Wiki

A Wiki is a website where content is written and maintained by its community members. It may not be accurate or complete.



Wikis in Plain English
An excellent video about Wikis - Wikis in Plain English which simplifies and demystifies the entire subject.

Other interesting video Wiki introduction - Web 2.0 presenting a possibilities and ideas for a Wiki usage within an enterprise.

Wiki Web-Site
Basically, a wiki Web site operates on a principle of collaborative trust. The term comes from the word "wikiwiki," which means "fast" in the Hawaiian language. (What is wiki?- a definition from Whatis.com)

Knol
Google has started with Knol, which they define as a unit of knowledge. Knol wants to highlight the authors, and lend credibility to the content using the author's name while i.e. Wikipedia is, culturally, in the opposite direction - using the wisdom of crowds.

Wiky Web-Site or Knol
The most of wikis selected as for the Commission seems corresponding by all its features more to a Knoll then to a Wiki Web-Site.

And the question is which concept is more appropriate for which purpose: the Wiki Web-Site (Wisdom of Crowds) or the Knol concept? (see possible Knol approach benefits)

Wikis Reduce E-mail
The ability of groups to collectively edit and develop documents can save hundreds of back-and-forth emails as shown in the image below: