Wiki Technology Today

The article provides a great example of the Wiki technology and its use in business and our society. The Wiki is a website that allows groups of people with restricted access to collaborate in editing the content of the created page or pages. The great benefit of this technology is that all members of a wiki can work on the same document at the same time by editing, adding, deleting or updating the page and see the changes that were done. This concept was greatly displayed in the example with the investment bank DrKW and Wikipedia. If the Wiki is used in an inappropriate way and unwanted material was added to the page, it can be undone by deleting it and restoring any previous version of the Wiki page. Also, some Wiki websites contain other great features like blogging and RSS feeds, where users can easily create a link to other sections of the Wiki or other websites; or some Wiki pages can be grouped into different categories based on a topic. The Wiki brings people together where they are able to use their knowledge, experiences, questions and abilities to solve the problems or answer on questions of wiki users.

The reasons for new technologies are to improve the way people communicate with each other and their computer systems. Not all people are open to different information technologies even if it can have a great benefit to them. Most people prefer channels of communication such as emails and instant messaging. However, Enterprise 2.0 Technologies like Wiki platforms are significant because they bring groups together for effective collaboration and communication, where they are not just store but share their knowledge and experiences on wikis. The Wiki platform does come with some challenges. The potential threats are the lack of use of the new technology for some trained employees or when it is used as intended it can still lead to inadvertent outcomes. But the benefits of such technology outweigh the weaknesses. The Wiki is a great knowledge tool and its...