Blogs and Wikis. Both involve some form of displaying information. Both can be edited, relayed to millions of people, and can be about, literally, anything. Both are part of normal, every day use of the internet. We have personal blogs, such as WordPress and Tumblr. And we have fact finding, useful Wikis, such as the grandaddy of them all- Wikipedia.They're both EXTREMELY easy to set up, and simple to use and continue using. And, as many of us already know, they are, for the most part, permanent fixtures of the Internet. Sure, they can be edited, but both blogs and wikis are usually part of a long lasting section of the Internet, and all easily viewable to readers.
However, there is a substantial difference between the two. Blogs tend to be more personal than Wikis. Although blogs can relay facts, news, and other media stories, they are, for the most part, reflections and opinion pieces. A great example of this was a soldier's blog about being on the front lines. Excellently written, it gives us readers a first person account of what it's like in a situation many of us would never understand. In terms of how their written, blogs are usually only written by one person, and that one person is usually the only person who is capable of editing his/her posts. Lastly, blogs can be commented on from outsiders and form the blogger himself/herself.
Accordingly, Wikis are much more fact-oriented. Unlike Blogs, Wikis contain many links within the content, linking to other Wikis and other outside sources. Wikis are useful in workplaces, like in the article by Noam Cohen, where a company gathers information on their own Wiki page, and use it to relay important content for their meetings. Wikis are written in the third person, and contain massive amounts of sources, to clarify and prove particular statements. What makes a Wiki so interesting is that others can edit Wiki pages. It's a fantastic way to make sure all the information on the page is up to date and true.
Both blogs and Wikis can be used to collaborate and make a project. Wikis, as stated before, can be edited by many individuals, all seeing to find the same answers. Blogs contain the ability to comment, thus giving users the ability to relay anything they deem important to the Blogger.
Although Wikis have been out for many years now, I have yet to see a Wiki that involves the users to put up snippets of videos, and making a collage/movie on a particular topic. The videos can also be edited and cut up by other users who think they can make it better.
Cohen, Noam. "An Internal Wiki That's Not Classified." The New York Times. The New York Times, 3 Aug. 2008. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/business/media/04link.html?_r=0>.
Dao, James. "Pentagon Keeps Wary Watch as Troops Blog." nytimes.com. The New York Times, 8 September 2009. Web. 30 September. 2014.<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/us/09milblogs.html?ref=politics>.
However, there is a substantial difference between the two. Blogs tend to be more personal than Wikis. Although blogs can relay facts, news, and other media stories, they are, for the most part, reflections and opinion pieces. A great example of this was a soldier's blog about being on the front lines. Excellently written, it gives us readers a first person account of what it's like in a situation many of us would never understand. In terms of how their written, blogs are usually only written by one person, and that one person is usually the only person who is capable of editing his/her posts. Lastly, blogs can be commented on from outsiders and form the blogger himself/herself.
Accordingly, Wikis are much more fact-oriented. Unlike Blogs, Wikis contain many links within the content, linking to other Wikis and other outside sources. Wikis are useful in workplaces, like in the article by Noam Cohen, where a company gathers information on their own Wiki page, and use it to relay important content for their meetings. Wikis are written in the third person, and contain massive amounts of sources, to clarify and prove particular statements. What makes a Wiki so interesting is that others can edit Wiki pages. It's a fantastic way to make sure all the information on the page is up to date and true.
Both blogs and Wikis can be used to collaborate and make a project. Wikis, as stated before, can be edited by many individuals, all seeing to find the same answers. Blogs contain the ability to comment, thus giving users the ability to relay anything they deem important to the Blogger.
Although Wikis have been out for many years now, I have yet to see a Wiki that involves the users to put up snippets of videos, and making a collage/movie on a particular topic. The videos can also be edited and cut up by other users who think they can make it better.
Cohen, Noam. "An Internal Wiki That's Not Classified." The New York Times. The New York Times, 3 Aug. 2008. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/business/media/04link.html?_r=0>.
Dao, James. "Pentagon Keeps Wary Watch as Troops Blog." nytimes.com. The New York Times, 8 September 2009. Web. 30 September. 2014.<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/us/09milblogs.html?ref=politics>.
