New to wiki’s? Don’t quite understand how they work and why they can make your life easier? Take a look at these links for simple explanations that even a former radio/TV reporter can understand.
http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english - A cute video. Watch this one if your lips move when you read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki - Wikipedia, the granddaddy of all wikis, on what a wiki is.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/what-is-a-wiki - Sitepoint’s article on what a wiki is.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html - A detailed explanation of wikis and what the business applications might be, from O’Reilly, the tech publisher.
Wiki definition from the guy who invented them:
The simplest online database that could possibly work.
-Ward Cunningham
