Wikis for dummies / by Dan Woods and Peter Thoeny ; foreword by Ward Cunningham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woods, Dan, 1960-

Contributor:

Thoeny, Peter.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wikis (Computer science).

Computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 siteShows 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 contentCovers everything from choosing a Wiki engine to administration and maintenanceDiscusses the advantages of using Wiki in a corporate environment, which companies such as Microsoft, Boeing

Contents:

Wikis For Dummies; About the Authors; Dedication; Authors' Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword; Foreword by Ward Cunningham; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Conventions Used in This Book; What You Don't Have to Read; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Introducing Wikis; Chapter 1: Understanding Wikis: From Ward's Brain to Your Browser; Finding Your Way to Wikis; You, Too, Can Wiki; Putting Wikis to Work; The History and Future of Wikis; Chapter 2: Contributing Content to a Wiki; Basic Wiki Skills

Attaching Documents to Wiki PagesPrinting Wiki Pages; Tracking Versions and Changes; Chapter 3: The Thousand Problem-Solving Faces of Wikis; The Many Categories of Wikis; Content-Focused Wikis: The Goldmine of Shared Content; Process-Focused Wikis: A Shared Space for a Shared Mission; Community Wikis: Exploring Common Bonds; Ease-of-Use Wikis: Web Site Creation Made Easy; Hunting for More Wikis; Chapter 4: Using and Improving the 800-pound Gorilla of Wikis: Wikipedia; Understanding How Wikipedia Works; What Wikipedia Can Do For You; Part II: Making Your Own Wiki

Chapter 5: Finding a Hosted Home for Your WikiChoosing the Right Hosted Wiki; Creating a Hosted Wiki with WikiSpaces; Chapter 6: Creating Content for Your Wiki; Applying Markup as Content Makeup; Editing Pages with Wiki Markup; Controlling Layout and Formatting with HTML; Choosing Wiki Page Modes; Chapter 7: Linking, Categorizing, and Tagging Wiki Pages; Linking Wiki Pages; Linking Outside Your Wiki; Linking to Files, Images, and Multimedia; Categorizing and Tagging Pages; Chapter 8: The Four Dimensions of Wiki Design; Architecting the Information in Your Wiki

Plotting Navigational Paths through Your WikiUsing Templates to Design Content Pages; Adding Visual Panache to Your Wiki; Part III: Promoting, Managing, and Improving Your Wiki; Chapter 9: Attracting Users to Your Wiki; Wiki Don'ts; Wiki Do's; Starting a Community Wiki; Promoting Wikis in the Office; Living with Wiki Life Cycles; Chapter 10: Choosing an Installed Wiki Engine; Evaluating Basic Wiki Groups; Assessing Your Wiki Requirements; Comparing Wiki Engines; Going on a Wiki Walkabout; Chapter 11: Getting Your Wiki Engine Up and Running; Finding a Home for Your Wiki

Finding an Internet MechanicStarting Your Wiki Engine; Chapter 12: Managing Wikis; Wiki Maintenance: Pruning, Training, and Making Changes; Grinding through Routine Administrative Tasks; Chapter 13: Protecting Your Wiki; Evaluating Threats to Your Wiki; Running Your Own Change Patrol; Controlling Editing Access; Preparing for Disaster; Chapter 14: Creating Applications Using Structured Wikis; Reviewing Structured Wiki Basics; Searching Your Wiki; Templating Your Wiki; Adding Forms to Your Wiki; Adding Wiki Plug-Ins; Part IV: The Part of Tens; Chapter 15: Ten Essential Wiki Attitudes

Shared Authorship

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-118-05066-5

0-470-18983-5

OCLC:

183266650