Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Wiki or Not

Wiki is computer users “open source” dream came true. It is easy to use, it is flexible just like you wished. Information on variety of Wiki in many languages are overwhelming, since anyone can add to it or change it, the information adds up and changing fast daily. You can download Wiki software for free, or you can use a service that hosts the Wiki for you. I like the idea of sharing information—when you share, you gain more!


However, open source has its own problems--Wiki admit its weak points: Disorganized, too open, not enough control, vandalism and spam…Most of us already know how to choose information from dependable sites, and Wiki sites in some cases, wouldn’t be a “dependable” information source for me. But small group Wiki has more control over their pages—they also control who can change and add to the web pages…they maybe a great source of information.

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