Blogs and wikis are similar in a way that has provided a source of communication among various users in sharing information. These websites are easier for people to update and upload information than a formal document or a traditional website. Although blogs and wikis are similar there is also different aspects to each.
Blogs are written by a specific group of people who provide information and insight. The specific group of people or individuals also known as bloggers have administrative access to the settings and preference of the blog. A blog allows for the entry of chronological content which makes previous post obsolete. Blogs are typically a form of opinion sharing where users are allowed to comment to posts written by the blogger. Blogs are used to form a collaboration between large group of people. According to Michael Wilson's article, "Brooklyn Blog Helps Lead to Drug Raid", a blog was used to help police track down and arrest criminal in the Brooklyn neighborhood. This shows an example of collaboration. The people of the Brooklyn neighborhood used the blog to spread awareness of the risk and dangers of drugs.
A wiki is a web site that allows various users to collaborate together on a certain project. After a person creates a page, everyone has the permission to add content, edit content, and add supporting links. A wiki evolves as people add and revise information. Information provided on a wiki are constantly changed and updated. Wiki are known for knowledge sharing. According to Ezra Goodnoe's article, "How to Use Wikis for Business", shows a wiki can be implemented for the rudimentary elements of the business. It allows employees to manage documents with a minimum amount of effort, lag, and risk or redundancy. It allows companies to run a project management tool that is cheaper and easily accessible. The wiki will provide a central information where documents are shared between colleagues.
Blogs and wikis have provided a way for the world to converge together on certain topics. Blogs provide collaboration when users comment their opinions on the topic. A new way for wiki that has not been collaborated yet would be the collaboration between students and teachers. Students can gather together for a specific class and provide information between each other such as class notes. This can help students who missed the class catch up with the notes or what happened during that day. It can also provide the collaboration on school work or studying for an exam. When studying for an exam, we can find faster information on the important parts of the chapters instead of reading all the chapters useless filler words.
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