Top Tweets from @EditYourWeb - December 2009

Links of interest to customers from EditMe's Twitter feed that flew out during November. Follow EditMe @EditYourWeb and/or become a fan of EditMe's Facebook page to stay in the loop.

On Wikis...

• Sharing, Combining Information Might Have Stopped Terror Suspect | Future Changes http://bit.ly/7jlLMN
• "The Mass. Open Data Initiative wiki is making public data available and accessible to the citizens of MA." http://bit.ly/4t0mPS
• NYC's Connected City Initiative "will help develop wikis to solve problems at the block and neighborhood level." http://bit.ly/59P6FK
• "Wikis are ideal for remote teams where information recency is essential and decisions need to be made quickly" http://bit.ly/6IZUQz
• "Wikis can be a good choice for collaborating on standalone documents, particularly if those documents live online." http://bit.ly/7tntQN
• Document Collaboration Tools for the Small Business: "Wikis are an excellent choice for creating complex documentation" http://bit.ly/6CrzPL
• Wikimania 2010 - the 6th annual Wikimedia Conference — is scheduled to take place in Gdansk, Poland" http://bit.ly/657hHE
• wikiHow vs. eHow: "the wiki way will ultimately result in a higher quality product" http://bit.ly/7M8Koh via @RWW
• Doing Wikis Right http://bit.ly/8hUhVM Some good tips on getting started.
• How to Wiki in the Workplace | Digital Media Buzz - A nice primer. http://bit.ly/8Sjsgp

On Tools Worth Checking Out...

• EtherPad Open Source Release - Will be interesting to see where this goes... http://bit.ly/5GN2Xr

On Content & Knowledge Management...

• Focused communities from @AnneGentle - Can a traditional blog really be called a community in terms of participation? http://bit.ly/8V6c7W
• Some good tips or connecting with web readers: Content strategy and web writing | just write click http://bit.ly/50UyuL
• Agile documentation: "a discussion on the value added by good websites, updated and relevant training materials" http://bit.ly/6PzA4O
• ECM Features for 2010: "Tools such as wikis are blurring the traditional roles of author, editor and reader." http://bit.ly/8hZIVy
• "The American Historical Association is considering the possibility of creating a History Syllabus Wiki." http://bit.ly/5Qi7ey
• The Benefits of Unstructured Data: "Having used several PM tools, I prefer a wiki due to their lack of structure. " http://bit.ly/6vYyLo
• FLOSS Manuals interview - on wikis and book sprints for tech doc development | just write click http://bit.ly/8hlfFK

On Education Technology...

• Great video on Wikis in general, focused on University Teaching and Learning – Richard Buckland FULT UNSW http://bit.ly/6z8xZJ
• Elliott Masie: A look at where e-Learning has been in the last 12 years and where it is going in the next 5. http://bit.ly/4uo5Ga
• How Wikis Streamline Student Collaboration Projects | Faculty Focus http://bit.ly/5M4RuH
• Wiki homework: "posting on the wiki added a dimension beyond what we would have gotten without it" http://bit.ly/51aX5o
• WatchKnow.com - Curated educational videos for kids http://bit.ly/66zvau
• Students unleash their writing with a wiki | Boston Globe "The wiki is an equalizer in classroom participation" http://bit.ly/6GeJXl

On Business...

• In case you missed this hilarious satirical press release. 37SIGNALS TOPS $100B AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT http://bit.ly/7B86m3
• Good advice: Do One Thing | Startup Blender http://bit.ly/6rqePg
• New Boston startup and entrepreneurship blogs to follow | Startable http://bit.ly/78yXTI
• Rework: the upcoming book from 37signals. Looking forward to this one. http://bit.ly/6Ff7Sj
• The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist, Period! - Nicely done. Blog http://bit.ly/6PXIoF
• Business News Blog - Beware Of Social Media Snake Oil http://bit.ly/4KFNLe - Unfortunately true, and good tips on sorting it all out.
• Google now offers tools specifically to help local businesses get found http://bit.ly/6DKB78