Ward Cunningham, a Purdue graduate from Indiana, created what he calls a “wiki,” a web page that users can edit by clicking directly on the page. “wiki” is the Hawaiian term for “fast.” His web pages are called WikiWikiWeb. The idea is based on the concept that “people are generally good,” a typical optimistic, joyful vision of the American Midwest. But it worked, for example, for a subsequent development: Wikipedia.
