Reading Assignment 1: Introduction to Wikis

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The first wiki was created by Warwick Cunningham and posted on the Internet in 1995. He called the site Wiki Wiki Web. The word wiki is Hawaiian for quick. In simple terms, a wiki is a collection of web pages that can be easily edited by multiple authors--even if those people only possess basic computer skills. Because of this, a wiki is a perfect tool for collecting and sharing information.

 

Wikipedia is probably the most familiar wiki. There are millions of articles on Wikipedia written by thousands of contributors around the world. New information is added every day. It is quite common that within minutes of a major event, its details are already posted on the site.