Wikis

Wiki and blogs are excellent tools for working groups. I have experience working with wikis as an end user as well as working with the "backend" management of the software. Most of the wiki software that I have evaluated can be configured to allow differing degrees of edit/management functionality. Some wikis are built on top of databases such as MySQL where others are built around flat text files. I have found the installation and use of Mediawiki and PMWiki to be very simple. Some front-end users have indicated that learning the specific syntax of these wiki packages can be cumbersome. These users have preferred to use a hosted solution such as PBWiki which offers a true WYZWIG interface. The library applications for wikis are innumerable. Wikis can be used to develop online documentation and even as an enterprise CMS solution.