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29 Jul 04 @ 1:00 pm

Wikis versus Occupational Spam

We have previously discussed the (fairly) new collaborative technology of wikis. Now the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) discusses wikis (versus e-mail and blogs):

Some analysts have dubbed collaboration via e-mail ‘occupational spam’ — endless, time-consuming and often pointless.

Enter the wiki, which has aims to revive the idea of the ‘writable Web,’ which was how the medium itself was originally conceived by many of its earliest proponents. Using simple software, it allows anyone with Web access to post a page of information that is accessible to anyone else in the same group or organization. Others in the group can then modify, enhance or update it. To keep track of changes, old versions are retained. A wiki has been likened by some to a giant digital white board in a constant state of movement and creation.

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