All About Wikis
I just ran across the Bible Wiki, which invites anyone to login and comment on the text of the Bible. It’s a huge site. Every verse of the Bible has its own page, and is rendered in several English translations as well as Hebrew or Greek. There are links to scholarly resources, including the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Wikis are web pages that anyone can edit. The origin of the word “Wiki” is uncertain, but one theory holds that it’s an acronym for “What I Know Is . . .” Wikis are places on the web where people get together and share what they know. They have become vast repositories of reference information, and a major part of the Web 2.0 phenomenon, which features social media and user-generated content. The Wikipedia encyclopedia now has more than 5 million entries, and it has become an invaluable online reference tool. Go here to learn more about Wikis.
Actually, I’m pretty sure wiki-wiki means quick. Hmnnnn… I’m off to post some Biblical commentary.
Comment on November 13, 2006 @ 12:16 pm
[…] The internet communities of hobbyists and experts called “wikis” are springing up all over the web, as we recently reported. Now The Wall Street Journal reports on a fascinating extension of the wiki phenomenon that should get the attention of publishers and acquisitions editors everywhere. A community of experts, professors, and business managers are going to write a book collaboratively through a wiki website. When they’re finished, sometime next year, the book will be published in conventional dead-tree fashion by Pearson PLC. […]
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