Wikis for Dummies - Softcover

Woods, Dan; Thoeny, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470043997 ISBN 13: 9780470043998

Publisher: For Dummies, 2007

Synopsis

• Corporations have finally realized the value of collaboration tools for knowledge sharing and Wiki is the open source technology for creating collaborative Web sites, as either a public site on the Internet or on a private intranet site
• Shows readers how to set up Wikis in a corporate setting or on a personal site so that users can retrieve information, post information, and edit the content
• Covers everything from choosing a Wiki engine to administration and maintenance
• Discusses the advantages of using Wiki in a corporate environment, which companies such as Microsoft, Boeing, Disney, and Motorola have already discovered

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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 Author:

Dan Woods, an early adopter of wikis, has built technology for companies ranging from Time, Inc. to TheStreet.com and has written many books about technology. Peter Thoeny, the founder of TWiki, invented the concept of structured wikis and is a recognized thought-leader in social software and wikis at the workplace.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0470043997
• ISBN 13: 9780470043998
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 318