Wikis For Dummies

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

* Corporations have finally realized the value of collaborationtools for knowledge sharing and Wiki is the open source technologyfor creating collaborative Web sites, as either a public site onthe Internet or on a private intranet site* Shows readers how to set up Wikis in a corporate setting or ona personal site so that users can retrieve information, postinformation, and edit the content* Covers everything from choosing a Wiki engine to administrationand maintenance* Discusses the advantages of using Wiki in a corporateenvironment, which companies such as Microsoft, Boeing, Disney, andMotorola have already discovered

Foreword.Introduction.Part I: Introducing Wikis.Chapter 1: Understanding Wikis: From Ward's Brain to Your Browser.Chapter 2: Contributing Content to a Wiki.Chapter 3: The Thousand Problem-Solving Faces of Wikis.Chapter 4: Using and Improving the 800-pound Gorilla of Wikis: Wikipedia.Part II: Making Your Own Wiki.Chapter 5: Finding a Hosted Home for Your Wiki.Chapter 6: Creating Content for Your Wiki.Chapter 7: Linking, Categorizing, and Tagging Wiki Pages.Chapter 8: The Four Dimensions of Wiki Design.Part III: Promoting, Managing, and Improving Your Wiki.Chapter 9: Attracting Users to Your Wiki.Chapter 10: Choosing an Installed Wiki Engine.Chapter 11: Getting Your Wiki Engine Up and Running.Chapter 12: Managing Wikis.Chapter 13: Protecting Your Wiki.Chapter 14: Creating Applications Using Structured Wikis.Part IV: The Part of Tens.Chapter 15: Ten Essential Wiki Attitudes.Chapter 16: Ten Roles People Play When Using Wikis.Chapter 17: Ten Ways How Wikis Work at the Office.Chapter 18: Ten Innovative Wikis.Index.