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5 interesting wikis
- Wikipedia
- The international portal of Wikipedia, the world's largest and best known wiki; a free, collaboratively-created, wiki encyclopedia.
- Wikia
- Develop or create a wiki community of your own with free wiki hosting from Wikia.
- Portland Pattern Repository
- The original wiki, created in 1995. Mostly focuses on software-related topics.
- MeatballWiki
- A community of wiki practitioners striving to teach each other how to organize people using online tools. And some of the best advice you'll find about managing a wiki.
- English Wikinews
- A sister project to Wikipedia and one of the most important projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiki-style citizen journalism where you can write the news.
Information about wikis
- How to start a new wiki
- Information on starting a wiki hosted by Wikia, with advice and tips on where to start.
- How to start a wiki
- Information on how to start a wiki from Wikibooks, free-content educational textbooks.
- Wiklossary
- A concise glossary of wiki terms and practices, for the new wiki user.
Wiki hosting: finding a place for your wiki
- Wikia
- Develop or create a wiki community of your own with free wiki hosting from Wikia. Using the same MediaWiki software that Wikipedia uses, and with full technical and community support, you'll be able to join a community that includes some of the world's largest wikis.
- Socialtext
- If you're looking for an open source Enterprise Wiki rather than a public community-focused wiki, Socialtext is available as a hosted service or installed on a hardware appliance.
- WikiMatrix
- Can't decide what sort of wiki you need? WikiMatrix can help guide you through the process.
Wiki engines: for when you want to install your own
- WikiEngines
- A list of wiki engines at c2.com sorted by language the engine is written in.
- List of wiki software
- Wikipedia's list of the different software available for running your own wiki. (See also the definition of "wiki software".)
- MediaWiki
- One of the most widely used wiki engines. Developed for Wikipedia and now in use by Wikicities and thousands of other sites. (Wikipedia article on MediaWiki.)
- TWiki
- A very extensible engine that is popular on corporate wiki sites. (Wikipedia article on TWiki.)
- UseModWiki
- An early Perl wiki, developed in 1999. (Wikipedia article on UseModWiki.)
- Kwiki
- The wiki software used by Socialtext is based on this open source engine, which is designed to be easy to install. (Wikipedia article on Kwiki.)
- DokuWiki
- A relatively new engine aimed at the documentation needs of small companies. (Wikipedia article on DokuWiki.)
- TikiWiki
- Open source CMS/Groupware. (Wikipedia article on TikiWiki.)
- XWiki
- Claims to have the features needed for enterprise usage. (Wikipedia article on XWiki.)
- PhpWiki
- An easy-to-install PHP wiki engine. (Wikipedia article on PhpWiki.)
- PmWiki
- Apparently easy to install and to customize. (Wikipedia article on PmWiki.)
- WakkaWiki
- No longer maintained, but a once popular engine with many clones. (Wikipedia article on WakkaWiki.)
- MoinMoin
- A commonly used wiki engine which relies on flat files rather than a database. (Wikipedia article on MoinMoin.)
- TiddlyWiki
- A client-side application well suited for use as a personal notebook. (Wikipedia article on TiddlyWiki.)
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- Green Wikia
- Encyclopedia of everything green.
- Scratchpad Wiki Labs
- Add your own project or mini-wiki here
- Wikianswers
- Wikia's Q&A project, Wikianswers, aims to create the best answers collaboratively.
Wikis: Tools for Information Work and Collaboration
A book I contributed to
Angela Beesley, a founder of Wikia co-authored the chapter on managing a wiki for this book
Wikis: Tools for Information Work and Collaboration (Information Professional)
Paperback
Amazon Price: $85.00 (as of 01/06/2010) 
Wikis: Tools for Information Work and Collaboration (Information Professional)
Hardback
Amazon Price: $99.95 (as of 01/06/2010)
Other wiki books on Amazon
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
Amazon Price: $21.66 (as of 01/06/2010)
Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful
Amazon Price: $23.16 (as of 01/06/2010)
Using Wikis for Online Collaboration: The Power of the Read-Write Web (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning)
Amazon Price: $25.20 (as of 01/06/2010)
Wikis For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Amazon Price: $12.81 (as of 01/06/2010)
The Complete Guide to Wikis: How to Set Up, Use, and Benefit from Wikis for Teachers, Business Professionals, Families, and Friends (Back-To-Basics)
Amazon Price: $18.21 (as of 01/06/2010)
Wiki pancakes
A different sort of wiki...
Remember that wiki means quick in Hawaiian, so not everything "wiki" you find on Amazon is about an editable website. Here's some pancake mix to keep your strength up when fighting the vandals on your wiki. :)
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