-to-wiki/Lefever, Lee. (April 30, 2004). Wikis Described in Plain English [online] in Common Craft weblog at
http://www.commoncraft.com/archives/000644.htmlMader, Stewart. (February 4, 2008 - March 5, 2008). 21 Days of Wiki Adoption [online videocasts] in Grow Your Wiki, Stewart Mader's blog on wiki patterns at
http://www.ikiw.org/21daysMayfield, Ross. (March 6, 2006). An Adoption Strategy for Social Software in the Enterprise [online] in Ross Mayfield’s Weblog at
http://ross.typepad.com/blog/2006/03/an_adoption_str.htmlRodriguez, Giovanni. (March 23, 2006). 33 Wikis [online], an article series at eastwikkers (a group blog on technology and communications) where for 33 days they will name a wiki that features best practices in wiki-based collaboration, found at
http://eastwikkers.typepad.com/eastwikkers_/33_wikis/index.htmlSchafer, Ken. (March 21, 2006). 5 Questions for Stikipad [online] at One Degree at
http://www.onedegree.ca/2006/03/21/5-questions-for-stikipadSuarez, Luis. (December 5, 2005). Wiki Matrix
? Wiki Feature Comparison – Compare them all! [online] on ELSUA - A KM Blog at
http://www.elsua.net/2005/12/05/wikimatrix-wiki-feature-comparison-compare-them-all/Windley, Phil. (December 1, 2005). Finding the right wiki software. ZDNet blog at
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2220