I am sure that every one of you had heard about Wikipedia which is known as an encyclopedia that built by its users. You have certainly used it yourself. So today I want to tell you about wiki which is the basis of Wikipedia. (Nathan Matias,2003) A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages built in a way that allows anyone who admissions them to add new information of their own and modify content already there. It is also the name of the software that enables us to create, edit and link the pages. Wiki has many benefits and uses in business which I want to tell you about them in this report.
(Christopher A. Richard, 2008) A wiki is essential because -according to Christopher- “it invites all users to edit any page or to create new page within the wiki Web site,” Which help Keeping information current and accurate.(wiki website) It also make it easy to switch ideas and information on projects or any teamwork without having any conflict. Moreover, Wikis end the unused of reflecting emails and communication failures, wikis just get everyone on the same page. (Daniel Nations, 2011) wiki is used in Business in many ways some of them are: according to Daniel “global communications is an obvious target for wiki in the workplace”. Because it could be easy used and spread all over the world it could be edit easily and quickly, keeping everyone in connects with the new information. It also keeps employees all over the world informed about the system of their team and connect all the members in different places to work together and share information on a project. Another excellent use for the business wiki is as a replacement for knowledge origins and normally asked questions. The shared nature of wikis makes it the perfect tool for small teams of people who need to create and issue information to a large group of readers. Furthermore, Wikis can also play a role in improving meetings, and in some cases, restore them altogether. A wiki can be a great place to collect meeting and provide the opportunity for employees to offer additional input outside of the meeting. Finally, a wiki can be used to combine the information and organization of an entire project. Not only stored meeting notes and provide brainstorming collaboration, it can organize the project into an open environment. (Daniel Hean, 2010) Wiki have a big advantage which is version tracking In a considerable wiki, having a large number of writers can create the challenge of not knowing what has been updated, so Versioning is best for keeping track of every change made to a page.
In conclusion, a wiki is a collaborative, informal technology for organizing information on websites. which have many advantages for everybody whether they are business people or normal people . Since the authoring is spread several users have the possibility to improve the content by contributing knowledge and experience. And do not fear to make mistakes! I trust that “there is always some new piece of information to add, some old piece to delete or revise and so on”.
Christopher, 2008, ‘A Research Report Submitted to the Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Graduation Requirements’ http: //is.gd/SrpDcJ. By (Christopher A. Richard, 2008)
Daniel Nations, the Business Wiki. Available from: 2011 .By (Daniel Nations, 2011)
2008 Daniel hean, Document Management Software & Web Collaboration Information. Available from: < http://is.gd/WPGAgL >2010 .By (Daniel Hean, 2010)
2007 ‘Wiki in plain English’ available from [may29, 2007].
Nathan Matias ,2003, What is a Wiki? November 3rd, 2003
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