Wikis - for business?
A CNet article asks: Can collaborative wiki software evolve from a geeky plaything into a solid business tool? Take a look at their post for a series of articles on the subject.
Blogs were at first dismissed by the business world - how things have changed in a short time.
While collaborative software already exists in the business world that has some of the same funtionality as a wiki, I expect business wiki use to increase. At a session at the Mesh conference a few months ago, it was clear to me that some of the early Wiki adopter/promoters did not really understand some of the business needs/issues around the use of wikis. That's not a critisism, but the reality of how such things develop.
It takes a while for those that understand both business needs and new tools such as blogs or wikis to figure out how to use them to business advantage.
A wiki would be a great tool, for example, for a small business to use as a FAQ site or support tool for its products. Or for a member based organization to allow its members to communicate.