Wikis for Dummies
- 4h 51m
- Dan Woods, Peter Thoeny, Ward Cunningham
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2007
Create content, link pages and webs, and grow your wiki
Set up your own wiki for personal or business use
So you want to wiki? This friendly guide gets you up and running in the wiki world in no time, from creating and editing wiki pages and going public to handling maintenance, promotion, and project management. you'll see how to handle the hurdles of shared authorship, use structured wiki applications, and prepare for the wikis of the future.
- Create your first hosted wiki
- Invite others to your wiki
- Add images, video, and other widgets
- Use a wiki in your business
- Choose your wiki engine
- Secure your wiki
About the Authors
Dan Woods has a background in technology and journalism. He has a BA in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. He was CTO of both TheStreet.com and CapitalThinking, led development at Time Inc.'s Pathfinder, and created applications for NandO.net, one of the first newspaper Web sites. Dan has a MS from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He covered banking for three years at The Record of Hackensack; was Database Editor for three years at the Raleigh News & Observer; and has written more than ten books on various technology topics, in addition to numerous white papers and magazine articles. Dan Woods founded the Evolved Media Network to offer services in technology communications using the Communication by Design methodology.
Peter Thoeny is the founder of TWiki, the leading wiki for corporate collaboration and knowledge management. Managing the open source project for the last seven years, Peter invented the concept of structured wikis, where free-form wiki content can be structured with tailored wiki applications. He is a recognized thought-leader in wikis and social software, featured in numerous articles and technology conferences including LinuxWorld, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and more. A software developer with more than 20 years of experience, Peter specializes in software architecture, user interface design, and Web technology. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, lived in Japan for eight years working as an engineering manager for Denso building CASE tools, and managed the Knowledge Engineering group at Wind River for several years.
In this Book
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Understanding Wikis—From Ward's Brain to Your Browser
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Contributing Content to a Wiki
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The Thousand Problem-Solving Faces of Wikis
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Using and Improving the 800-Pound Gorilla of Wikis—Wikipedia
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Finding a Hosted Home for Your Wiki
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Creating Content for Your Wiki
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Linking, Categorizing, and Tagging Wiki Pages
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The Four Dimensions of Wiki Design
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Attracting Users to Your Wiki
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Choosing an Installed Wiki Engine
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Getting Your Wiki Engine Up and Running
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Managing Wikis
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Protecting Your Wiki
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Creating Applications Using Structured Wikis
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Ten Essential Wiki Attitudes
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Ten Roles People Play When Using Wikis
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Ten Ways How Wikis Work at the Office
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Ten Innovative Wikis
