Try this Free Songwriting and Co-writing Online Software -- The Wiki

If you've spent any time at all on our website, you've already seen many informative links to Wikipedia.com.

What is a wiki, anyway?

A wiki is a private website designed for collaboration. Unlike a traditional website where pages can only be read, in a wiki everyone can edit, update and append pages with new information, all without knowing HTML.

Click here and you can see the history of the wiki at Wikipedia.com.

JotSpot Wiki has created an indispensible tool for songwriting, co-writing...indeed all collaborative writing.

With this free tool you and your co-writers just log into your private Wiki online from anywhere you have Internet access. Unlike emailing, you can virtually write your songs, ideas, communications, etc., simultaneously.

Like online chatting except that you are working in a Word-like document.

Let's say you and your co-writer are working on a song together. You are in Nashville, he or she is in Los Angeles. Just open up your online wiki page that you and your co-writer each have a password for...and go to work on the song or document.

And of course, either of you (or as many writers on the project as you want) can work on your wiki document individually. Very Important: A history of the changes to the document made by each writer is maintained by the program for easy recall!

Can you see already what a time-saving tool this can be for writing, blogging, brainstorming, co-writing, etc.? You'll love it!

NEW UPDATES to the JotSpot Wiki!

• Page types - Wikis have traditionally been confined to web document collaboration, and users of wikis have had to rely on other software to share spreadsheets, calendars, and files. But in this release, JotSpot is introducing a groundbreaking concept called "page types." When you create a wiki page, you can actually choose from several page types, including web pages, spreadsheets, calendars, photo galleries, and file cabinets.

• Configurable look & feel - JotSpot now makes it easy for you to change color schemes and upload your own logo.

• Improved sidebar navigation - many wiki users wanted easier ways to organize links, so JotSpot improved the left sidebar to support global links and Outlook-style tabs for wiki applications.

• Improved user permissions - Each wiki page now has configurable permissions that make it easy to share the page with select users or even the public.

Note: JotSpot was acquired by Google in 2006 and its new wiki program is in beta. Click here for more info on JotSpot Wiki and "Google Sites"