Category Archives: WikiWednesday

Toronto Wiki Tuesdays July 2008: Truthiness for the Masses – what makes Wikipedia sufficient truthy?

Speaker: Maury Markowitz This month’s speaker will be Maury Markowitz, discussing how Wikipedia is addressing the problem of ensuring truth in articles. Maury is a renowned Wikipedia editor with over 1,000 new articles and over 20,000 edits to his name. … Continue reading

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Wiki this site: The Universal Edit Button launches today

Tim Berners-Lee’s intended the web to be writeable by all. Yet, for decades it’s been stuck in a “read mostly” mode. Everyone web surfs, some add content but very few really get to fundamentally re-express and re-structure web content. We … Continue reading

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Toronto Wiki Tuesdays: Wikis In Education May 2008

It’s Toronto Wiki Tuesday time! Continuing our 2008 Toronto Wiki Tuesday Guest Speaker Series, Vanessa Peters (PhD Candidate, OISE) will lead discussions next Tuesday at Toronto Wiki Tuesday at another new location, GROUNDHOG PUB. http://www.torontowikituesdays.com/twiki/bin/view/TorontoWikiTuesdays/WikisInEducationMay2008 Here’s Vanessa’s description: In this … Continue reading

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Tues 8th April: Using Wiki to Debate. EPICURE CAFE, Toronto

What’s being presented and about our speaker: As part of the 2008 Toronto Wiki Tuesday Guest Speaker Series, Adrian Fritsch (Software Consultant and founder of debatum.org) will lead discussions at Toronto Wiki Tuesday at Epicure Cafe, Here’s Adrian’s event description: … Continue reading

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Toronto Wiki Tuesdays: March, April and onward, 2008

Some of you may have noticed on the upcoming page that March’s date for Toronto Wiki Tuesday was preliminary, due to a schedule clash on my diary. I’m settling on the 2nd Tuesday of the month whereever possible, making Toronto … Continue reading

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Wikis in Legal Practices – Toronto Wiki Tuesday – Feb 2008

My congratulations go to Connie Crosby for her talk on Wikis in Legal Practices (Do Wikis belong in Law Firms) Slides here Despite howling winds driving a blizzard conditions and a late change of venue, 16 people successfully ventured toInsomnia … Continue reading

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Toronto Wiki Tuesdays: Feb, Mar, April.

Last month’s Toronto Wiki Tuesday marked a turning point. For the next 3 months in 2008 we have speakers lined up! To date I have usually lead a conversation based on my work with clients but I much prefer to … Continue reading

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Toronto Wiki Tuesday mentioned in Canada’s National Post

Toronto Wiki Tuesdays got a brief mention in today’s National Post ‘‘I will be heading to Rower’s Pub to this month’s Toronto Wiki Tuesday, Toronto’s dedicated Wiki event. We’ve had some great topics, talking about how using a wiki efficiently … Continue reading

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Are you wiki consulting?

It seems to me that there exists many different types of people doing “wiki consulting”. They differ by: Background/goal: Some are technologists, doing installs, writing plugins, etc. Some are cultural anthropologists or statistians employed to provide insight on social interactions … Continue reading

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eWeek: Wikis Are Alive and Kicking in the Enterprise

eWeek Wikis Are Alive and Kicking in the Enterprise By Stan Gibson November 20, 2006 If you haven’t heard that cry already, chances are you will soon, as the use of wikis in enterprise environments spreads like wildfire. Proliferating virally, … Continue reading

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