Wikis

The first time I heard about Wikipedia I thought the name maybe related to "kiwi" in some way. Now I know Wiki means something fast in Hawaiian. Wikis does make us communicate or organize faster than sending emails to each other. I like the video demonstrating wikis. It makes the learning so easy and simple.
From SJCPL Subject Guides I found a bird society in Indiana.
Just like the video shows us that Wikis is very good at organizing or coordinating a project such as ALA 2006 New Orleans Wiki. This Wiki provides a guide to the conference. I think it's a fantastic idea. I wonder if somebody can do a similar wiki for this year's NZ library conference at Auckland to help librarians from other cities or countries find their way easily.
The other good application of Wikis is (let me call it) Community square where people can share their book reviews, other community information or just tips of everyday life.
Last but not least I think we can use Wikis for our staff online learning and training. How about a Web 2.0 Wikis where staff can share their skills or tricks they learned from this training.
Thank Web20 training give me a completely fresh view of Wikipedia.