About a year ago, the Capital PC Users Group conducted a very good presentation on wikis—namely, the do-it-yourself, non-hosted type. We tried them, we gritted our teeth, we tried them again.
Now, in a flash, that era appears to be over. Can it be?
For almost a year, we’ve been using free wiki software to store and organize large quantities of information for multiple users on a variety of projects. Our wiki sites have helped simplify management by reducing file transfers, allowing content to be updated without hassle, and giving all participants ready access to information.
But we’ve had to host our own wiki sites. Both our experiences and our graphic results were frequently primitive, at best. Until now.
Launched in 2006—but relatively obscure until recently—the hosted site WetPaint offers the upgrades we’ve been seeking. As tech blogger Sean Colombo puts it, “WetPaint uses MS-Word-like editing to remove the otherwise-substantial learning curve from contributing to a wiki….” File attachments are simple to execute; the graphics have Gmail or Yahoo!-like appeal; and all registered users receive email notifications when content has been updated.
Let freedom ring.
We invite you to share your experiences with WetPaint and other hosted wikis across cyberspace.
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Hi Jason! All of us at Wetpaint are super-excited that you’ve found our service to be so useful. If there is anything we can do to make your Wetpaint experience even better, be sure to let us know.
Thanks again for giving Wetpaint a whirl!