Wikis: The social side of research

A wiki is a site that aggregates content created by people all over the Web. The most famous one is Wikipedia.org. But there's a growing number of others: e.g., wikiPregnancy.com; Wikia.com, like a Wikipedia but with more arcane info; wikiHow.com, with how-to info on lots of topics; Wikitravel.org with all sorts of travelers' advice; and ShopWiki.com with product reviews. In addition to mentioning all the above, the New York Times looks at the business of hosting wikis. BTW, teachers can go to Wetpaint.com or Wiki.com to start their own classroom wikis!