Wikis

I signed up to bring coleslaw to the family meal. It's one of my favorite summer potluck recipes.

I already had an account with PB Wiki. I use it at work to help manage information for a committee that does visual merchandising at several library branches.

PB Wiki is fairly easy to use, although I wouldn't say that everything is intuitive. Setting up a wiki is more difficult than using an existing one.

I can think of several applications for a wiki, and think they can save a lot of time. The difficult part is getting all of the participants to use it, learn it and feel comfortable with it. In the case of organizing a picnic, the wiki is much more efficient than sending out umpteen e-mails.


Here's a link to an excellent YouTube video that explains "Wikis in Plain English."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY