I'm in the same boat as you. Actually been trying to setup my Wiki for my office, but I'm concerned that the non-tech employees that have no idea what a Wiki is will not use it.
If you can't find what you are looking for, I may suggest getting your own host that does MYSQL and PHP. If you need help, just hit me up. Email is best.
Take a wiki like tiddlywiki http://www.tiddlywiki.com/ and save it and then host the file on your site...it doesn't use a database and can easily be customized to what you need it to do for a simple application like a campout.
Tim
· 3 years ago
I like pbwiki.com. It's as easy to set up as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They have a free version that I use which is pretty cool. Also have premium accounts for more storage and more features.
We chose stikipad, because it's easy, looks good, and is cheap. After trying to host several ourselves on the MS platform, switching to Stikipad was a breeze.
William
· 3 years ago
I'm with jake above. Use Writeboard. Depending on what you want to do its perfect. If you want one big thing, then its perfect. If you are looking for something with a little more structure, Basecamp might also work.
Public wikis can be a pain just because of the syntax needed and other technical issues. I use one for internal stuff but I just dont think they at the point where you can just dump someone in them and let them go to town.
For an easy-to-use blog that is hosted by someone else, I highly recommend checking out wetpaint. They are a Seattle-based start-up with a free and compelling solution.
We use http://www.centraldesktop.com. You can make your wiki private or public, and use their database feature which works well for user registration and such.
Five dollars a month should get you what you need. We can set up one "project" within the wiki for the "Off the Grid" camp-out, and other projects as needed to support other topics off your blog.
We use the open source MediaWiki, the foundation of the Wikimedia family of sites.
We're using it for our own ,a href="http://press.teleinteractive.net/open/wiki/Main_Page">Open Source Business Intelligence wiki.
I vote for PBWiki. Don't use Writeboard. We tried to use it with just 4 users and it had no way of ensuring that our changes didn't stomp all over each other.
This is great when Webmasters, Programmers and Sys Admins all chime in with their suggestions
There are not enough options available for anyone needing information of this sort - not depending on marketing websites or self interest magazine reviews
Had to give this a digg - hopefully others will contibute from their experiences so as to compile a REAL-LIFE list of best WIkI options
Zoli Erdos
· 3 years ago
Robert, what do you mean by "low cost"? Should be free:-) If it's only for your personal use, any of those mentioned in the previous comments will do.
also i've used wikispaces, but then you'll have a scobeizer.wikispaces.com domain {at least with the free service}
James
· 3 years ago
I'll add an (eighth?) vote for pbwiki. My robotics team used it for a few months and we didn't have any problems. The starting disk space is a bit small, but they have had so many bonus space boosts over the past six months that I think we're close to something like 100mb.
http://www.near-time.com has a pretty decent Wiki integrated into their "Pages" tab. It has some really nice features for the power user as well. Going through their documentation really helped me realize the potential in it.
Pete Prodoehl
· 3 years ago
For my own servers/more control I like MediaWiki... If those things are not as important, pbwiki kicks butt.
Tim
· 3 years ago
Which wikis work best depends on what exactly your requirements are. Wikimatrix (http://www.wikimatrix.org) may help you compare some of the wiki products mentioned above.
Steven Frein
· 3 years ago
PBwiki is the way to go. Barcamp and Bloggercon can not be wrong!
TIRTHA RAJ NIROULA
· 3 years ago
I want a wiki… I’m trying to do a Wiki for my Off-the-Grid campout. But, I don’t know where to put it. So, off to Google I go. The trouble is I’ve poked around for a while and haven’t found a wiki hosting service that’s appropriate for doing something small like this. In fact, it might be fun to have one linked off of my blog permanently. Any good wiki services out there? Low cost is better.
Amit Vyas
· 3 years ago
Haven't tried anything else except Mediawiki. I have been using this for various project documentation in a team.
Brad Kellett
· 3 years ago
I have loads of bandwidth free on my server, I would be happy to host a Wiki for you Robert. I've got scripts to setup MediaWiki easily, or I can install (almost) any other setup that will run on a LAMP system. I can give you SSH and FTP to the server, and host a subdomain or full domain depending on what you need. Drop me an email if you want it.
What is Robert's preference? He has not commented.
Alexander Muse
· 3 years ago
We like to use PmWiki for our wikis. We would happily put a custom PmWiki up for you - just let us pimp that you are one of our customers. Our company, Big in Japan, builds and support social tools like wikis. http://www.weblogswork.com
Give me a jingle - Alexander Muse 214.550.2003 or amuse@m-ven.com
Dowbrigade
· 3 years ago
Another vote for PB Wiki. I've been using it as a class web site (college) and by the end of the first lab session the students have pages up with links, pictures and video. As transparent as technology gets.
Keith Creech
· 3 years ago
I would like a wiki that I could install under my own domain but would be simiple for members of my site to add content.
All Comments
If you can't find what you are looking for, I may suggest getting your own host that does MYSQL and PHP. If you need help, just hit me up. Email is best.
http://www.writeboard.com/
http://www.mychingo.com/learnmore.asp
Have you checked the wiki tag on our site yet? A lot of choices out there.
http://www.wikispaces.com/
It is really nice.
http://twiki.org/
i also have used http://www.kwiki.org/ for smaller projects.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/09/27/jotspot-li...
Public wikis can be a pain just because of the syntax needed and other technical issues. I use one for internal stuff but I just dont think they at the point where you can just dump someone in them and let them go to town.
http://bloggercon-sign-up.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
http://www.wetpaint.com/
now that you're a fellow Coastsider, do we have a deal for you...
Actually, the same deal we offer everyone else through our TeleInterActive Networks hosting service. ;-)
Five dollars a month should get you what you need. We can set up one "project" within the wiki for the "Off the Grid" camp-out, and other projects as needed to support other topics off your blog.
We use the open source MediaWiki, the foundation of the Wikimedia family of sites.
We're using it for our own ,a href="http://press.teleinteractive.net/open/wiki/Main_Page">Open Source Business Intelligence wiki.
Talk to you soon.
:-D
This is great when Webmasters, Programmers and Sys Admins all chime in with their suggestions
There are not enough options available for anyone needing information of this sort - not depending on marketing websites or self interest magazine reviews
Had to give this a digg - hopefully others will contibute from their experiences so as to compile a REAL-LIFE list of best WIkI options
If you expect interaction from people not necessarily familiar with wikis, Wetpaint is almost your only choice: the Wiki-less Wiki that combines wiki, blog and forum-like features. Nothing else is as simple to use as Wetpaint.
I am about to do what you plan: launch my own wetpaint wiki as a sidekick to the blog and a social experiment.
you can find wiki farms and see wiki that are using them.
please jump in and help organize this project if you would like! Best, Mark
A couple of friends and I are happily using it for the spec on a startup project.
also i've used wikispaces, but then you'll have a scobeizer.wikispaces.com domain {at least with the free service}
http://pbwiki.com
is the bomb
easy to make one
easy to use
I’m trying to do a Wiki for my Off-the-Grid campout. But, I don’t know where to put it. So, off to Google I go. The trouble is I’ve poked around for a while and haven’t found a wiki hosting service that’s appropriate for doing something small like this. In fact, it might be fun to have one linked off of my blog permanently. Any good wiki services out there? Low cost is better.
Give me a jingle - Alexander Muse 214.550.2003 or amuse@m-ven.com
Give it a try and you'll be happy with it, I'm sure! :-)
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