Some highlights from both:
- search box
- navigation sidebar
- WYSIWYG editors
- wiki themes/skins (options are limited for free accounts)
- option for RSS feeds
- version control
- cute peanut butter (and jelly!) sandwich icon
- ad-free
- allows private wikis with free accounts
- easy to edit html
- the wiki says you can tag your pages, but I can't figure out how**
- sidebar (navigation) must be manually edited
- some skill needed to figure out how to add widgets, etc.
- very cool portfolio feature converts selected wiki pages to slideshow, pdf or word doc
- can convert entire wiki to pdf
Final verdict: pbwiki is easy to use, but having some knowledge of html is helpful in formatting pages the way you want them to be. Presentation capabilities are fantastic and are available to free accounts. No advertising and ability to make content private make this an excellent wiki to use for a variety of collaborative efforts, from school projects to intraoffice policy manuals.
- cute banzai tree(?) icon
- ads
- does not allow private wikis with free accounts (only protected or public)
- not easy to edit html (not actually sure they use html)
- option to tag pages while editing
- navigation menu automatically updated when pages are added (and can be edited, if desired)
- really easy to add widgets
- automatically adds Creative Commons license to pages
Final verdict: wikispaces is really easy to set up, is more user-friendly for novices, so would be a great choice for group collaboration or any projects where quick setup is key and privacy of content is not an issue.
** I finally (accidentally) clicked on the + and tagged my wiki page!!!! Not an intuitive process.
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