Category Archives: Wikis

9 things I’ve learned in the four years with the Biz Wiki

Posted on 3 August, 2009 by Chad

It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since I created the Biz Wiki. When I first wrote about using a wiki as a research guide, I had no idea where the wiki would go. For the four year … Continue reading →

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The importance of visual literacy

Posted on 1 July, 2009 by Chad

Over the past couple of months I have received numerous calls about the Biz Wiki.  The callers,  emailers, and IMers all have something in common:  they all own a business or work at a business whose name or contact information … Continue reading →

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Embedding Meebo into your wiki

Posted on 15 December, 2006 by Chad

This morning a colleague asked about embedding a meebo me widget into her wiki.  The problem is that a default installation of MediaWiki does not allow embedding of Flash.  After some searching around the web, I found this extension at … Continue reading →

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Using a wiki as a research guide: a year’s experience

Posted on 13 July, 2006 by Chad

I was looking through Meredith’s links for her SirsiDynix talk, and noticed that she was linking to my Wiki As A Research Guide post from exactly one year ago today. It’s hard to believe that one year ago I got … Continue reading →

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eBay Wiki Workshop

Posted on 12 July, 2006 by Chad

eBay is having a workshop about using the eBay wiki: Host:     eBay Staff Date:     Friday  07/14 Time:     13:00 – 14:00 PT Description:    In this workshop, Joe McCaffery, an eBay Product Manager, will review the eBay Wiki. We’ll talk about what a … Continue reading →

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