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The Wiki Wiki - a wiki about wikis

Welcome to the wiki about wikis. This site aims to cover everything related to wikis, including events, best practices, wiki patterns, lists of wikis, and case studies about wikis in everything, including:

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• wikis in marketing
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Scroll down for the latest wiki news or visit Planet Wikimedia for English summaries of the latest posts from the English and German Wikimedia Planets.

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• List of Wikia wikis
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• Ideal wiki software
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• Wiki companies

Related wikis

See also our wiki-node.

• MeatBallWiki - the original wiki about wikis. We encourage you to link to MeatBall rather than duplicating their content here.
• WikiIndex - a good wiki for listing other wikis. Although lists of wikis are welcome here, you're better off writing about your non-Wikia wiki on WikiIndex.

The latest wiki news

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Moment of madness: Chunks of Wiki? Yours for £18.99 - Financial Times

Moment of madness: Chunks of Wiki? Yours for £18.99 Financial Times ... the caprices of irony delivered a blow from another angle entirely – the revelation that portions of Free were lifted wholesale from Wikipedia. ... and more »

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Author acknowledges lifting Wiki material - The Associated Press

New York Times

Author acknowledges lifting Wiki material The Associated Press The controversy already has been noted on Anderson's Wikipedia page. Anderson explained on his blog that he had intended to include the URLs for the ... Chris Anderson Lifted Wikipedia Passages for 'Free' Fast Company all 172 news articles »

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Army using Wiki to update field manuals - Hays Daily News

Army using Wiki to update field manuals Hays Daily News (AP) -- Authors of Army doctrine and field manuals are launching a pilot project to collect reaction from soldiers and officers on a Wiki site. ... and more »

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Wired, Wiki, plagiarism -- and avoiding it - Examiner.com

Examiner.com

Wired, Wiki, plagiarism -- and avoiding it Examiner.com Anderson has admitted that the words come straight out of Wikipedia, and taken full responsibility for what he describes as a "screwup" -- during a ... and more »

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SUPPORT: Wiki Goes To War - Strategy Page

SUPPORT: Wiki Goes To War Strategy Page July 2, 2009: Later this month, the US Army is activating a Wikipedia for seven of their 550 manuals. There will be a 90 day experiment, where troops can ... Army delves deeper into blogosphere, using wikis FederalNewsRadio.com all 12 news articles »

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Ruben Wiki: Life after league - TVNZ

Ruben Wiki: Life after league TVNZ No one's ever going to accuse league legend Ruben Wiki of that. He's still as tough as leather and following his passion to get as many of us "middle aged ... and more »

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Evernote gets a whiff of wikis - CNET News

Evernote gets a whiff of wikis CNET News There's certainly the possiblity that Evernote (or Microsoft compeitor OneNote) could become a kind of blended personal/group note-taking app, like a wiki. ... and more »

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UK Police Told To Use Wikipedia When Preparing For Court

Half-pint HAL tips news of UK prosecution lawyers who are instructing police to study information on Wikipedia when preparing to give expert testimony in court. "Mike Finn, a weaponry specialist and expert witness in more than 100 cases, told industry magazine Police Review: 'There was one case in a Midlands force where police officers asked me to write a report about a martial art weapon. The material they gave me had been printed out from Wikipedia. The officer in charge told me he was advised by the CPS to use the website to find out about the weapon and he was about to present it in court. I looked at the information and some of it had substance and some of it was completely made up.' Mr. Finn, a former Metropolitan Police and City of London officer and Home Office adviser, added that he has heard of at least three other cases where officers from around the country have been advised by the CPS to look up evidence on Wikipedia."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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