Toronto Wiki Tuesday

Topics for March 18, 2008; more details on the official Toronto Wiki Tuesdays site.

Why?

Suppose you have a small consulting/service shop—what should you use for a website? What is it for? How do you package and sell your knowledge? We shall explore a few examples out there, mostly MS-MVP sites, comment on structure and usability.

What?

Blog, wiki, or both? When should a content be in a wiki and when in a blog?

How?

  • Using WordPress and MediaWiki to drive a promotional & customer support site.
  • Installation hurdles to overcome.
  • Customer reactions.
  • Benefits and drawbacks.

Extras

Wiki to go; run a wiki from an USB stick. Ideal for managing notes and "private" knowledge.
The fastest way to introduce wikis into an office (corporate) environment.