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October 06, 2006, 01:38 PM ET
Can Wikis Replace the University Web Site?
Wikia, a collection of communal Web sites founded by the creator of Wikipedia, has unveiled a service that lets colleges set up their own wikis. The wikis can be read by any Web surfer, but they can only be edited by college students and faculty and staff members.
Institutions like Pennsylvania State University and Boston College have already started Wikia sites, which typically contain details on Greek life, local transportation, and “how bad is the food on campus?” The Wikia sites look like handy clearinghouses for campus information, but Jacqui Cheng, of Ars Technica, wonders if they do anything that other Web sites don’t do already: My own alma mater, Purdue, is not one of the two Big 10 schools currently on Wikia, but what exactly is my motivation to start one? The university website is already teeming with information about the school itself, and there are already well-known online communities for Purdue students that are separate from the main website.
—Brock Read
Categories: Gadgets, Student-Life
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