What is Wiki?

Written by S. Housley


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What can Wikis be used for? Wikis have spawned some interesting uses, includingrepparttar development of knowledge bases on both intranets andrepparttar 141972 Internet. Product documentation, tutorials and online FAQs are increasingly created using Wiki collaboration. Other collaborative Wiki projects that have been spawned include a Wiki dictionary and directory of famous quotes.

Wikitionary - Wikitionary, a collaborative project to produce a free multilingual dictionary in every language, with definitions, etymologies, pronunciations and quotations. - http://en.wiktionary.org

Wiki Quote - Wikiquote, a free online compendium of quotations in every language, including sources (where known), and translations of non-English quotes. - http://en.wikiquote.org

Ultimately, Wikis are ideally suited for internal corporate projects or committee groups, when all individuals participating haverepparttar 141973 same goals in mind. Potential exists for significant abuse when Wikis remain open in competitive areas.

Overall, Wikis are influential, shaping collaborative online content development, and are likely to become increasingly popular. Sadly, as a Wiki's popularity grows, it is likely Wiki abuse will grow.



About the Author: Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for NotePage http://www.notepage.net a wireless text messaging software company.


Design does matter

Written by Amanda Vlahakis


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The study reveals these 63 companies outperformed bothrepparttar FTSE All Share and FTSE 100 indices by around 200% between 1994 and 2003. The Design Council is a professional body which supportsrepparttar 141945 work ofrepparttar 141946 UK design industry. It works to demonstrate and promoterepparttar 141947 vital role of design within business andrepparttar 141948 wider UK economy. A recent study byrepparttar 141949 Design Council, Design in Britain 2004-05, based on an annual business survey of 1,500 companies of all sizes and sectors, shows companies using design to innovate and stand out are growing faster than their competitors are.

According torepparttar 141950 in-depth research, a third ofrepparttar 141951 UK's fastest growing companies see design as integral to their business, while only 11 per cent of businesses with a decreasing turnover have this view.

The figures confirmrepparttar 141952 impact of design across sales, profits, quality, share price, market share and competitiveness.

Using design throughout your business ultimately boostsrepparttar 141953 bottom line by helping you create better products and services that compete on value rather than price.

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