Social Software: Wiki'sSocial Software Home
Blogs and Blogging
Podcasts and Podcasting/Vidcasts
Wiki's
del.icio.us, FURL, and Online Bookmarking
Flickr and Other Photo Sharing Sites
Content Management Systems
Social Software in the Classroom–PD Class
A wiki is a group of web pages that the users of the page, not just the creator, are allowed to add to or edit the content thereof.
It can also be defined as the software behind the pages that allows such collaboration. From the Wikipedia
A wiki enables documents to be written collectively (co-authoring) in a simple markup using a web browser. A single page in a wiki is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected via hyperlinks, is "the wiki"; in effect, a very simple, easier to use database.
A defining characteristic of wiki technology is the ease with which pages can be created and updated. Generally, there is no review before modifications are accepted. Most wikis are open to the general public without the need to register any user account. Sometimes session log-in is requested to acquire a "wiki-signature" cookie for autosigning edits. More private wiki servers require user authentication. The most famous Wiki is the Wikipedia. It is an encyclopedia based on a wiki engine. A couple other examples of wikis.
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