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Sunday, September 26, 2004

AP Dives Into the Wikisphere

AP's Nick Jesdanun has written an overview of Wikis that basically says the tools have the power to change how we live and work, replacing e-mail as a collaboration tool. I can already hear Ross Mayfield's cash register ringing!

If you're interested in the power of Wikis, this article is a good starting point. Some key snips...

Though for now largely the domain of techies, Wikis are poised to become what blogs have turned into - still in the Internet avant garde yet widespread enough to be influential.

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Unlike e-mail and discussion boards, which tend to involve back-and-forth exchanges and lots of attachments, Wikis permit changes directly to the main document.

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Perhaps the biggest hurdle is cultural. Corporations are accustomed to hierarchy and control.

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