The deck describes the story under the headline on our front page and in our RSS feed. It should be no more than 30 - 35 words, present tense.
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Wikis. You've heard about them--maybe even edited one--but now you're reading an article created by one. Started as a 1,000-word story by reporter Ryan Singel, here is a wiki about wikis.
First crack, since nobody else appears to be interesting in writing a fresh deck.
"Collaboration is changing the web and wikis are leading the way. Can you relinquish control, and is the result worth it? Wired News tries it out with a story that's also a wiki."
contributed by on Aug 30 4:54am
Here's another crack:
"Online collaboration is changing the way people work together - and wikis are leading the way. But are professional journalists willing to relinquish control - and is the result worth it? Wired News decides to give it a shot - and you're invited."
Andy Carvin, Aug 30, 11:32am
Wikis apparently have roots in the Hawaiian travel industry. Programmer Ward Cunnigham applied the term, meaning 'quick' in Hawaiian, to a collaborative sort of database construction method he created.
contributed by on Aug 31 9:07am
Wikis thrive on the evolution of knowledge. Wired News decided to take a dip in the wiki melting-pot. Started as a 1,000-word story by reporter Ryan Singel, here is a wiki about wikis.
Col Finnie - 2 September.
How about:
You've heard of Wikipedia. But are wikis more than just encyclopedias? A wiki-written article answers the question with a bold, "Yes."
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How to write a copy deck in five easy steps
Posted by katetoon in Copy advice, IA advice, SEO advice, Writing on May 17th, 2009 | no responses
Today I’m up to my armpits in copy (SEO friendly of course), writing a full deck for a well-known Sydney Health care advertising agency.
Draft two is nearly complete. Phew!
Obviously this job is more straight forward that usual due to the fact that I also wrote the scope, planned the site map, decided the site architecture and drew up the wireframes.
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contributed by on Jan 2 2:39am