While I already knew what a Wiki is and held some opinions about them before starting this thing, I confess I like them a little better now that I have explored them more thoroughly. Before I was leery of wiki content because I could not fathom how authority could be verified and how anyone could know the information found was legit. (For example the big Wikipedia headlines recently about fake quotes making it into the mainstream news.) I realize using the World Wide Web could also be chancy if you do not use critical thinking skills and check out the authority, currency, etc of a website. However, at least this kind of checking is doable, if you take the time.
I still don't like getting my information based on popularity or from the unnamed masses, but I can now see some uses for wikis even big popular ones. Big ones that allow individuals to review & recommend books, or movies, etc might be fun. Small ones within an organization could be useful for sharing ideas, for working specific projects, or for building communication within an organization.
I signed up to Goodreads.com a social networking wiki site that allows individuals to review and recommend books, link to friends, and discuss all things books. I posted one review about John Connelly's The Book of Lost Things. After one day, no one has commented back, but I think I will continue to use this site so eventually things will get moving!
I signed up to Goodreads.com a social networking wiki site that allows individuals to review and recommend books, link to friends, and discuss all things books. I posted one review about John Connelly's The Book of Lost Things. After one day, no one has commented back, but I think I will continue to use this site so eventually things will get moving!
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