Wikis

Wikis are simple online databases. I have found them to be very useful, it allows people to create webpages on various topics and edit them. It is particulaly good for educational purposes since it allows a group of people to work collaboratively on a single pages. People can edit each others pages, and make notes of changes they have made on the discussion board. If one does not like changes made to his/her page, you can go to thepage history and undo any edits!

The only downside to wikis is the fact that they are plain & boring. They do not encourage people to use them due to the fact that they are not vissually appealing! It is also a somewhat lengthy process to embed videos or other widgets.

In my opinion, wikis would be used by much more people if they were more attractive, instead of simple & boring. Like the ning or the blogger, each person could create their own profile, with their own picture and personal information. Themes would also be a good idea, so as to add colour and uniqueness to each person's profile. Like facebook, there could also be a visible wall where people can have open discussions! People would still be able to collaborate on a project or a page by creating a wiki page. These pages should have designs or colours.

Because wikis are plain and boring, i do not think that people will really use them to share information in the future. They will most probably be replaced by social networks such as the ning. Or perhaps some interactive blogspots where people can work together on the same thing, those blogspots would preferably not have any advertisments, for proffessional puposes.