IDG Entertainment Launches Wiki Strats on Gamerhelp.com; New Tool Invites Gamers to Collaborate and Offer Strategies to Help Other Gamers.OAKLAND, Calif. -- Gamerhelp.com, part of the IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) Entertainment (IDGE IDGE Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment IDGE Imperfect Delay and Gain Estimation (CDMA) ) online network, has developed the first mainstream wiki A Web site that can be quickly edited by its visitors with simple formatting rules. Developed by Ward Cunningham in the mid-1990s to provide collaborative discussions, there are several "wiki" tools on the market for creating such sites, including www.editme.com, www.seedwiki.com, www. application for gaming information sites. IDGE's Gamerhelp.com is a multilayered mul·ti·lay·ered adj. Consisting of or involving several individual layers or levels. resource site for gamers seeking cheats, walkthroughs, and strategies for the most popular current and retro games. The site's new Wiki Strats is a collaborative community project to create free, real-time video game strategies for all gamers. Modeled after the vastly successful Wikipedia.com, which reaches over 50 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month (Media Metrix June 2005), Wiki Strats is the first to bring this Internet trend to the strategy-writing community. With Wiki Strats, site users can create their own content from scratch using a simple text-formatting system to input codes, FAQs and strategies directly into a game page known as a "wiki." Other site users can then edit, remove or add to this content, working together to create the most accurate content about game strategies. This editorial system is unlike traditional Web content which is typically publisher-approved and discourages user contribution. The result is a collection of in-depth, play-tested strategy guides crafted entirely by gamers. "Gamerhelp.com currently offers the industry's only tested cheat database, as well as a strong collection of authoritative user FAQ's," added Craig Eastman, Director of Online Product Development, IDGE. "With 'Wiki Strats,' Gamerhelp.com now has the most updated user-created strategies on the Internet." Wiki Strats will also allow gamers to secure strategies faster--a user will not have to wait for a traditional FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. to be written by a single author--a process that could take weeks. In addition, a Wiki Strat can be developed by a number of contributors, while they play the game, and contributors can correct or alter inaccurate information posted by other authors in real-time. Wiki Strats, by nature, may beat traditional FAQs to the Internet in record time. Gamerhelp.com's introduction of Wiki Strats will not only offer cutting edge, competitive content to the internal Games.net family of sites, but will contribute to the current 9.7 million unique visitors per month (Media Metrix, June 2005) on the IDG Entertainment Online Network. "Wiki Strats represents the first mainstream wiki application among gaming information sites," said Daniel Orum, president, IDGE. "Considering our extremely tech-savvy audience, this type of cutting-edge community driven feature is critical. Blogs and podcasts offer a certain amount of user interaction, but it is important to always stay ahead of the curve - and we believe a wiki platform can greatly benefit IDG Entertainment Online Network visitors." About IDG Entertainment For over 15 years, IDG Entertainment has led the industry by providing a portfolio of successful multiplatform gaming and entertainment editorial products, including GamePro magazine, Star Wars Insider Star Wars Insider is the official Star Wars magazine. It contains stories, articles about things from the Star Wars universe, letters, Bantha Tracks which is the fan newsletter, and more. magazine, the IDG Entertainment Online Network, Best Buy game guides, and the IDG Entertainment Industry White Paper. The portfolio provides synergy between print and digital properties, reaching over 15 million consumers monthly. Information on all of IDGE's properties is available at idgentertainment.com. IDG Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and event company. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers, including Bio-IT World, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , CSO (Chief Security Officer) The person in charge of all staff members who are responsible for promulgating, enforcing and administering security policies for all systems within an enterprise or division. , Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, Macworld, and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific websites with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide, including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference & Expo(R), DEMO(R), and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at idg.com. |
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