Wikis For Dummies [Paperback]

Dan Woods (Author), Peter Thoeny (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470043997 | ISBN-13: 978-0470043998 | Publication Date: July 23, 2007 | Edition: 1

• 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

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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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (July 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470043997
• ISBN-13: 978-0470043998
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the basics, plus some unnecessary stuff, November 5, 2007

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J. Gypton - See all my reviews
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This provides a solid overview of the history, general functions, and common uses of Wikis, and for that I am glad that I read it. One thing that I didn't consider until after I bought it -- and was using a few wikis already -- was that a great deal of the information was engine-specific. PBWiki was a common example throughout the book, but I don't use PBWiki, and I don't like the interface (I guess I got used to Wikispaces, which works perfectly for me). So although there was a great deal of good information about what I can do with a wiki, so much of the how wasn't useful to me, since I'll have to go learn the particulars of my engine of choice, rather than the ones in the book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars you only have to read half of it, November 18, 2008

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Mary L. Hill (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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I learned everything I needed to know out of the first three chapters. Also has a nice chapter on managing a wiki. It's very clear, and an very approachable how-to book. Once you get the basics from this book, you'll discover that building a wiki is really pretty intuitive. But this is a good way to get started.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Wikis, April 7, 2009

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Charles Cowan "Author and Technical Writer" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed reading this book; it's clear and well written, as you might expect from a title in the "Dummies" range. You won't need to read all of the book, particularly if you're not going to build your own Wiki, but it does provide a good overview of how and why Wikis are used.