Comments on: WikiMatrix Allows Side-By-Side Wiki Comparison http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:43:31 -0800 hourly 1 By: ansia http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-1202613 ansia Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:58:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-1202613 very interesting website very interesting website

]]> By: RazorSharp iPods & Raw Gadgets » Archive » 30Boxes Partners With PBWiki http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-1045240 RazorSharp iPods & Raw Gadgets » Archive » 30Boxes Partners With PBWiki Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:02:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-1045240 [...] are basically commodities at this point. There are dozens of hosted and unhosted versions to choose from, and revenue models are pretty thin. PBWiki has a loyal following of users, though, [...] [...] are basically commodities at this point. There are dozens of hosted and unhosted versions to choose from, and revenue models are pretty thin. PBWiki has a loyal following of users, though, [...]

]]> By: Robert http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-766325 Robert Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:49:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-766325 "Wikipedia was written to power an encyclopedia,” Andreas Gohr said via IM on Friday. “Not everyone needs an encyclopedia." Wikipedia was not written to power an encyclopedia, MEDIAWIKI was. This wikimatrix is great, for an overview, but when it comes down to it, you have to try the various wiki's out to see which one truly suits your needs. I went through several wiki engine installations, before settling on Mediawiki for my site; http://www.wikistock.com . It may not be the prettiest, but it is the most robust and solid engine I tried. Nothing else was as stable. “Wikipedia was written to power an encyclopedia,” Andreas Gohr said via IM on Friday. “Not everyone needs an encyclopedia.”

Wikipedia was not written to power an encyclopedia, MEDIAWIKI was.

This wikimatrix is great, for an overview, but when it comes down to it, you have to try the various wiki’s out to see which one truly suits your needs. I went through several wiki engine installations, before settling on Mediawiki for my site; http://www.wikistock.com . It may not be the prettiest, but it is the most robust and solid engine I tried. Nothing else was as stable.

]]> By: Multimedias.mobi » More Money For Wikis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-685071 Multimedias.mobi » More Money For Wikis Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:52:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-685071 [...] For a good overview of wikis by feature, see WikiMatrix. [...] [...] For a good overview of wikis by feature, see WikiMatrix. [...]

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » More Money For Wikis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-682731 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » More Money For Wikis Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:46:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-682731 [...] For a good overview of wikis by feature, see WikiMatrix. Wetpaint Sphere It [...] [...] For a good overview of wikis by feature, see WikiMatrix. Wetpaint Sphere It [...]

]]> By: Meredith http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-491466 Meredith Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:53:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-491466 I'm confused. Is this supposed to be new? I went to bookmark it with del.icio.us and found I'd already done so back in December 2005, apparently having found it via eHub. I thought TechCrunch had news that was new? I’m confused. Is this supposed to be new? I went to bookmark it with del.icio.us and found I’d already done so back in December 2005, apparently having found it via eHub. I thought TechCrunch had news that was new?

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]]> By: Mike Stopforth » links for 2006-12-05 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-484967 Mike Stopforth » links for 2006-12-05 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:24:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-484967 [...] WikiMatrix Allows Side-By-Side Wiki Comparison TechCrunch reviews WikiMatrix - a wiki comparison service (tags: wiki web2.0 resource wikis comparison collaboration tools) [...] [...] WikiMatrix Allows Side-By-Side Wiki Comparison TechCrunch reviews WikiMatrix – a wiki comparison service (tags: wiki web2.0 resource wikis comparison collaboration tools) [...]

]]> By: Zoli's Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-480730 Zoli's Blog Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:15:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-480730 <strong>Atlassian Founders Become Australian Entrepreneur of the Year...</strong> My first thought was deja vu... I myself reported on Mike and Scott winning the E&Y Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award a few months ago. Then it hit me; this is not the *young* category; Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar won the real th... Atlassian Founders Become Australian Entrepreneur of the Year…

My first thought was deja vu… I myself reported on Mike and Scott winning the E&Y Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award a few months ago. Then it hit me; this is not the *young* category; Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar won the real th…

]]> By: Thanks CrunchMan at The Gong Show http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-480101 Thanks CrunchMan at The Gong Show Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:38:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-480101 [...] About a week ago I asked for my readers’ help in picking a wiki. I think Natali Del Conte over at TechCrunch heard my call for help and answered with WikiMatrix. This is an incredibly helpful tool to differentiate between all the different wikis and combinations of options available. [...] [...] About a week ago I asked for my readers’ help in picking a wiki. I think Natali Del Conte over at TechCrunch heard my call for help and answered with WikiMatrix. This is an incredibly helpful tool to differentiate between all the different wikis and combinations of options available. [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » WikiMatrixでWikiを並べて機能比較 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-479156 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » WikiMatrixでWikiを並べて機能比較 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:46:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-479156 [...] [原文へ] Jotspot SocialText WikiMatrix [...] [...] [原文へ] Jotspot SocialText WikiMatrix [...]

]]> By: People Finder http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-478534 People Finder Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:57:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-478534 Not sure I would use this either. Not sure I would use this either.

]]> By: neunetz.com » wikimatrix- Verschiedene Formen von wikis vergleichen http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-478367 neunetz.com » wikimatrix- Verschiedene Formen von wikis vergleichen Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:59:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-478367 [...] (via Techcrunch) [...] [...] (via Techcrunch) [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Recap2.0: les autres billets de la semaine de TechCrunch.com (27 nov/3 dec. 06) http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-478226 TechCrunch en français » Recap2.0: les autres billets de la semaine de TechCrunch.com (27 nov/3 dec. 06) Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:56:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-478226 [...] WikiMatrix permet de comparer les Wikis. Lire le billet ici [...] [...] WikiMatrix permet de comparer les Wikis. Lire le billet ici [...]

