wikis
Exciting Wiki Happenings at Work
Sharepoint Wiki
It’s been a busy week for me at work! I’ve gotten interest in wiki projects from several teams at work and I’ve been working hard to make sure everyone has the best possible experience with these tools. Below are some notes on the recent wiki experiences I’ve had.
Wikis Examined
Dokuwiki – we are [read more...]
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...]
Great New Community Building Resource Launches This Week
Prolific community building expert Connie Bensen has launched a much-needed new resource this week: The ‘Community Manager Resources’ Wiki. This new tool should be a great addition to the resource list started here earlier this month with help from commenters including Ms. Bensen.
This is a brand-new community so it’s still got plenty of [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...]
