Just got an email from JotSpot/Google notifying users that all wiki sites will be upgraded to version 2.9 in the coming week. According to the email, the upgrade adds support from Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2, fixes some RSS issues and adds RSS feeds for some of [Read more]

Just had a conversation with Joe Kraus, JotSpot’s co-Founder and CEO. We discussed today’s acquisition announcement, and here’s what Joe had to say. Google was attracted to JotSpot because the JotSpot wiki fits [Read more]

Just heard a bit of news directly from JotSpot that they have officially closed a deal to be acquired by Google. A busy fall for Google with the recent YouTube acquisition and now the acquisition of JotSpot. As with the Writely acquisition earlier this year, new account creation has been temporarily suspended while they move to the Google architecture, but you can sign up to be notified when registration reopens. JotSpot has posted a Frequently Asked Questions page, and co-founder Joe Kraus writes more about the deal on the Google Blog. This certainly adds one more element to Google’s collaborative office strategy.

Just heard from Robin Stoecker over at JotSpot that the company is releasing new applications to extend the number of uses for your JotSpot Wiki. JotSpot has consistently produced a very solid product, and these applications show just how flexible the wiki can be. [Read more]

Recently, I talked with Joe Kraus, co-Founder and CEO of JotSpot. We discussed how the company started and where it’s going, the evolution of the wiki for more specialized applications, and JotSpot’s new enterprise tool, JotSpot Wiki Server.

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