This is a combination of the tasks outline in the Week 1 and Week 2 wikis. It explains what the Web 2.0 Technology of wikis in the form of Wikipedia.org (and related websites run by the WikiMedia foundation), as well as instructions on how to use them and the behaviour expected.

2. Text Wikipedia’s use of text Graphics How images illustrate and inform About Wikipedia, the free encylopedia Audio & Video Pronunciation and explanations Hyperlinks How wikipedia is linked together Contributions the participation of users You How you can use wikipedia Community Social interaction and communication Me My usage of Wikipedia Discussion Social interaction and communication Information about this resource and technology How you can use and contribute.

7. Audio and Video Audio is often some kind of historical document released into the public domain. It records some kind of important even (see left). Audio recordings can also be created of wikipedia articles, and to illustrate proper pronunciation of a person’s name. Video is used less commonly, to illustrate a subject when pictures and audio are insufficient. Video may also be of events of historical significance. The video on the right is of a Tran gastric mid papillary view of heart. Videos are much larger (in file size) than text, images, animations or sound, so the encyclopedia tries to avoid their use This file documents the first know audio record of the human voice.

10. Contributions This is also a major failing, as its open nature can lead to inaccuracy and vandalism. Many public criticisms of wikipedia relate to this issue. The main ‘selling point’ of Wikipedia is that users can contribute to it, by creating or editing pages or uploading other content (photographs, audio clips, diagrams etc). While all wikipedia articles can be edited, some particularly controversial topics may be ‘protected’ to help stop vandalism

11. Community The wikipedia community has several related websites which assist with the creation and manipulation of articles. The important three are Wikimedia Commons (A directory of media, such as images or sound, which can be used to create or improve articles), the Meta-Wiki (for discussion of wiki-related affairs) and wikipedia, which holds all articles. It is in some of these sub communities where WikiMedia takes on the form similar to that of a social network, where individuals are linked together by their discussion of related subjects. Discussions may not even be related to the encyclopedia or related projects, but be purely social in nature.

12. Discussion All Wikipedia pages have an associated talk page, where users can discuss changes or controversies. Whenever you make a major or controversial edit, it is polite to comment with your reason on the discussion page. It is also advisable to read the discussion page before making a major edit: the subject of your changes may already be a topic of hot debate, so it good to form to make sure that your edit isn’t merely the last in a series of contradictory edits. When simply reading Wikipedia, the discussion page itself can be a useful source of information. It can reveal bias, or controversies about the information included.