(2005-07-20) Mayfield Wiki Search Quality

Ross Mayfield on how the quality of a Wiki's Search Engine changes its use. Making it fast, expanding it's scope to include MsOffice enhancements, or limiting it's scope by tag let's you discover what may be relevant... The dumping ground use case for wikis is not just accessible, but valid. Good search enables people to get past form applications, even get pass formality of contribution practices. It let's us simply contribute, knowing that we can recall later. Others can recall, edit it, link or tag it, and it will pop back to top of mind if it is important. We can forget when immediately processing what crosses our desk when we have confidence in rapid recall.