In the article, No Rest for the Wiki, Rachel King discusses the world of corporate wikis. Many successful companies have collaborated with wiki to engage their team member while also reaching out to the most important part of their company, the customer. According to Andrew McAfee, a Harvard Business School professor, "If you did a comprehensive survey of Fortune 1,000 companies, you would probably find some sort of wiki in all of them." Although may employees are not happy when they are edited by colleagues the popularity of the wiki overrides that. Intelepidia, created by and Intel engineer, has 5,000 pages of content and 13.5 million views.
While many employees are reluctant to accept wikis, they are a very proven tool in aiding with decision making. For instance, investment-advisory firm, Manning & Napier uses wikis that quickly alert employees to a trend affecting the fortunes of many hospitals. This helps shape the companies vital investment decisions.
The world of wiki will continue to grow,change, and connect people globally.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070312_740461.htm
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