It appears that wikis are changing the way we communicate. Although not a revelation to many of us (and, dare I mention, wikis are not revolutionary, its the way we use them that is new and different) , the mainstream media is picking up this theme and running with it. I love the following comment:
The United Nations, notorious for endless deliberations, is trying a technological quick fix. Its Global Compact Office, which promotes corporate responsibility, has embraced a once fringe social technology—the wiki—in hopes that it will help staff in 80 countries share information and reach consensus with less deliberation and more speed.
Wikis go mainstream. I wonder if it will be anything like how blogging hit the mainstream a couple of years ago and made an impression on such warhorses as CNN, who now broadcast a segment with two women “reporters” who sit and show the television audience how the blogosphere is covering major stories. Probably not, but worth mentioning.
