Wikis For Dummies

Dan Woods, Peter Thoeny

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

What people are saying

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User Review  - KDSarge - LibraryThing

It's a bit out of date now, but still an excellent starting point for someone who knows nothing of wikis. The pointers at existing useful wikis are worth the read by themselves!

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User Review  - hsuan - LibraryThing

useful book, I like it.

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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Wikis For Dummies
• Authors: Dan Woods, Peter Thoeny
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118050665, 9781118050668
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Internet / General; Computers / Networking / Intranets & Extranets; Computers / Online Services