What+is+a+Wiki?

Everyone is hearing the buzz word about Wikis. What actually is a [|wiki]. The word "wiki" comes from Hawaiian language, meaning "quick" or "fast." This video gives a good explanation. media type="youtube" key="ZmByB0sIPog" height="344" width="425"

Jimmy Wales is founder of Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding, and thoroughly addictive encyclopedia of the future. In this presentation, he explains how Wikipedia's collaborative system works, and why it succeeds. media type="custom" key="4004227" (Recorded July 2005 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 20:47)

This video on Wikis in Plain English will give you an insight about how wikis work. This is a simple explanation of how wikis work - in this case to plan a camping trip. media type="custom" key="3265094"