Here's a new wiki application: a new search engine called Wikia Search (Thanks to UBC Academic Search - Google Scholar Blog). Like other wikis, authorship is shared. In this case, selection and ranking are shared privileges. Wikia Search is created by the same creator as Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. See the full PC World article Wikia Search Opens up to Broad Participation
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Encyclopedia Britannica will now share authorship of its articles with the general public in a Wikipedia-like move to increase usage.Encyclopaedia Britannica Goes -- Gasp! -- Wiki
Encyclopedia Britannica's announcement
(Photo from Flickr cogdogblog, "Obligatory WIki Photo")
