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An American Teaching in Asia Reports on Why Japan Loves Wikis
Wikipedia Japan
I’m excited to be able to share insights with you today from an itinerant English teacher on the topic of Japanese interest in wikis. Hopefully you will remember this topic from last week’s discoveries here and here.
The author has been in Asia for several years as a professional English teacher, first working in Japan [read more...]
Inside Japan’s Wiki Obsession
Today we’re digging deeper into the search engine dominance of wikis in Japan. Unfortunately, the best explanations I’ve uncovered thus far are specific to Wikipedia rather than wiki technology in general. I hope we can agree that Wikipedia is the cultural vanguard that paves the way for all future wiki projects. With that in mind, [read more...]
Trend Tracker: World Leaders in Wiki Adoption Revealed?
Japan is the runaway global leader in interest for wikis and now the whole world can see that thanks to newly available research tools. Since 2004 Japan has held a forty point lead over its nearest rival in adjusted Google search volume for the term “wiki”. Singapore was a distant second. The United Kingdom comes [read more...]
