WIki Wiki

The concept of a Wiki is one that seems so simple and yet there are complexities that come along with using it.

A Wiki is essentially an editable website. The purpose of these websites is to show and share information with others that can be edited by yourself and others.

There are links within pages that allow you to travel from page to page with ease. A Wiki will create a page for you which allows you to put links into other pages that transfer you to a page that you can place information into. I like to think of it as an all-inclusive conversation.

According to Day 2 of the 21 days of Wikis, Wikis allow for collaboration by letting users or members within an organization view and edit material which stays in one place, rather than having it float around cyberspace. Google, took this idea with their "google docs" which allows essentially anyone access to your document to make changes.

Wikis are also capable of making your business or organization's meetings much more efficient and effective. Agendas can be put on a Wiki and shared with all collaborators so that action items can be labeled and changes can be made simulatenously and with instant changes occurring for all those participating.

There are sites that you can use to create wikis, some cost a little bit of money, but it depends on what you would like your wiki to do. wikispaces and pbworks are a couple of those websites that allow you to use wikis.