Wikipedia is a multilingual, collaboratively operated online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone and that aims to provide free encyclopedic information to its readers.

This site was initially created as a complement to the online encyclopedia, Nupedia but after a laborious year with just twelve articles the creator of the site Jimmy Wales, with the assistance of his Nupedia employee, Larry Sanger decided to use the wiki technology in converting and recreating Nupedia into what is the now famous website, Wikipedia.

Since the wiki technology was adapted for the site there exist a steady flow of articles being contributed … Continue Reading

In the midst of the development of mobile-phone technology, one feature that affected tech-savvy and busy individuals was the short message service (SMS).  More commonly known as text messaging, it has had an impact on business and the marketing of businesses. One website that adapted the idea of SMS to businesses is Twitter.

Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that connects friends and individuals simply and easily through Tweets.  Tweets in Twitter lingo is a micro-blog that allows users to send and read messages.  On Twitter you can post a message of up to 140 … Continue Reading