Blogs vs. Wikis
Blog is the shorten form of “Web Log” which is the personal
thoughts and ideas of an individual published on the World Wide Web. We can
consider it as a personal diary but other people can read it and leave their
comments or share their opinions. Business
and brand blogs can be used for collaboration.
Wiki is a web application which is created by a group of
individuals who can write, add, edit and modify the content and other people
have the access to the text without editing rights.
Blog and wiki is social networking platform which help
people to express their point of view. Blog is personal but wiki can be both
personal and public. There is no unique person or leader to control the wiki.
Convergence means people from different points come to one
point. For new media and social networking, our world becomes a global village.
Anybody can access to desired webpage to obtain required information as well as
contribute his/her efforts on the web from any part of the world. This makes
the information system rich and more acceptable.
We can create a wiki for our neighborhood and gather all
information there.
Work Cited:
1. Wal-Mart Tastemakers Write a
Blunt and Unfiltered Blog, NY Times, march 3, 2008, p. C1, at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/business/03walmart.html
2. “How to Use Wikis for
Business," by Ezra Goodnoe, Information Week, August 8, 2005, http://www.informationweek.com/news/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167600331
