Category:Week 3 (9/14-9/18)

(9/14/2009)


 * Wikis
 * Ward Cunningham invented the Wiki.
 * "Wiki Bus"
 * Cunningham was in Honolulu and he was late in an airport. A worker told him to catch the "Wiki Bus". Wiki means "quicker" in Hawaiian.
 * A Wiki is a freely expandable collection of interlinked web "pages"; a hypertext system for storing and modifying information. It is a database where each page is easily editable by any user with a forms capable web browser client.
 * The biggest hyperlink is the World Wide Web.
 * "Essence of a Wiki"
 * All users invited to edit or crete new pages, merely using their browser.
 * It promotes meaningful topic associations among pages, it shows whether a certain page exists or not.
 * Not generally intended for casual visitors. It seeks to involve the visitor of an ongoing process of creation and collaboration.
 * Other Features of a Wiki
 * Means of organizing and interlinking knowledge.
 * Claims to be inherently democratic.
 * Does not require specialized knowledge of any software or underlying mechanisms of how a particular Wiki works.
 * "The Useful Wiki"
 * Simple navagation and easy cross-linking so tht concepts are a "click away".
 * Adding/editing content.
 * Universal access to changing content.
 * Includes internal search that can quickly retrieve material.