ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WIKI
From Hawaiian wiki-wiki quick, coined by Ward Cunningham (born 1949), US computer programmer who invented the concept.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIKI»
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIKI»
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wiki in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wiki and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wiki: Web Collaboration
This includes a step-by-step introduction to wiki philosophy, social effects and functions, a survey of their controls and components, and the installation and configuration of the wiki clones MediaWiki, TWiki and Confluence.
Anja Ebersbach, Andrea Adelung, Gunter Dueck, 2008
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Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, ...
Wiki Government describes how this model can be applied in a wide variety of settings and offers a fundamental rethinking of effective governance and democratic legitimacy for the twenty-first century.
Beth Simone Simone Noveck, 2009
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Introduction to Sociology
Reveals the surprising links between everyday life and global social change – in a special value edition.
Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum, Deborah Carr, 2011
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The
Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web
Accompanying CD-ROM contains the public-license Wiki sources discussed in the book plus the means to run them as stand-alone or using the industry-strength Apache Web server, as well as complete Perl and Apache server packages for both ...
Bo Leuf, Ward Cunningham, 2001
This book covers the first three modules of the AQA 'A' Level Computing course in a comprehensive but concise and readable manner.
Pat M. Heathcote, S. Langfield, 2004
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Wiki at War: Conflict in a Socially Networked World
In Wiki at War, James Jay Carafano explains why these and other Internet-born initiatives matter and how they are likely to affect the future face of war, diplomacy, and domestic politics.
HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939.
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Wiki writing: collaborative learning in the college classroom
An indispensable and engaging guide to using wikis in the classroom
Robert E. Cummings, Matt Barton, 2008
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Measuring the Success of a
Wiki for Small Organizations
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Computer Science - Commercial Information Technology, grade: 1,3, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: The impact of knowledge management systems (KMS) on organizations ...
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An Epistemological Study:
Wiki in the Composition Class
Recent articles regarding the use of wiki technology in the first-year college composition course have claimed that using the technology helps students better understand theories of social knowledge construction popular in composition and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIKI»
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wiki is used in the context of the following news items.
Tamariki lead Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori at Northtec
Young kids led Māori Language Week at Northland Polytechnic today with Whangarei primary schools' haka groups at the fore. The importance of today's theme ... «Māori Television, Jul 15»
Over 2300 students participate in mass haka for Te Wiki o Te Reo …
More than 2300 students from Early Childcare Centres and Schools in the Franklin District flocked the Eco-light Stadium in Pukekohe to participate in a mass ... «Māori Television, Jul 15»
Wikipedia Pages of Star Clients Altered by PR Firm
Yet Ms. Campbell's Wikipedia entry has been brushed up, to eliminate a potentially embarrassing reference to “Babywoman” as a “critical and commercial failure ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Kolkata to host Wiki conference
To increase content in languages such Bengali, Wikipedia contributors from ... We are expecting around 200-250 participants in this Wiki Marathon,” Nath said. «The Hindu, Jan 15»
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Isn't Taking Any of Gamergate's Threats …
The tough duty of defending the editing of Gamergate Wiki entries for accuracy has fallen to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and he's handling it admirably. «The Mary Sue, Dec 14»
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: 'Free Wiki could save thousands of …
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has warned that thousands of preventable deaths are occurring in emerging economies, calling for more to be done to improve ... «The Independent, Oct 14»
Latest congressional Wiki edit: McConnell thinks he's a turtle
Someone in a congressional office building on Monday edited Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) Wikipedia page to state that the senator ... «The Hill, Sep 14»
Wiki wars: Do Wikipedia's internal tiffs deter newcomers?
As WikiMania, the annual conference for the Wikipedia faithful, gets under way, there is bound to be much back-slapping over the successes of an ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
Top PR Firms Promise They Won't Edit Clients' Wikipedia Entries on …
Several of the largest public-relations agencies issued a joint statement Tuesday promising to play by the rules of Wikipedia. It comes after years of PR agencies ... «AdAge.com, Jun 14»
Wikipedia and many other wiki sites contained critical vulnerability
Wikipedia is one of the most highly visited sites on the Web with over 94 million unique visitors per month. A recently discovered vulnerability could have put ... «CSO, Jan 14»
