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
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