Wiki Hosting

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ShoutWiki was a previously planned idea for a Wiki Hosting service.

The wiki hosting market is primarily divided into 3 sectors:

[edit] Wiki Hosting Market Sectors

[edit] General Knowledge Community Wiki

Wiki aiming to provide general knowledge to the public, such as generic Encyclopedia.

These type of wiki are primarily hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.

Aimed at general knowledge.
Controlled by the global community.
Majority hosted by Wikimedia.

[edit] Specific Knowledge Community Wiki

Wiki aiming to provide specific knowledge to the public, such as an encyclopedia about a specific topic.

These type of wiki are primarily hosted by the for-profit company Wikia, Inc.

Aimed at specific knowledge.
Controlled by a global community.
Majority hosted by Wikia.

[edit] Group Controlled Wiki

Wiki controlled by a small group used for their own purposes, or aimed at a topic but controlled by a select few rather than an open community.

These types of wiki are normally either self-hosted, or hosted by a large number of individual companies. But the bulk of hosting setups normally does not stay as up to date as the other 3 sectors, doesn't provide many useful features, or is rarely scalable for high use.

Aimed at what the group wants.
Controlled by a select group who own the wiki.
No clear top quality host.

[edit] Project

The general idea of the project is to provide a new host in the third market which lacks a single good host. The aim is to provide services and support which is not offered by the other hosts, or is divided among the other hosts where some offer features which others don't but lose out on features which the others do have. And if possible to include in any other hosting groups who wish to merge their services in to provide an overall better hosting for the 3rd sector.