Facts about Wikis

Facts about Wikis

1.     The most important fact to name is that a wiki is ultimately a page that can be edited, by anyone.

2.     Wikis allow you to link to pages that don’t even exist yet.

3.     The purpose of having a wiki able to be edited is that people around the world can share their ideas at one place online. Like Cunningham said, it’s in our nature to tell stories and converse with each other, so why not be able to do it on online documents about information people want to know or are interested in.

4.     The world’s most famous wiki is Wikipedia, and contains almost 7 times the amount of documents/articles than the Encyclopedia Britannica which has been published since 1768, even though Wikipedia is only nine years old this year.  Obviously something is working within Wikipedia otherwise the numbers wouldn’t be this high and people wouldn’t use it.

5.     Wikis aren’t just used to share information people on the internet are seeking but also have many more functions. They can be used for documentation, meeting agendas for companies or school projects, and internal blogging.