I’ve decided to dive headfirst into the world of Wikis.
Wikipedia has been on my horizon for investigation for quite a while. Quite a few of my digital clients have requested inclusion into Wikipedia, which I concur is a great idea for two reasons:
i) It’s ideal for search engine optimisation, due to its Pagerank and status as a reputable website from a search engine point of view
ii) Wikipedia is increasingly becoming THE reference point for accurate and unbiased information (rather than relying on the opinions of yet another $2 blog)
If you’ve still no idea what a Wiki actually is, the definition on Wikipedia (which I suppose always subject to change according to the rules of a wik)i is:
A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language.[1][2] Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.
So you can see why the definition is subject to change, as updating the definitions and information used to describe with a particular word or phrase is the very essence of a wiki. It is an ever-changing online information portal kept up to date by a community.
I’m currently investigating opensource software solutions to create my own online wiki. For ease of installation through my web hosting provider, I was going to cut a few corners and select whatever Fantastico had to offer. The problem is, two options were presented, TikiWiki and phpWiki. And whenever options are present, trouble looms. Time for what I love most….some research on Google!
My Google search for ‘comparison of wiki software’ actually yielded an ironic result. One of the best comparison matrices I could find on the topic of wiki software comparisons, was on…oh, you just won’t believe it….Wikipedia! So if you’re interested, this is the Wikipedia comparison of wiki software applications I am referring to.
It’s a matrix, with distastefully bad colour coding, and numbers like ‘v2.4′. I am warning you, it’s nerdy, so don’t take the plunge if you’re eyes aren’t of the square variety.
I’ll continue my investigation into Wiki software and report back with my findings soon. If you have had any experience in with Wiki applications, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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