Wikis & MashupsWikis & Mashups

Information NetworksInformation Networks

WikisWikis

““Web pages that can be created, linked Web pages that can be created, linked and edited by users.”*and edited by users.”*

Most famous of all wikis: Most famous of all wikis:

*Colley, K.L. & Collier, A. 2009. An overlooked social media tool? Making a case for wikis. The Strategist, Spring, p. 34-35.

The Power of WikisThe Power of Wikis

People Edit Content

Quality of ContentIncreases

People Add Content

Community driven highly trusted

sources of information

Examples (Other than Wikipedia)Examples (Other than Wikipedia)

http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikiahttp://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikiahttp://www.wikihow.com/Main-Pagehttp://www.wikihow.com/Main-Pagehttp://wiki.sidekick.com/http://wiki.sidekick.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Wikipedia:SandboxWikipedia:Sandbox

Wikis & PRWikis & PR

CommunicationCommunication CollaborationCollaboration CommunityCommunity

How to Create a WikiHow to Create a Wiki

PurposePurpose Internal or External?Internal or External?Level of controlLevel of controlMaintenanceMaintenance

Choose a wiki tool Choose a wiki tool Wikimatrix.orgWikimatrix.org

Let people know about the wikiLet people know about the wiki

MashupsMashups

A mashup is a web page or application is a web page or application that combines data or functionality from that combines data or functionality from two or more external sources to create a two or more external sources to create a new servicenew service

Examples:Examples:List of List of MashupsMashups TwittervisionTwittervisionTimezonesTimezonesTheaters in ChicagoTheaters in Chicago

Creating a MashupCreating a Mashup

Determine what type of info and where it Determine what type of info and where it will come fromwill come from

A simple map mashup can be created A simple map mashup can be created onlineonlinehttp://www.mapbuilder.net/http://www.mapbuilder.net/www.google.com/mapswww.google.com/maps

A more complex mashup requires a A more complex mashup requires a programmerprogrammer