Wikis For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Feb 8, 2011 - Computers - 336 pages
  • 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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Contents

Contents
Contributing Content to a Wiki
Linking Categorizing and Tagging Wiki Pages
Using Templates to Design Content Pages
Promoting Managing and Improving Your Wiki
ThePart of Tens
Ten Roles People Play When Using Wikis
Intranet

Other editions - View all

Wikis For Dummies
Dan Woods,Peter Thoeny
No preview available - 2007
Wikis For Dummies
Dan Woods,Peter Thoeny
No preview available - 2011

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About the author (2011)

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.

Bibliographic information

TitleWikis For Dummies
AuthorsDan Woods, Peter Thoeny
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011
ISBN1118050665, 9781118050668
Length336 pages
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Computers / Internet / General
Computers / Networking / Intranets & Extranets
  
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