Leadership in a Wiki World: Leveraging Collective Knowledge To Make the Leap To Extraordinary Performance Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a terrific, insightful book. In this book, author Rod Collins flatly states that the command-and-control, hierarchic management model is obsolete, and the days of the leader-hero "taking charge" are over. Mr Collins offers rationales based on his real-world and hands-on experience of running...

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WIKI: Grow Your Own for Fun and Profit Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Alan Porter does a great job of introducing this most powerful collaboration and knowledge management tool, wikis. The book starts explaining wiki technology and how to plan a collaboration project. Porter lists wiki uses by individuals and organizations of different types and sizes. He offers several...

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Wikipatterns Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Wikis are one of those "Web 2.0" applications that seem to be right on the edge of jumping into mainstream adoption. If your workplace is anything like mine, you've been spending more time lately answering the "what's a wiki" question than you have in the past. If you're starting to approach the point...

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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you are looking to add technology into your classroom, Will Richardson's book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, is a good place to start. The book takes the reader through a journey of possibilities to using web 2.0 tools in education. Each chapter was dedicated...

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Mediawiki (Wikipedia and Beyond) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is for anyone who wants to read wikis, add material to a wiki, or install and run their own MediaWiki site. Each type of user is granted their own section in this book. Part 1 of this book is dedicated to wiki readers, explaining how to navigate a MediaWiki site effectively. Part 2 is for authors,...

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Professional Wikis (Programmer to Programmer) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is one of the best technical guides I have encountered and I have used hundreds of them. I am not a programer, but I work with open source software regularly and I am comfortable hacking code.I have administered simple MediaWiki sites successfully, but this book has shown me how to make major improvements...

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Wikis For Dummies Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This provides a solid overview of the history, general functions, and common uses of Wikis, and for that I am glad that I read it. One thing that I didn't consider until after I bought it -- and was using a few wikis already -- was that a great deal of the information was engine-specific. PBWiki was...

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The Complete Guide to Wikis: How to Set Up, Use, and Benefit from Wikis for Teachers, Business Professionals, Families, and Friends Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Other than having heard of the ubiquitous online encyclopedia, "Wikipedia", many people may not know that a wiki- a web site that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, or corrections- is a powerful tool that is radically changing the social, educational and business climate. Brian Chatfield's...

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