Wiki 101

Wikipedia is one of the better known wikis. It describes a wiki as …

… a web application that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content. The term Wiki also refers to the collaborative software used to create such a website.

At Fulfil we like to describe wikis as simply a collaborative learning environment. Listed below are some resources you may find useful in gaining a better understanding of wikis.

Wiki Reference Material

Evolving Collaboration by James Hilliard : wikis in the workplace

C-SPAN Q&A with Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

Always On interview with Ross Mayfield, founder & CEO of Socialtext

Customer success stories by Socialtext

WikiMatrix : a place to compare wiki engine offerings

Wiki inventor Ward Cunningham looks to the future.

New Web Sites Seeking Profit in Wiki Model by Robert Levine

Will Wikipedia mean the end of traditonal encyclopedias? by the WSJ

Millions to write first collaborative book on mgt best practices by Pearson Education

Inside the first wiki company, SocialText by Robert Scoble

Amazon invests in Wikia Series B Financing press release

Q&A with Jimmy Wales On Search Wikia by Danny Sullivan

Wikinomics could change everything as concept spreads by Russ Juskalian

Wikinomics by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams

The world of wikis by David Lenehan

Wiki Software

Free wiki software

FlexWiki

MediaWiki

PmWiki

TikiWiki

Twiki

Consumer Hosted Wiki Software

Jotspot

pbwiki

Schtuff

Stikipad

WetPaint

Wikia

Wikispaces

Writeboard

Enterprise Hosted Wiki Software

Jotspot

Socialtext

Examples of wikis in action

ArmchairGM : sports

Dealipedia : mergers, acquisitions, venture investments and IPO

Debatepedia : arguments and debates

Search Wikia : search

ShopWiki : shopping

Wikihow : how to

Wikipedia : encyclopedia

Wikitravel : travel

AboutUs : about us from web sites

We Are Smarter Than Me : book project

Wired How-To Wiki : DIY culture