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Wiki What?Wiki What?

wiki (IPA: <WICK-ee> or <WEE-kee>)

1. In the Hawaiian language, the word "wiki" means "quick"

2. Any website based on any kind of Wiki software which enables users to quickly add to, edit and delete from the site's content.

» Wikipedia

Why Wiki?Why Wiki?

• 3 heads are better than 1– Wikipedia: 2,025,000+ English

articles

• There, their, or they’re?– Correct mistakes easily (and

indulge your inner OCD grammarian)

• HTML? What’s that?– Promote content from non-

technical users– Website format stability

• Free at last!– Encourage democratic web content– Many wiki sites are free

Wanna Wiki?Wanna Wiki?

• Look what I did!smtlc.wetpaint.com

• Wanna Try?

www.wikisandbox.com

Wiki Where?Wiki Where?

• www.wikispaces.com• www.wetpaint.com• www.pbwiki.com• www.wikidot.com• Coming soon...

http://www.jotspot.com/ Google’s Wiki!

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