Wiki 2.0 and a new social Wikia

In an interview with The Guardian’s Jemina Kiss, Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales talked about how he wants to make Wikia (and wikis in general) easier to manage and create, as well as how to get Wikia editors to stay and curate the wikis they started longer.

Please read the planned features for Wiki 2.0 here. Key highlights

• Integration of social tools to let users share their edits and contributions with friends
• Highlighting of top editors so readers can see who created the content and learn more about them
• Fan activity modules such as real-time streams, polls, top 10 lists, and achievement badges
• New opportunities for brands to get involved in the conversation with their fans

The "game mechanics" is being re-emphasized with the new launch.