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WIKI: Grow Your Own for Fun and Profit introduces the concept of wikis, and shows why they are becoming the must-have communications and collaboration technology for businesses of any size. Using a garden as a metaphor, Alan J. Porter shows you step-by-step how to select wiki software, get started, overcome resistance to wikis, maintain your wiki, and use your wiki for internal collaboration, project planning, communication with your customers, and more. Includes five case studies that highlight the ways companies are using wikis to solve business and communication problems, increase efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction.
Inside the Book
- A Brief History of Collaboration
- Defining the Wiki
- Planting the Seed
- First Growth
- Maintaining the Garden
- Landscaping
- Harvesting the Information
- A Wiki Checklist
- Notes on Popular Wiki Software
- Resources and Index
Alan J Porter
Alan J. Porter has been a collector of Batman comics and memorabilia since his college days. He is the editor/publisher of the on-line Batman magazine "Gotham Gazette" and the "Gotham Weekly News" electronic newsletter. Whilst working as a publishing software consultant he also pursues a career as a freelance writer with several published magazine articles and technical papers. This is his first book. Alan J. Porter is originall from Manchester, England, but now lives in Marlyand with his wife Gill, daughters Meggan and Erin, and a house full of "bat-stuff."
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