Exclusive: Wetpaint Launches Facebook App - Wiki Whiteboard

Wetpaint will announce tomorrow morning the launch of their Facebook app which is a Wiki creator tool. called "Wiki Whiteboard". It's basically as simple to use as the main Wetpaint site.  You can install the app now by going to the Wiki Whiteboard app page.

This could be a hot app (if they can overcome my frustrations below) as it's using Facebook friends as the authentication instead of having to create yet another group of friends. And it could be a great addition for groups who already are part of Facebook. What I don't know is if you can add a Wiki on top of an already created Facebook group or if you have to exit the group to enter the Wiki.

After you create the desired Wiki name, you are presented with a site wizard that can prefill pages in the following categories:

• Class Notes
• Party Planner
• Spring Break Planner
• Dorm Hall Wiki
• Video Collection
• Group Project
• Fraternity and Sorority

From tomorrow's release, “Close to 40 million people have turned to Facebook to connect with others, whether to keep in touch with friends, upload photos, and share videos or just to learn more abut the people they’ve met,” said Ben Elowitz, CEO of Wetpaint. “With Wiki Whiteboard by Wetpaint, Facebook users now can connect in deeper ways through collaborative content creation around favorite topics or events without leaving Facebook and without needing to be an expert in wiki syntax or HTML.”

The newly-created Wiki is jammed into a small space which also includes a Google ad for monetization making the space relatively small and vertical and horizontal scrollbars appeared for me. Also, the popup windows for editing also have to remain in the small width of Facebook's overall width.

This app moves the war between pbWiki and Wetpaint one notch further. Let's see what pbWiki counters with!

Here is a sample screenshot of the Wiki Whiteboard I setup: