The document discusses wikis and mashups, defining wikis as user-created and editable web pages that serve as trusted information sources. It highlights the importance of wikis in communication and collaboration, as well as providing guidance on creating wikis and mashups. Examples of wikis and mashups are listed, alongside resources for further exploration and creation.

1. Wikis & Mashups
Information Networks

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

3. The Power of Wikis
People Add People Edit
Content Content
Community driven
highly trusted
sources of
information
Quality of Content
Increases

4. Examples (Other than Wikipedia)
 http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia
 http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
 http://wiki.sidekick.com/
 http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox

5. Wikis & PR
 Communication
 Collaboration
 Community

6. How to Create a Wiki
 Purpose
 Internal or External?
 Level of control
 Maintenance
 Choose a wiki tool
 Wikimatrix.org
 Let people know about the wiki

7. Mashups
 A mashup is a web page or application
that combines data or functionality from
two or more external sources to create a
new service
 Examples:
 List of Mashups
 Twittervision
 Timezones
 Theaters in Chicago

8. Creating a Mashup
 Determine what type of info and where it
will come from
 A simple map mashup can be created
online
 http://www.mapbuilder.net/
 www.google.com/maps
 A more complex mashup requires a
programmer