If Google did wikis, it would look like Wetpaint
What exactly is a Wiki? And what purpose does it serve?
Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create, edit and link Web page content easily using any Web browser. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. These wiki websites are often also referred to as wikis. Wikis are being installed by businesses, organizations or groups to provide affordable and effective Intranets and for Knowledge Management. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. Wiki is unusual among group communication mechanisms in that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in addition to the content itself. Like many simple concepts, “open editing” has some profound and subtle effects on Wiki usage. Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by nontechnical users.
A website is said to be a wiki site if the full content of the site can be edited, added or deleted by the visitors or users visiting the website. So the visitors or users can add contents they like and because of this frequent changes, we get contents on the site which is the taste of the visitors. A wiki is essentially a database for creating, browsing, and searching through information. Being crafted by casual visitors or users, a wiki site therefore is an ongoing process of creation. A collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape.
Wiki is one of the many Web 2.0 buzz words thrown around today. And wiki web sites seems to be growing in numbers, both free and paid wikis.
Yes, there are paid wiki. Why paid wikis? Perhaps paid wikis offers more options and features. Maybe? I’ve just scoured the net for both free and paid wiki sites and had a quick study and comparison. Seeing the features and functionality of the free wikis, I don’t understand why would anyone go for a paid wiki when they can have it for free.
Wetpaint.com
Out of the free wiki sites that I’ve checked, the one that really stands out and most likely to succeed is Wetpaint.com. Wetpaint is a free online wiki service with lots of features. WetPaint.com lets you create your very own wiki website in just three simple and easy steps. Usually, a wiki is seen by anyone on the web and invites all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki web site, but with Wetpaint.com you get to set the accessibility of your own wiki site. Wetpaint offers you the option whether to choose your wiki to be public or private. If you prefer your wiki site to be public, anyone on the web can view or discover and join your wiki. If you prefer it to be a private one, it be viewable only by people you invite. Another great feature of WetPaint.com is that you can choose the group of people you want who can edit and add pages to your wiki website. You have the option to choose everyone, anyone who joins your wiki, or only the ones you’ve invited.
If Google did wikis, it would look like Wetpaint, and certainly not a paid one.
Go ahead. Touch the Wetpaint. Craft your free website now.
Broadband Internet
The internet is growing i exponential rate everyday. And it is changing just as fast. Access to the internet is also growing. Broadband and Wi-fi are the latest and fastest way of connecting to the internet available today. Thinking of switching to broadband internet connection?
What is broadband internet?
In the technical world, Broadband Internet is also referred to as High Speed Internet. “Broadband” is the short term used for Broadband Internet access. This type of internet connection is very fast compared to dial-up access. Dial-up internet connection is slow with only maximum bitrate of 56 kbits/s (kilobits per second). A dial-up requires the full use of a telephone line. When logged onto the internet with a computer, the telephone line can not be used for telephone calls, incoming or outgoing. If someone attemps to call you while you’re online, the person calling will get a busy signal or voice mail. While with broadband, you can use you telephone line all the time because broadband don’t interfere with the use of the telephone line.
Aside from fast internet connection, broadband internet access is capable of handling the transmission of several pieces of information at once. For example, you can download and upload videos and at the same. And you can even do this while browsing the web and waiting for your uploads and downloads to finish.
Choosing the right broadband deal
If you intend to use the internet for downloading or viewing a lot of sites, you’ll need to take into account any usage limits. Some providers like the Post Office offer a low monthly cap of 5MB, which is enough for a light to medium user who doesn’t need to download much. For the media fans, a higher download cap will be needed, or even an unlimited one.
More and more households are turning from dial-up internet to a broadband connection. There are many companies today that offers many different broadband packages. Some providers offer low monthly with download speed of up to 5mb. This is fast enough for a light to medium user who doesn’t need to download much. If you’re an online gamer or if you download big files often, then you will need higher download capacity or even an unlimited one. Some companies also offer free stuffs like free hub, free online storage, free installation, and so on. If you intend to switch to broadband, choose the best deal that you can afford, consider how you will use it and your budget for your would be monthly broadband internet bill. It is that you choose the right one that suits your need.
Is it worth it to switch to broadband internet service? As most things are, it depends on you’re situation. Dial-ups are cheap, today it’s almost dirt cheap. That’s it’s advantage, but don’t expect to surf the net in cruising speed. If speed is what you want then broadband is significantly faster that dial-ups.
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