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Exploring the Wiki Revolution: Origins, Technical Aspects, and Business Impacts

Dive into the history and technical elements of wikis, discovered by Justin Navarro and Ward Cunningham in 1995. Uncover how businesses like Eastman Kodak and Walt Disney leverage wiki technology for collaboration. Learn about the unique characteristics that make wikis a powerful force for change in the digital landscape.

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Exploring the Wiki Revolution: Origins, Technical Aspects, and Business Impacts

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  1. WWW WikiWikiWeb Justin Navarro

  2. Origins of Wiki • Ward Cunningham – “Fiddling around” in 1995, he created the first wiki* as a supplement to a knowledge base called the “Portland Pattern Repository.” • This “knowledge community” ran with it and continued to enhance the technology in an early demonstration of the power of ‘open source’ collaboration. *Wiki: Hawaiian for “quick.”

  3. Technical Aspects of Wiki • Wiki code is available as free open source (Twiki) and in commercial applications (Social Text). • Wiki operates just like any other web page accessed by a browser except it has an edit button on the page. • WSIWYG: Wiki does not use html but rather a simple formatting convention. • Wiki occupies a space between email, discussion groups and traditional web pages/intranets in the way it is accessed and used.

  4. For example: The Wiki Wiki Sandbox is accessible at: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiWikiSandbox

  5. Social/Business Aspects of Wiki • Businesses using Wiki: • Eastman Kodak • Walt Disney • SAP • Motorola • British Telecom • Ziff Davis • “Wiki gets hit by the great unwashed as often as any other site - but to make an impact on Wiki, you need to generate real content.” • Source: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyWikiWorks • “Like open-source software, wikis may make their biggest mark less as a business than as a potent force for change -- in this case, in the way people work.”Source: Hof, Robert. (2004, June 7). Something Wiki This Way Comes. BusinessWeek. • “A wiki often will teeter close to anarchy, but it's a common ground, not a corporate room owned or controlled by the bosses. Wikis tend to get disorganized and wild, but that reflects the nature of real human interaction and idea sharing.”Source: Needleman, Rafe. (2004). All take, no give: why collaboration fails. CNet. • Creating versus debating seems to be the number one reason wikis work—the Golden Rule reigns in a potentially chaotic environment.

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