Wikis - It's all about collaboration

Wikis are now becoming more and more popular. This is mostly due to the wild popularity of Wikipedia, a free online Encyclopedia that is created and edited by anyone. Sounds crazy, I know, but it works surprisingly well.
Wikis are essentially an online tool for allowing users to easily edit and organize pages of text and content.
If you have ever passed around a Microsoft Word document back and forth over email then you need to seriously look into setting up a wiki for your personal or business use.
Every edit on a wikis is stored so you need not worry about someone deleting your great paragraph in the next newsletter. You can make comments or have discussions about content to make collaboration easier and even subscribe to get emails of new changes to your document so you can closely follow its development.
We use Wikis for things like:
1. Creating documentation for a product.
2. Collaborating on an article, newsletter, contract, etc.
3. Posting and collaborating on new ideas for new products or services.
Here is another great video by Common Craft explaining what Wikis are and how they work.
Popular Wiki Providers
Google Sites (We use this because it is apart of Google Apps suite that we already use, FREE)
WriteBoard (Very simple, easy entry into Wikis, great for single projects, FREE)
PBWiki (Lots of business and security features, this is great for the enterprise)
Wet Paint (Personal wikis with social features, FREE)

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