Users are overrun with so many different options that it’s sometimes very frustrating to figure which product is the right one for you. What makes one product better over the other? What does one product have that the other doesn’t? What’s the difference between two things that seem to do the same thing? Researching such [...]
Hackpad is a website that allows users to create their own articles online and expand the encyclopedia with their own contributions. However, unlike Wikipedia, Hackpad is much easier to use, less strict and a lot faster. Just make an account on Hackpad, or connect to Hackpad using your Facebook or Google account. Once you are [...]
Sneakerpedia is a new site launched by Foot Locker, the popular online retailer for shoes and other footwear. As the name suggests, the site focuses on the segment of Foot Locker’s audience that’s passionate about sneakers (believe me, there are a lot of such people out there). Users can post pictures of their sneakers, details [...]
Today’s smart-devices let us perform a variety of functions. One of the most useful of these functions is the ability to take down notes wherever we are. In case you are looking for a note-taking application for your iOS smart-device, check out a wiki notepad tool called TypeLink. TypeLink is a wonderful cloud-based note-taking wiki [...]
Wikipedia, the mother of all knowledge wikis, is unmatched in the breadth and depth of articles that it has published. However, if you want to have an awesome experience with knowledge-based wikis, then you should check out Qwiki. This a new website provides an interactive wiki experience with the help of a slick interface and [...]
To expose the wrongdoings of an organization, the help of a whistleblower is essential. But the threat to one’s own security and life prevents a whistleblower from revealing what his institution has been doing wrong. That is where WikiLeaks comes into play. WikiLeaks is an amorphous, international organization, based in Sweden that publishes anonymous submissions [...]
Online encyclopedias are great place to get a structured, factual and complete information on pretty much any topic. It’s better than using search engines. Now at Custom Google Search based Wiki.com, you can search only encyclopedias and Wikipedia type websites. The search engine scans most of the big online encyclopedias like Britannica, Encarta, InfoPlease, Wikipedia [...]
TrendingTopics displays popular and hot Wikipedia entries. The home page shows “Trending” topics for last 30 days and “Rising” topics that have been gaining momentum in the last 24 hours. You can also search for any topic of your interest and view its trends over a period of time. The data related to each Wikipedia [...]
Wikiwix is a comprehensive Wikipedia search engine which not only searches Wikipedia but also other related sister sites associated with the Wikipedia database like Wikisource, Wikitionary, Wikibooks, Wikinews and more. It searches for texts, images and even locations on maps called “atlas” and produces the result in an interface which has related results from different [...]
OpenLibrary is a comprehensive book cover database that aims to profile every book ever published, including the translated versions. It already lists over 20 million published books in multiple languages, including full text for 1 million scanned books from public domain. You can search books by keywords and filter results by authors, subjects, publication date, [...]
gdgt is a community driven Wikipedia like site for electronic gadgets. It includes information on more than 8,000 popular gadgets with hundreds of new products added every day. The products on the site are reviewed, rated and edited by only by its users. It’s more convenient to get information on any gadget here, in one [...]
Colnect is a social network for collectors and the place for managing personal collections (stamps, coins, phonecards etc.) online. The site has variety of collectible catalogs submitted and updated by collectors community. It is based on a wiki model, which means anyone can edit and update collectible catalogs, and as compared to printed catalogs, Colnect [...]
Fotopedia is a collaborative photo encyclopedia. It’s based on a crowdsourcing model, where anyone can share their photos in relevant topic categories. Call it a Wikipedia for Images. While on Wikipedia, pages consist mostly of text and links, on Fotopedia, every topic is a separate photo gallery. Top images within each topic are voted up [...]
MediaWiki is popular wiki platform used by many people and organizations as a collaboration tool online. However, unlike with WYSIWYG editors or office word processors, you have to learn its wiki syntax to be able to write and edit pages in rich text format. HtmlToWiki is a handy HTML to wiki markup converter which lets [...]
Many of group planning websites allow you to collaborate with your friends but not until you and your friends go through a tedious sign-up process. Planypus is a web service that takes the hassle out of planning. There is no registration for your friends, you simple start a plan (wiki page) and send out link [...]
Nowadays many companies use wiki platforms (aka wikis) as a collaboration tool within their enterprise. But with so many available wikis online it can become overwhelming to choose the one that suits your needs (easy of use, free/paid, feature set etc) WikiMatrix make the task easy and lets you compare wiki platforms in one place. [...]
NotePub is a web app to save and share notes. It is almost like a wiki barring the complexities. I’ll admit that the first impression isn’t good since the homepage looks cluttered but once you use it you’ll know that it’s really comprehensive in what it offers. Registration is free and you don’t require to [...]
Medpedia is an online encyclopedia of medicine. Call it the “Wikipedia of Medicine”. Unlike Wikipedia, contributions are made by medical professionals whose backgrounds are thoroughly checked and verified before granting them Editor’s privileges. Currently site lists 796 professional Editors. It aims to become a complete medical web platform to the industry by 2014. Each article has [...]
PBwiki is easy to use group online wiki style editor tool that lets you create, manage and collaborate on content online. You can collaboratively create and edit content using wiki style interface, share files and documents, get email notifications that keep you up to date, set access controls on who can access what, invite others [...]
Ever wondered about what guns were used in your favorite movie? If so, check out imfdb.org. This handy user-maintained wiki site gives you comprehensive information on what guns appeared in pretty much any action and many other movies. You can search for specific gun or movie, or browse site by categories such as movies, guns, [...]