Flying LegendsFlying Legends

Members: Members:

Sheshwant Kumar KulachariSheshwant Kumar Kulachari

Naresh JettiNaresh Jetti

Venkataratnam TaragallaVenkataratnam Taragalla

Santosh KassettySantosh Kassetty

Udaykiran PhulariUdaykiran Phulari

Mohd Nawaz Ali Mohd Nawaz Ali

What Is WikiWhat Is Wiki Wiki is a piece of server software that Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. page content using any Web browser.

Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages simple text syntax for creating new pages and cross links between internal pages on and cross links between internal pages on the fly. the fly.

http://http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?whatiswikiwiki.org/wiki.cgi?whatiswiki

Wiki HistoryWiki History WikiWikiWeb was the first site to be called a WikiWikiWeb was the first site to be called a

wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on the WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on the Internet domain Internet domain c2.comc2.com on March 25, 1995 on March 25, 1995

A little later (May 1, 1995), an Invitation to the A little later (May 1, 1995), an Invitation to the patterns list caused an increase in participation.patterns list caused an increase in participation.

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistoryhttp://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory

Contd…Contd…

Growth has continued since then, to the point Growth has continued since then, to the point where the average number of new pages where the average number of new pages ranges between 5 and 12 per day. ranges between 5 and 12 per day.

Wards Wiki Tenth Anniversary occurred on Wards Wiki Tenth Anniversary occurred on March 25, 2005. At that time, we had about March 25, 2005. At that time, we had about 30690 pages.30690 pages.

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory

Wiki Design PrinciplesWiki Design Principles

OpenOpen IncrementalIncremental OrganicOrganic MundaneMundane UniversalUniversal OvertOvert

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiDesignPrincipleshttp://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiDesignPrinciples

Wiki Design Principles……Wiki Design Principles……

UnifiedUnified PrecisePrecise TolerantTolerant ObservableObservable ConvergentConvergent

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiDesignPrincipleshttp://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiDesignPrinciples

Future of WikiFuture of Wiki……

The future of “wiki’ is likely to be increasing The future of “wiki’ is likely to be increasing interconnected with future of the internet interconnected with future of the internet world.world.

Wiki’s have some similarities with Web logs, Wiki’s have some similarities with Web logs, in that they may stimulate community in that they may stimulate community interaction, and allow to some feedback of interaction, and allow to some feedback of reader.reader.

Wiki start easily to allow administrators for Wiki start easily to allow administrators for more mature software environment.more mature software environment.

Enterprise Wiki Vs WikipediaEnterprise Wiki Vs Wikipedia

Open versus secureOpen versus secure Small team rather than plantSmall team rather than plant Collaboration not publishingCollaboration not publishing Vandalism not presentVandalism not present

Wiki AdoptionWiki Adoption

The first editThe first edit Grass roots is bestGrass roots is best Spread adoptionSpread adoption Build group collaborationBuild group collaboration Support emergent behaviorSupport emergent behavior Watch out for obstaclesWatch out for obstacles

Wiki’s in Wiki’s in organizational studiesorganizational studies

Organizations are studied by researchers from Organizations are studied by researchers from several disciplines, the most common of which are several disciplines, the most common of which are sociology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, economics, political science, psychology, management, and organizational communication in management, and organizational communication in the social sciences.the social sciences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization#Organization_theoriesOrganization#Organization_theories

Web 2.0Web 2.0 2009 will be a tough year in many ways, but now 2009 will be a tough year in many ways, but now

more than ever, the core concepts of Web 2.0 provide more than ever, the core concepts of Web 2.0 provide an advantage. an advantage.

Lightweight tools, user interfaces, and development Lightweight tools, user interfaces, and development models will help streamline productivity and focus models will help streamline productivity and focus resources.resources.

Marketers can’t afford to ignore the value of social Marketers can’t afford to ignore the value of social media, communities, and a new set of analytics. On media, communities, and a new set of analytics. On an individual, team, company, and global level, this is an individual, team, company, and global level, this is the year we will choose to work on what matters.the year we will choose to work on what matters.

Limitations and Weaknesses of Limitations and Weaknesses of Wikis in OrganizationsWikis in Organizations Wikis make observations of emerging organizational Wikis make observations of emerging organizational

activities possible activities possible Wikis change organizations’ relation to their own Wikis change organizations’ relation to their own

past past Wikis change the legitimacy of organizational Wikis change the legitimacy of organizational

decisions decisions

Florian L. Mayer and Dennis SchoenebornFlorian L. Mayer and Dennis Schoeneborn

http://www.kinf.wiai.unibamberg.de/WiOblog/http://www.kinf.wiai.unibamberg.de/WiOblog/index.php/category/wiki/page/2/index.php/category/wiki/page/2/