How the wiki has influenced the way the internet shares information.
A wiki is an online, open-source program that allows for the collaborative sharing of information between people on the internet. It is commonly used by many sites on the internet such as Wikipedia, Memory Alpha, and many Wikias. This collaboration allows some of the largest information databases to be created about a topic.
The term wiki comes from the Hawaiian word meaning “fast”. It is hoped the by allowing anyone to share information that fast and up-to-date information can be shared with others. Allowing others to contribute also allows for a moreneutral article about a topic which may be controversial in many ways.
As wiki software is free to use, many it is used by many sites which share information. This information is shared by many and is also licensed under a free license when ever possible. This also means that wiki software can be modified to suit the needs of the user, to make the wiki a convinent tool for web developers to use.
July 15th, 2008 at 3:28 am
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February 1st, 2009 at 11:11 pm
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June 17th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
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