Blogs vs. Wikis

A blog is an online diary or reflective journal where a person can post and publish their thoughts about what they have experienced or learned, and/or text and pictures describing their life, interests and work experiences. The posts tend to be relatively short, but have enough information and interest to engage other readers. Other readers (classmates and teachers) can usually leave comments about the post.

A wiki is a web page that can be edited by many people - in other words wikis can be co-created web pages. You could, for example, set up a wiki and ask a group of your students to create a Web page about a project (including images, text, videos, and sound). Other students will be able to see the information and edit it if they feel it is wrong or needs clarification. A wiki is open and collaborative. (A good example of a wiki is Wikipedia)

Blogs and Wikis are both ways of communicating to other people. Blogs are more opinionated than wikis, because wikis are a collaboration of facts by individual. Wiki is more of a discussion than blogging, because blogging is one person's opinion with others comments on it. Wikis are more like individual webpages, and blogs are just part of a webpage. Wikis are also more organized. They are not just paragraphs of information like blogs. They usually have several different headings with the information for that little section underneath. Blogs and wikis are equally effective. Wikis are used for sharing information and sharing views on things. Blogs are ways to talk about you and give opinions on certain things. The biggest difference in a blog are not authored or edited by the community, instead, comments are allowed at the end of each post.  Both are being used in education , awareness, learning and spreading knowledge.

The importance of convergence in today’s networked world

Today’s networked world allows to share individuals information such as personal thoughts, opinions and ideas. Basically people can learn from each other on thing they don’t know. Everyone can obtain useful information without actually going through books. For instance, the article “Mac tricks and tips on Wikipedia” talks about the tricks and tips of Mac.

How can blogs be used for collaboration

I think blogs help you to share what you’re doing with the world. It is like a  direct collaboration when you throw ideas out there and ask people to respond by adding their point of view to yours.  They can indirectly stimulate collaboration by educating others about your area of expertise, who may then apply your learning to their own.

New use for a wiki that has not been done yet?

Ummm!! I think Wiki can be use a Foodies Wiki. When you go to a new restaurant and have a good experience, it's likely that you won't keep the place a secret. After all, when people enjoy a great meal, exceptional service or a pleasant atmosphere, they typically make an effort to tell other people about it. Many of us, particularly city dwellers, are naturally curious about what's new, popular or just plain good around town, and sharing with others is one of the easier and more reliable ways of establishing the best locations.



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