Blog Posts on wikis

Has the Internet Killed Print Journalism? by Your Daily Buzz on Oct 13, 2010Complete video at: fora.tv Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales debates internet cultural critic Andrew Keen on the fate of print journalism in the digital age. —– Web 2.0: Amateur Hour or Mass-ive Knowledge? A debate with Wikipedia founder J...

Link Love by School Librarian In Action on Jun 20, 2010Found out something simply great today! The post on an Information Literacy class I did a few years back got linked in Schoollibs.I suddenly longed to work in a school library again.

Telling the New Story by on Sep 26, 2009This interview with a grade one teacher illustrates how even the youngest student to take advantage of social software such as blogs, wikis and podcast to share learning and exchange ideas with the world. Kathy Cassidy of Moose Jaw, SK provides insig...

What has the World Become? by Alex and the Twisted World of OrCom on Sep 21, 2009Yeah, don’t be fooled by the title. This entry is still very much related to New Social Media and the Internet but I have a very good and substantial explanation as to why I gave my blog this title. Today at class, we delved into the world of Wikis...

It’s the Corporate Soup by Nibotech on Sep 18, 2009Last summer, I had my internship at one of the biggest corporations in the world. I must say that I really had fun learning what it’s like to be out of the house for 14 hours. I saw a lot of things, lots of buildings, lots of people, and lots o...

WIKI-fied by ORCOMments on Sep 5, 2009think you want to try using wikis in your group or company but don’t know where to begin? here are some tips that will help you get started Remember that wiki is a culture shift – from having to convene personally to using emails...

Can you argue with Wikipedia? by School Librarian In Action on Jan 29, 2009This post's title is a question that came from an online article about Jessica Alba. For the full story, read this link. Alba apparently defended herself when O'Rielly called her "dumb" for saying that Sweden was a neutral country duri

Wicked Wiki by School Librarian In Action on Jan 23, 2009The rise of Wikis in the early 2000s signaled a poignant change in the way information is created in the web. It promotes collaboration, openness and egalitarianism. Thus, freedom of speech and expression has never been this good. The growth of liber...