Wikispaces

 Wikispaces

__Web 2.0__  The term "Web 2.0" is now a widely used term that associates with web applications that allow interactive information sharing and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Wiki is one of the applications, which brings a lot of benefits into our lives. __Wikis (What I Know Is)__  A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. A wiki invites all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki Web site. A wiki promotes meaningful topic associations between different pages by making page link creation. A wiki seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration.

l anyone can edit l easy to use and learn l people located in different parts of the world can work on the same document l the wiki software keeps track of every edit made and it's a simple process to revert back to a previous version of an article l widens access to the power of web publishing l it allows people to share ideas on different topics and areas of study
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<span style="color: #000088; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13pt;">__Features__ <span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: left;">__Page Editor__ <span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Wikispaces’ visual page editor is as easy to use as a word processor. It lets you format your text, insert images and files, add widgets, and link to other pages using a simple toolbar. <span style="color: #000088; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt;">

<span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Image and File Upload <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Images, documents, audio files, or videos from personal computers can be easily uploaded and added directly to the users own wiki page. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">

<span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Simple Page Linking <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Links can be created to webpages that the users may find valuable.

<span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Easy Setup <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Wiki can be started within a minute. New users can simply create an account and can use the wiki instantly.

<span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Unlimited Pages and Messages <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Wikispace has plenty of room to grow along with. All of the wikis allow for unlimited numbers of pages and discussion posts. Storage limits are generous, ranging from 2 GB to unlimited. <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; text-align: left;">Security and Reliability

<span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Public, Protected, or Private Wikis <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Accessibility of the users wiki can be determined by the users by setting wiki permissions. Make it open to the public, protected from editing by non-members, or completely private. Also, users can also set permission on who can view and edit the site, create new pages, or post to discussions. <span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">SSL Encryption <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Wikispaces use SSL encryption so that any information sent between user and Wikispaces remains secure. SSL is the same industry-standard encryption method used to secure credit card payments made over the Internet. <span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Data Security <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Wikispaces’ servers are secured by firewalls and intrusion protection, along with industry-standard best practices for operating system updates and security. Administrative access to the servers is tightly controlled. <span style="color: #000088; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">Real-Time Backups <span style="color: #222222; display: block; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: SimSun; msofontkerning: 0pt; text-align: left;">To ensure that data is available in case of a disaster, Wikispaces adopt the use local replication and remote encrypted backups in case of disasters.

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