Completing Wiki Exploration...

I explored NSL Learning 2.0 Wiki Sandbox very thoroughly, and posted comments and a link to my site at Favourite Blogs.

ReadWriteWeb reports that Microsoft has launched its Live Search Cashback rebate program. Basically this means that if you search for an item on live.com and then buy it from a participating store you receive a certain amount of money back. Still no threat to Google.

I was also very interested to see an advert for a Web 3.0 conference. We'll be doing web 3.0 blogs next. It never stops!

Wikis

I love the concept of wikis, the idea of making use of the knowledge and expertise 'out there', although I do acknowledge the drawbacks, i.e. of the lack of control over content publication and the potential for abuse by spammers and others of similar ilk. Still, wikis such as Library Success: A best practises wiki illustrate the usefulness of this format. I also feel that the more specialised the wiki, the less likely it will be of interest to trolls and spammers.

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