Wiki Introduction | ... you can doubleclick on – to change the content of – this page. Right from your browser. Here and now, if you wish (but please see below first). Ward Cunninghams “Eureka” Steve — I've put up a new database on my web server and I'd like you to take a look. It's a web of people, projects and patterns accessed through a cgi-bin script. It has a forms based authoring capability that doesn't require familiarity with html. I'd be very pleased if you would get on and at least enter your name in RecentVisitors. I'm asking you because I think you might also add some interesting content. I'm going to advertise this a little more widely in a week or so. The URL is PPR:FrontPage. Thanks and best regards. — Ward  source |
Wiki Origin“Wiki” (engl.: quick) is part of the Hawaian word wiki-wiki, which means “very quick”. The naming was inspired by Wiki-Wiki Busses, that connect the Terminals at Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Hawaii. The very first wiki originates from the developer Ward Cunningham, who rather incidentely designed this technique around 1995 as a small practical tool for quick and straightforward collaboration in software development. Stopp. This was not a single person invention. Read the whole story. | more detailsPPR:WikiHistoryPPR:WikiWikiOrigin |
Wiki What?«Inventing the World Wide Web involved my growing realization that there was a power in arranging ideas in an unconstrained, weblike way.» - Tim Berners-Lee, Weaving the Web
A wiki is a site that can be built on the fly. By default, all users have the right to do anything. Each can creat new pages and edit existing pages. The database can provide information on what has changed on a particular page in the recent past, who changed what on the page, and previous versions can be restored, if necessary. | more detailsPPR:OneMinuteWikiPPR:ElementsOfWikiEssence PPR:WikiDesignPrinciples Wiki expressed in 10 words |
Wiki PhilosophyA Wiki-Wiki-Net consists of pages as space to share common tasks. Simply spoken: Joint text editing and distribution never has been easier before. In addition the documentation is driven by the strive for Zen ideals, mainly pointed out through WabiSabi 侘寂. Zen catches a glimpse of beauty in the imperfection and impermanence of existing things. That is all there really is to know. | Further Reading |
Ways to use a wiki
Can you imagine other ways of using a wiki than listed below? |
In GeneralA wiki can be used in different ways. Here is a short list:
| LinksWhat Are Wikis ForMoreWiki in educationEducation part2 |
Wiki @ workHere you may find examples for corporate wiki use: User stories | Links |
compared with WackoWiki.What else is there?differentiation – forum, blog, cmsWhy a forum may be inconvenient?If you need a site for ongoing discussions of something or to interact with someone, then the first thing that may come to mind is a forum. However, forums quickly become inconvenient, because of the following:
Forum messages can't potentially be published for more than just these three reasons. Messages do not have permanent URLs (addresses). In addition, the moderator has power over everyone; in practice, nobody has their own “personal corner.” | more detailsWideOpenSpaces |
Any further questions?Frequently AskedNon-frequently askedTry hard to find an answer by and for yourself. | more detailsWikiConceptPPR:WhyWikiWorks PPR:WikiWikiWebFaq The Wiki Way [eng] |
Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not | 
download [pdf]http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.htmlhttp://www.mattbarton.net/tikiwiki/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=4Wiki Or Word?The Wiki and the Blog... Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence CommunityThe Wiki Way [eng] ... review on the use of wiki, Comparison between Wiki and Weblog, Links to Wikis ... – to weave into text on this page