]]> By: wtf bbq http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-477305 wtf bbq Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:21:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-477305 this site is totally non reviewable ( not trying to be rude ) whose gonna compare something these days except for shopping ? this site is totally non reviewable ( not trying to be rude )

whose gonna compare something these days except for shopping ?

]]> By: Pramit Singh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-477071 Pramit Singh Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:01:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-477071 It is much like the opensourcecms site, without the hype. It is much like the opensourcecms site, without the hype.

]]> By: Nimble http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-476740 Nimble Sun, 03 Dec 2006 05:43:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-476740 I don't see how anyone can get any real value from this site. When you compare even the crudest wikis with something sophisticated like MindTouch's DekiWiki it just doesn't tell you anything. Also, some of the categories their comparing by are simply asinine. I don’t see how anyone can get any real value from this site. When you compare even the crudest wikis with something sophisticated like MindTouch’s DekiWiki it just doesn’t tell you anything. Also, some of the categories their comparing by are simply asinine.

]]> By: Say No to Crack http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-476497 Say No to Crack Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:49:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-476497 What is more important to me is a ranking that shows # of users, # of developers, and price. From there I can pick the top 5 or 6 that I'd find more information about, and then do the comparison. Starting with the Wiki Matrix is just too confusing, with far too many choices. What I've never understood is why there's so many Wikis to begin with, particularly open source wikis. Why spend your time (without pay) on something that's already being done 100X over? Particularly when many of the open source projects offer nothing new? Not trying to bust on OSS, but I just hate to see projects that offer nothing unique (and LOVE the ones that are different). What is more important to me is a ranking that shows # of users, # of developers, and price. From there I can pick the top 5 or 6 that I’d find more information about, and then do the comparison. Starting with the Wiki Matrix is just too confusing, with far too many choices.

What I’ve never understood is why there’s so many Wikis to begin with, particularly open source wikis. Why spend your time (without pay) on something that’s already being done 100X over? Particularly when many of the open source projects offer nothing new?

Not trying to bust on OSS, but I just hate to see projects that offer nothing unique (and LOVE the ones that are different).

]]> By: J Kiwi http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-476431 J Kiwi Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:30:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-476431 Yes, all good points but I'm suffering in silence. I've got chronic tinea. And it's itchy! It started in my toes, but didn't waste any time making its way to my crotch. Bugger, sometimes it's tough being a Kiwi! Yes, all good points but I’m suffering in silence.

I’ve got chronic tinea. And it’s itchy! It started in my toes, but didn’t waste any time making its way to my crotch.

Bugger, sometimes it’s tough being a Kiwi!

]]> By: myelectones http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-476224 myelectones Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:26:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-476224 still not understand about this ...blurr :) still not understand about this …blurr :)

]]> By: magher http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-476211 magher Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:23:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-476211 who uses this? who uses this?

]]> By: Fking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-476036 Fking Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:43:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-476036 That site looks cool That site looks cool

]]> By: Sean http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-475700 Sean Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:36:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-475700 I dunno about this one :) I dunno about this one :)

]]> By: Paul Houle http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-475342 Paul Houle Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:52:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-475342 I've found that WikiMatrix is useless for my purposes. They catalog hundreds of features that I don't care about. There isn't any way to search on the things that matter: * I couldn't care less about Wikis written in .net or Java since I don't have that in my web hosting environment * It doesn't give any indication about how easy software is to modify (just try changing the template in MediaWiki...) * it doesn't give any indication about the resource consumption of wikis (just try running MediaWiki in a shared hosting environment...) * it doesn't give any indication about how easy Wiki software is to use In all MediaWiki suffers from a problem I call "the matrix" -- it's the idea that the state of a system is the direct product of the state of all the subsystems. Add another feature... Add another column to the table. The trouble is that 99% of the "facts" are irrelevant in a particularly situation. The scariest thing about three mile island was that it took eight hours for the operators to understand what had gone wrong. The operators had thousands of strip charts, but no understanding -- as you mention, WikiMatrix gets spammed by everyone who creates a wiki... I'd waste more time with irrelevant crap on WikiMatrix than if I'd typed "php wiki" into Google and decided to investigate the top five options. I’ve found that WikiMatrix is useless for my purposes. They catalog hundreds of features that I don’t care about. There isn’t any way to search on the things that matter:

* I couldn’t care less about Wikis written in .net or Java since I don’t have that in my web hosting environment
* It doesn’t give any indication about how easy software is to modify (just try changing the template in MediaWiki…)
* it doesn’t give any indication about the resource consumption of wikis (just try running MediaWiki in a shared hosting environment…)
* it doesn’t give any indication about how easy Wiki software is to use

In all MediaWiki suffers from a problem I call “the matrix” — it’s the idea that the state of a system is the direct product of the state of all the subsystems. Add another feature… Add another column to the table. The trouble is that 99% of the “facts” are irrelevant in a particularly situation.

The scariest thing about three mile island was that it took eight hours for the operators to understand what had gone wrong. The operators had thousands of strip charts, but no understanding — as you mention, WikiMatrix gets spammed by everyone who creates a wiki… I’d waste more time with irrelevant crap on WikiMatrix than if I’d typed “php wiki” into Google and decided to investigate the top five options.

]]> By: DavidEzra http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-475272 DavidEzra Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:19:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/02/wikimatrix-allows-side-by-side-wiki-comparison/#comment-475272 I wish someone would do this for all of the PhotoSharing sites, VideoEditing sites, StartPage sites, etc. etc. I wish someone would do this for all of the PhotoSharing sites, VideoEditing sites, StartPage sites, etc. etc.

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