January 26, 2006
We Have a Blog. We Have a Wiki. I'm Still Not Satisfied
In my last post, I talked about my guilt for applying access restrictions to the Case Wiki. That post demonstrates a gap in the market that desperately needs attention.
So, we have our open systems. We have the Case Wiki. It is an encyclopedia about Case and Cleveland. It is a knowledge base. Anybody at Case can edit it and all others can take part in discussion. Anybody in the world can read content that is posted there. We have this blog system. It is for publishing thought (and has been adapted for news publishing too). Anybody at Case can create entries. All others can leave comments. Anbody in the world can read postings. We have forum.case.edu. Anybody at Case can take part in discussion. Anbody in the world can read the postings.
We have our closed systems. Blackboard allows students enrolled in courses to obtain information about those courses, including assignments and course documents. The ITS Wiki allows ITS employees to document internal procedures that are relevant only to ITS and are potential harmful to information security if discovered.
What is needed is a service that fills the gap between all-open and all-closed. We need a service where people can go to easily publish information, but allows them to define who exactly can see that information.
Imagine that the university is a farmer with tons of land-- more land than any one person could use. He has so much land, that he just gives it away. You want to build a house. So, you go to the farmer and politely ask, "can I have some land?" He obliges you, you sign the deed, and are on your way. The land is yours now, you can do what you want. Before you move in, you need to build a house. There are many models from which to chose. You could get a wiki, a CMS, or even a forum. And, if building codes allow, you could even build it yourself. Once you have your house built, it is yours to do as you wish. You decide who to let in the front door. You decide who can paint the walls and who can remodel as desired.
In case you didn't follow the analogy, Case needs a service where people or groups can go and establish web sites under the terms of the users. The service will allow users to create realms strictly under their control. Do you want to create a web site for the Cheese Club student group? We'll install this CMS for you, preconfigure it to be branded, and we'll give you administrative privileges. We'll even allow you to integrate the site news with the Case blogging system. Do you want to create a department wiki to document internal procedure? We'll install wiki software for you automatically. We'll even let you chose who can edit it and who can view it. Far from reality? Not really. What do you think hosting providers do?
I'm not talking about the "here is your account and ftp access, go forth" type of service. I'm talking about the Apple version of hosting providers. "What type of site would you like to operate? OK, here you are." The management would be so simple, anybody could do it. Everybody could publish on their own terms. Want to create a world-editable wiki? OK. Want to create an internal wiki, we're cool with that too. Want to make a website about your organization, go right ahead.
There is an obvious need for a reliable easy-to-use hosting service. The components are already available, thanks to open source products. We just need a commitment from somebody to make it happen.
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Greg, you are spot on. Wait for my next big entry. I talk about this.
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